Scores 8X87  MainChallenge


June 2006 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

The “Slick Willy and Monique” play contest had 952 participants, and everyone scoring above average is listed here. Ties in the rankings are broken by the date and time of submission (earliest wins). At the end of this page is a “Bot’s Eye View,” which shows how various computer programs fared.

Top 100101201301401Location RankingBot’s Eye View

Participation Stats
Number of participants952
Number of locations111
Highest score56
Median score38
Lowest score23
Average score38.33

Top 100 Places

RankScoreLCName123456
156USilEugene DilleC 10S 5C KH 10D KC 7
255PTManuel PauloC 10S 5C KH 10D KD Q
353HRBozidar PutanecS 10S 5C JD 5H 4C 7
453CNRoy TitanC 10S 5C JD 5D KS K
553USpaSteve WhiteC 10S 5C JH 10D KC 7
652CNXiaoxin LuC 10S 5C KH 10D KS K
752ZWLeif-Erik StabellC 10S 5C JH 4D KC 7
851USorJohn LuskyC 10S 5D JD 5D KS K
951UKenJohn ReardonC 10S 5C KH 4D KS K
1051USmaDrew PitcherC 10D 2H JD 5H 4H 2
1151UKenToby KenneyC 10S 5C JS 9D KC 7
1251SGJunyi ZhuS 4S 5C KD 5H 4C 7
1351BESebastien LouveauxC 10S 5D 4H 10D KD Q
1451UKenJonathan MestelC 10S 5C KH 4D KS K
1550ITMarco CatellaniC 10D 2C KH 10D KS K
1650CLPablo OssandonS 10S 5H JH 4D KD Q
1750UScoDavid CapreraC 10D 2C KH 10D KS K
1850USnjGary GordonC 10D 2H JD 5H 4S K
1950PLAndrzej KrakowiakC 10D 2C KH 10D KS K
2050PLMarek MalowidzkiC 10S 5C KS 9D KS K
2150BGOgnian SmilianovC 10D 2C JD JD KS K
2250USlaLorraine SteinerS 10S 5H JH 10D KD J
2350TWCheng Chun WeiC 10S 5H JD 5D 3S K
2449IEJeannie FitzgeraldC 10D 2C KS 9H 4D Q
2549HULajos LinczmayerC 10S 5C KH 10C 5C 7
2649UScaLen VishnevskyC 10D 2H JS 9D KD Q
2749USncOwen LienC 10D AH JH 10D KD Q
2849UStxWayne MorrisS 10S 5H JH 10H 4D Q
2949USmaMark GreenbergS 10S 5H JS 9D KD Q
3049SGPoon HuaC 10S 5C JH 10D KS K
3149USctHenry AndrewsS 10D 2H JH 10D KD Q
3249HKSimon CheungC 10D 2C KS 9H 4D Q
3349USflPatrick ThomasS 10S 5H JH 10H 4D Q
3449BGKamelia BalabanovaS 10D 2H JH 10D KD Q
3549UScaBetsy MarcusS 10S 5H JH 10H 4D Q
3649PLWojtek UrbanC 10D 2C KH 4D KS K
3749USohJerry FinkC 10S 5C JD 5C JC 7
3849USflEleanor GarberC 10S 5H JS 3H 4C 7
3949USmdBrad TheurerC 10S 5C JD JC 5C 7
4049INNeelotpal SahaiC 10S 5C KH 10C 5C 7
4149UScaRob StevensC 10S 5C JH 10D KS K
4249EEAivar TihaneC 10S 5C JD 5D 3S K
4348PLDarek KardasC 10D 2H JH 10D KS K
4448NLNiels de GrootC 10D 2C JS 9D KD Q
4548USorBarry WhiteC 10S 5C KH 10D 3S K
4648CAabDuncan StannersC 10D 2C JS 9D KD Q
4748UScaRon LandgraffC 10S 5D JH 4H 4C 7
4848CAonDaniel KorbelC 10D AC KD 5D 3S K
4948USinTim DeLaneyC 10S 5C JH 4D KS K
5048NZPaul CarterS 10D AH JH 10D KC 7
5148UScaSathya BettadapuraC 10S 5C JH 4D KS K
5248NLThijs VeugenC 10S 5C JH 4D KS K
5348USpaKen CohenC 10D 2D 4D 5H 4S K
5448USnyJack PresserC 10S 5C KS 9D 3D J
5548UScaJim MundayC 10D AC JH 4D KC 7
5648INSourendra Coomer DuttC 10D 2C KH 10H 4S K
5747USnyRita SierocinskiS 10S 5H JS 9H 4D Q
5847UScaPatrick ChyeC 10S 5C JH 10S 7C 7
5947BEGeert van SoomS 10D AH JD 5D 3D Q
6047USflAlan KravetzC 10D 2H JS 9D KH 2
6147USctPierina GraebeS 10S 5H JS 9H 4D Q
6247USnjSue GreenC 10S 5S 2H 10H 4C 7
6347BGRossen GeorgievC 10S 5H JS 3D 3C 7
6447USwaPaul JudkinsS 10S 5H JS 9H 4D Q
6547CAmbEdith OlsonS 10D 2H JS 9D KD Q
6647USnjMarilyn TaylorS 10S 5H JS 9H 4D Q
6747USflLinda PoppellS 10S 5H JS 9H 4D Q
6847USpaJay WilsonS 10C 10D 4D 5H 4C 7
6947CAnsDoc MorrisonS 10D 2D 4H 10D KD Q
7047CAonPeter GibsonS 10C 10D 4D 5H 4C 7
7147CNNing LiuC 10S 5C JD 5S 7S K
7247USnvRichard CoatesS 10S 5H JH 10H 4H 2
7347CAbcGlen MacDonaldS 10S 5H JS 9D KH 2
7447NLRuud von SeidaC 10S 5D JH 10D KS K
7547CAonDale FreemanC 10D 2C JH 10D KS K
7647USilJon GreimanC 10S 5C JS 9D KS K
7747AUCharles BakerS 10S 5H JH 10H 4H 2
7847UKenCarlos DabeziesC 10S 5C JH 10H 4S K
7947USazLarry WatsonS 10S 5H JD JC 5D Q
8047USnyElizabeth GuardenierS 10S 5H JD 5D KS 5
8147CAonJoel ShapiroS 10C 10H JD 5D 3C 7
8247PLJulka KowalskaC 10D 2C JH 10D KS K
8347PLJacek MasiarekC 10D 2H JH 4D KS K
8447ILTibor GalS 10S 5H JD JC JC 7
8547HUImre CsiszarC 10H 7H JD 5D KS K
8647HKAnthony LeungS 10C 10C KS 9D KC 7
8747INBonny D’LimaS 10S 5H JH 10H 4H 2
8847USmaJoon PahkC 10S 5C JH 10H 4S K
8947GRLazaros KaragiannopoulosC 10D 2C JH 10D KS K
9046UKenAshley SawyerS 10H 7H JD 5H 4D Q
9146UStxCurtis PolkC 10D 2H JS 9D KS K
9246AUTania GariepyC 10D 2C JS 9H 4D Q
9346NLPeter van CasterenS 4D AH JD JD KC 7
9446ROLiviu OpreaD 7D 2C KD 5H 4S K
9546CAonLinda CalzonettiS 10C 10H JH 10D KD Q
9646UScaMarvin FrenchC 10D 2H JH 10S 7C 7
9746USksSusie GershonS 4S 5H JH 10D KD Q
9846CAabCarole MayS 10S 5H JS 3H 4D Q
9946USnyRichard KanterS 10C 10H JH 10D KD Q
10046USkyRobert WootonS 10S 5H JS 9D 3C 7

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Places 101-200

RankScoreLCName123456
10146USncFaye SattinC 10S 5D JS 3H 4C 7
10246CAonPaul CrosslandS 10D 2S 2D 5H 4D Q
10346USncMike RiceS 10D 2H JS 9H 4C 7
10446HKAbby ChiuC 10S 5D 4S 9D KS K
10546UKenGiles IpS 10D 2H JH 10H 4D J
10646PLLukasz JasinskiS 10C 3H JD 5H 4D J
10746CAmbDoug JobbinsS 10S 5H JS 3H 4D Q
10846PLMarcin ZbrojaC 10D 2C JH 4D KS K
10946USwaJerry ProloS 10S 5H JH 4H 4H 2
11046USwiBillie JohnsonD 7S 5H JD 5H 4S K
11145USwaJess DoengesS 10D 2H JS 9H 4D Q
11245UScaKiturah HumphreyS 10D 2S 2D JD KH 2
11345TROkan OzcanC 10D 2C JD 5S 7S K
11445SERoger KarlssonS 10D 2H JS 9H 4D Q
11545USnjMarlene LupinS 10C 10H JH 10H 4C 7
11645VESally AltmannS 10D AH JS 9D KD Q
11745AMBoris KarapetyanC 10D 2S 2H 10H 4C 7
11845AUDavid MatthewsS 10D 2D JH 10H 4C 7
11945UKenFrank HackettC 10H 7H JH 4D KD Q
12045CAnbDavid InghamC 10S 5C JH 10D 3S K
12145USflMargaret BernsteinS 10S 5H JS 3D 3C 7
12245UScaMarion RobertsonS 10D AH JH 10H 4D Q
12345AUJenny MongerS 10D AH JH 10H 4D Q
12445ROAdrian PetculescuC 10S 5D 4H 4H 4S K
12545UKscTim McKayC 10D 2D JH 10D 3C 7
12645UScaMark HartzellS 10C 3D 4D JH 4C 7
12745TRMehmet KomcuS 10D 2C JS 9H 4C 7
12845PTRui FrancoS 10C 3H JH 10D KD Q
12945CNHe LiqiangC 10D 2D 4D JD 3S K
13045SITomaz ButinaS 10D 2C KS 9D 3D Q
13145UKenAngie LeeS 10D 2H JD JC 5D Q
13245EGSamih KhalilC 10D 2C JS 9D KS K
13345USkyMike HarneyS 10C 10H JH 10H 4C 7
13445USilRobert HowardS 10C 10H JH 10H 4C 7
13545USnjMark WhitmanS 10D 2D JH 10H 4C 7
13645DEUdo KreimeyerC 10D 2D JS 9H 4C 7
13745CHEric WilliamsonS 10D 2C JD 5S 7D J
13845PLKazik DrozdzC 10D 2D JH 10D KS K
13945USnyMaureen WatkinsS 10C 10H JD 5H 4S K
14045UKenNeil CarthyC 10D AH JS 9H 4D Q
14145USilJim AbbottC 10D 2H JH 4S 7C 7
14245IDJohny SiswadiS 10D 2H JS 9H 4D Q
14345UKenDom GoodwinC 10D 2D 4S 9H 4D Q
14445NLBas OosthoekC 10S 5C JH 10D 3S K
14545JPTong XuC 10S 5C KH 4S 7S K
14645TRVolkan DenizciS 10S 5C JD 5S 7S K
14744NLRosalind HengeveldC 10D 2D 4H 10H 4S K
14844PLStanislaw MakowkaS 10D 2H JS 3D KH 2
14944CAonJeff MayhewC 10D 2C JS 3D KS K
15044IEBreda ScanlanS 10C 10H JS 9D KD Q
15144UScaKevin LaneC 10D 2D JD 5C JD Q
15244USflRobert FosterS 10C 10H JH 10D KH 2
15344USwyRick KnightS 10C 10H JH 10H 4D Q
15444IDSony SasongkoS 10S 5H JS 3H 4H 2
15544HUMate MrazC 10D 2C KH 10S 7S K
15644AUIan LisleS 10S 5D JS 9H 4D Q
15744USncRay FiorilloS 10C 10H JH 10H 4D Q
15844USohPat DutsonS 10S 5D 4S 3H 4D Q
15944UKenPeter StewartS 10C 3H JH 10H 4C 7
16044USnjMani GuptaS 10S 5H JS 9S 7C 7
16144USmaDoug AndersonS 10D 2H JH 10H 4S K
16244UKenJohn HallC 10D 2C JS 9H 4H 2
16344UKenDavid PowellS 10C 10H JH 10H 4D Q
16444CApqAngelino CobettoS 10C 10H JH 10H 4D Q
16544UStnDiane CallahanS 10S 5H JH 10C 5D Q
16644USncEugene ShapiroS 10S 5H JH 10C 5D Q
16744DKSkafti JonssonS 10D 2H JS 9D KS K
16844USilTed McHughS 10S 5H JS 9H 4S K
16944TREnder GirayS 10H 7C KS 3D KC 7
17044USflCarol ClotfelterS 10C 10D 4D 5H 4H 2
17144USmdSteven ScheininS 10C 10H JS 3D KC 7
17244INArpan BanerjeeS 10D 2C JS 9H 4D Q
17344EGAhmed ElfarargyS 10S 5H JH 4D 3H 2
17444UScaMatt LeungC 10D 2H JS 9S 7C 7
17544CNWayne SzetoC 10D AC KH 10D 3S K
17644CNSchalken ZhuC 10D 2D JS 9H 4D Q
17744TWD.C. LinC 10S 5D 4H 10D 3S K
17844USflSteve BarcusC 10D 2H JS 9H 4S K
17944USnyWilliam BascomC 10D AC KS 9H 4S K
18044CAnsGerald MurphyC 10D AC KH 10D 3S K
18144CApqJean-Pierre BilodeauS 10D 2C JS 9H 4D Q
18244PTPaulino CorreaC 10D 2D 4H 10H 4S K
18344UKenCoral WigginsS 10S 5H JS 9H 4S K
18444DERainer HerrmannC 10S 5C JH 4D 3S K
18544NLHans van der HeijdenS 10D 2H JS 9H 4D J
18644UKenWilliam ZhangC 10D 2C JH 4H 4S K
18743UKenGabriel IpS 10D AH JH 10H 4H 2
18843CNXiangmin GaoS 10D AC JD JS 7D Q
18943CAonDolly TarshisS 10D 2S 2D JH 4H 2
19043NLGabriel SmitC 10D 2C JS 9H 4S K
19143CApqSolange BouchardC 10D 2C KS 3D 3S K
19243INSuresh AdinaS 10D 2H JS 9H 4H 2
19343USilWill ShepherdS 10C 10H JH 10D KS K
19443UKenDavid HollandS 10D 2S 2D JH 4H 2
19543AUDawn MulvenaS 10D 2H JS 9H 4H 2
19643UKenAndy HollandC 10D 2C JS 3D 3D Q
19743SEMattias AnderssonS 10D 2D JD JS 7D Q
19843USmdMichael TaddeoS 10H 7H JS 9D KC 7
19943USmoGlenn SmithC 10D 2D JH 10H 4S K
20043USnjLior SilbermanS 10D 2H JD 5H 4S 5

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Places 201-300

RankScoreLCName123456
20143USflEd MallinsonS 10S 5H JS 9D 3H 2
20243USscWes BaileyS 10D AH JS 9H 4D Q
20343INRaghavendra RajkumarC 10D 2D JS 9D 3C 7
20443UScaYu ChangC 10D 2S 2S 9H 4C 7
20543TRAltay AlpS 10D 2D JS 9H 4C 7
20643UScaJim BauchS 10D AH JH 10H 4H 2
20743USflGerald AverbuchS 10D 2D JH 10H 4D J
20843UKenErin PotatoH 9C 10H JD JD 3C 7
20943UKenAndrew RobsonC 10D 2H JD JC JS K
21043USilJohn PaysonS 10D 2H JH 4H 4S K
21143CAbcMichael DimichC 10D 2S 2H 10D KS K
21243FREliane FouquetS 10D 2H JH 10D 3H 2
21343USncAllison WhiteS 10C 10H JD JS 7D Q
21443PLSlawek CwiekC 10D 2S 2H 10D KS K
21543HUSandor PalS 10D 2S 2S 9D KC 7
21643CAonSigitas KerasC 10S 5C JS 9D 3S K
21743ZAPhilip van ZijlS 10D 2S 2D 5H 4S K
21843USncAnn GodfreyS 10S 5H JH 10C JD Q
21943SKStefan ChomaS 10D 2S 2H 10H 4C 7
22043UScaMarc LeventhalC 10D 2D JS 9D KS K
22143SEAnders AslundC 10D 2C JS 9H 4S K
22243UKenAnthony GoldingC 10D 2D JH 10H 4S K
22343ROAlin Radu OlaruC 10D 2C JS 9H 4S K
22443FRGilles KorngutC 10D 2C KH 4C JD J
22543USorIsolde KnaapC 10C 10H JS 9D KS K
22643USmnMike CasselS 10D 2C JH 10H 4S K
22742CAonJohn CunninghamC 10D AH JH 10C JC 7
22842PTFrancisco EspregueiraS 10C 10S 2D JH 4D Q
22942CAonDinshaw BurjorjeeS 10D 2S 2H 10H 4D Q
23042ROHoria GarbeaS 10C 10D JH 10H 4C 7
23142AUBernard NightingaleS 10S 5H JS 9C 5D Q
23242AUBruce NeillC 10H 7C JH 10D 3C 7
23342HRSrdjan KatusicC 10D 2H JS 9D 3S K
23442USnyPetar LjubicicC 10D 2C JS 3H 4S K
23542TROsman OzcanC 10D 2C JD JC JS K
23642USlaJetty DonaldsonH 9H 7H JH 10D KC 7
23742USmdNirmal JoshiS 10D AH JS 3H 4D Q
23842CAbcRob DunnS 10C 10H JH 10H 4H 2
23942UScaKeith KellerC 10C 10H JS 3H 4D J
24042NLArnold FokC KS 5H JD 5D 3S K
24142EEEnno AndvereC 10D 2C KS 9S 7S K
24242ZANeil TraceyC 10D 2S 2S 9H 4D Q
24342USflMark RaphaelsonS 10D 2C JS 9D 3D Q
24442IDTommy SuhendraS 10D 2H JS 9H 4S K
24542UScaEllen StanneyS 10C 10H JH 10D 3D Q
24642CAonNatalie SilversteinS 10C 10H JS 9H 4D Q
24742CAonJim PriebeS 10D AD 4S 9H 4C 7
24842USalJohn RandallC KS 5H JS 9H 4C 7
24942AUGarry ClarkeS 4S 5H JH 10D 3D Q
25042USvaMariana KoosS 10S 5S 2S 9H 4D Q
25142CAonJoseph SauroS 10D 2S 2H 10H 4D Q
25242USflGene PetreyC 10D 2H JS 9C JC 7
25342DEMaria WurmseerC 10C 3H JH 10S 7C 7
25442CAonGoldie LobelS 10C 10H JH 10H 4H 2
25542UScaBarbara JonesD 7S 5H JS 3H 4D Q
25642UScaRena FarberD 7S 5H JD JD KS 5
25742CAbcGordon LoadmanS 10C 10H JH 10D 3D Q
25842UScoRoger MillerC KD 2C KS 9H 4C 7
25942CAbcCorrie DeRooyS 10C 10H JS 9H 4D Q
26042USnjRobert GalloS 10D AD 4S 9H 4C 7
26142UKenClaire RobinsonS 10H 7H JH 10H 4D Q
26242PTJose MataD 7S 5D 4D 5D 3S K
26342UKenMike PowersS 4S 5H JS 3H 4C 7
26442CHPedro BilarD 7S 5D JH 10D KH 2
26542USmaHelene PortnoyS 10C 3D 4H 10H 4C 7
26642USnyElaine UniversalS 10C 10H JS 9H 4D Q
26742CAonGordon HumphrysC 10S 5S 2S 9D 3D Q
26842ZASid IsmailC 10D AH JS 9S 7C 7
26942FIKirsi VirtanenC 10D 2D 4S 9H 4S K
27042PTFernando NevesD 7C 10H JH 10D KD Q
27142ITRenato EuterpeS 10D 2C JD JS 7S K
27242USmaCharles AltmanS 10D 2H JS 9H 4S K
27342PTAntonio GomesS 10D 2S 2H 4H 4C 7
27442SEPierre WinbergC 10H 7H JH 10H 4H 2
27542CApqRene ThebergeS 10S 5S 2S 3H 4C 7
27642USnyAlbert FeasleyC 10D 2D 4S 9H 4S K
27742USnySheng LiC 10D 2H JS 9D 3S K
27842UKenJonathan KeyneC 10D AC KH 10S 7S K
27942CNWeidong YangC 10C 10D 4H 10D 3D Q
28042BYDmitri ShabesS 10D 2H JS 9H 4S K
28142DOSandy TedfordS 10S 5H JS 9D 3S K
28241UScaHarold SimonC 10D 2D JH 10C 5D Q
28341USilRick KirbyS 10D 2S 2S 3D KD Q
28441PTVitor LopesS 10D 2S 2H 4H 4D Q
28541ILBrian ZietmanC 10D 2D JS 9H 4S K
28641AUAngela NorrisH 9S 5S 2S 9D KD Q
28741USnhRon MakC 10D 2S 2H 10H 4S K
28841MYTimothy Liang KanC 10D 2D JS 9H 4S K
28941USpaBruce LiebermanD 7D AC KS 9H 4D Q
29041UStxJack LacyC 10D 2S 2S 9D 3C 7
29141CAonGord MurrayC 10D 2D JS 3D 3D Q
29241ZABrad Ross-JonesC 10C 10S 2S 9D KD Q
29341CZJiri KosmelS 10D AS 2S 9D KC 7
29441USilJohn AndersonS 10S 5S 2S 3H 4D Q
29541TRSemi AlpS 10S 5S 2S 9D KS K
29641INGopichand AnneS 10D 2S 2S 9H 4C 7
29741UKenMike TuckerS 10D 2S 2S 9H 4C 7
29841USflJohn BillerS 10C 3H JS 9H 4D Q
29941USpaKathy MillerC 10C 10H JS 9H 4S K
30041TRKamil KaraaliS 10D 2H JH 10D KS 5

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Places 301-400

RankScoreLCName123456
30141USmdJay WeinsteinC 10S 5C JH 10C JS K
30241CHJade EricC 10D 2C JH 10S 7S K
30341IEConor FoxS 10C 10H JS 9D 3C 7
30441UScaMichael BaianoC 10C 3H JS 9H 4H 2
30541INRavi RamamurthiS 10C 10H JH 10H 4S K
30641CNSheng JiaoC 10S 5C JS 9S 7S K
30741UKenDavid SimsS 4D 2C JH 10H 4D Q
30841DEHans FleischhackC 10D 2S 2H 4H 4H 2
30941CAbcCampbell TurnerS 10C 3H JH 10H 4H 2
31041UKenIan GrantS 10D 2C JH 10D 3S K
31141UKwaJulian PottageC 10C 10H JH 10D 3S K
31241UKwaKeith DavisonD 7S 5H JS 9D 3D Q
31341USksSteve DayS 10S 5H JS 9C JD Q
31441AUVic. LierschS 10C 3H JS 9H 4D Q
31541USflRita SpitzerS 10S 5H JH 4C 5H 2
31641IDMuhammad AmrirezaS 10D AC JD JC 5D J
31741PKHumayun KhanC 10C 3H JS 3D KS K
31841USgaJohn DustonC 10D 2S 2S 9D 3C 7
31941CAnfMichael WitheyS 10C 10H JS 3H 4D Q
32041UStxRich CurtinS 4C 10C KH 10D KH 2
32141USpaPat PolicellaS 10D 2H JH 10C JD Q
32241UScaMark BartusekC 10D 2C JS 9D 3S K
32341UKenBob AshbyH 9S 5S 2H 10H 4D Q
32441USpaMichael ShusterC 10D AC KH 10C 5S K
32541USnjEileen CohenS 10D 2S 2S 3D KD Q
32641NLFrans BuijsenC 10D 2C JS 9D 3S K
32741USflKristy KnightS 10D 2S 2H 4H 4D Q
32841UKenJohn HaslegraveS 10C 10H JS 9D KS K
32941USflEugene GreenbergS 10D AH JH 4D 3D J
33041USvaMark ChenC 10D 2C JS 9D 3S K
33141AUDavid BrooksC 10D AC KS 9C JD Q
33241ROBogdan MitranS 10D AD 4H 10D 3D Q
33341CAonDavid ColbertC 10S 5H JS 9C 5S K
33441FIJyrki LahtonenC 10S 5D JS 9D 3S K
33541USohCharles BisesiS 10C 10H JS 3H 4D Q
33641EEMeelis TiitsonH 9D 2C KS 9H 4S K
33741UKenDavid KenwardC 10D 2D 4H 4D 3S K
33841ILBranca AmadoS 10C 3D 4H 10H 4D Q
33941UScaDamo NairC 10D AC JS 9H 4S K
34041AUBill PowellD 7S 5C JS 9D KS K
34140FIJussi TamminenC 10C 10C JS 9H 4S K
34240UKenBen BatesonD 7S 5H JS 9S 7C 7
34340CApqLise LapointeC 10C 10D JS 9D KS K
34440SISimon PirjevecS 10D AH JS 9H 4S K
34540ROGabriel DinescuS 10C 10S 2S 9D KC 7
34640HULaszlo SztrapkovicsH 9D 2C JS 9D 3C 7
34740SGGary AngS 10H 7D JD JH 4H 2
34840CNWei Victor ZhangC 10D AC JS 3H 4S K
34940AUMichael SeldonC 10D 2S 2S 9H 4H 2
35040USncTyler EavesH 9C 10C KS 9D 3C 7
35140USflGail GarrattS 10C 10H JH 4H 4S K
35240USilDavid SheltonS 10D 2S 2S 9H 4D Q
35340CAonSheila McDonaldC 10D 2D JH 10C JD Q
35440UScaAllen ProhofskyS 10C 3C JS 9H 4D Q
35540USazDave MorefieldS 10D 2H JS 9C 5D Q
35640USnmMark JarmieS 10D 2S 2S 9H 4D Q
35740USscRick GilesS 10D 2D JS 9H 4H 2
35840SKLukas SidorS 10C 3H JS 9D 3C 7
35940USazDick AugurH 9D 2C JH 10S 7C 7
36040USflFlorence HaftS 10S 5S 2S 9D 3D Q
36140UScoNelson BrentlingerS 10C 3D 4H 10D 3C 7
36240UKenKeir Fitz-GibbonS 10D 2S 2S 9H 4D Q
36340CAonTerry NosanchukC 10D AH JS 9D 3S K
36440USgaPeggy HayslipS 10C 10H JS 9D 3D Q
36540USwvJim BuckS 10C 3C KD 5C JS K
36640TRAzer InalD 7C 10H JH 10H 4D Q
36740USinNicholas GeorgakopoulosS 4S 5S 2H 10H 4C 7
36840NOEspen SkarpholtS 10D 2D JS 9D 3D Q
36940SERobert SoderlundC 10D 2S 2S 3D KS K
37040UScaMark KornmannH 9D 2D JH 4H 4D Q
37140CAnsBrian LaffertyC 10C 3C KS 9C JC 7
37240USmsWendel ArcherS 10S 5H JS 9S 7S K
37340DERene SteinerC 10D 2H JS 9S 7S K
37440USmaK. Scott KimballC KD 2C KH 10H 4S K
37540USmdJerrold MillerH 9S 5C JS 9H 4S K
37640RUVladimir GavrilovS 10D 2S 2S 9H 4D Q
37740DKPhyllis DahlS 10H 7H JS 9H 4D Q
37840UStxJohn MossinghoffS 10H 7H JH 10H 4H 2
37940TRUgur TasC 10C 3S 2D 5D 3H 2
38040UStnMike ShermanC 10S 5H JS 3H 4S 5
38140USnjIgor PogrebinskyC 10D 2C JH 4S 7S K
38240USwiDavid MelinS 10S 5H JS 9C 5H 2
38340USscJeff ZiemerC 10H 7H JS 9D 3D Q
38440CNXiangrong WangS 10C 3H JH 4D 3D Q
38540UStxMark JacksonS 10H 7H JS 9H 4D Q
38640AUNed StokesS 4D 2H JS 9H 4D Q
38740USvaJoe MolinaS 10D 2S 2S 9H 4D Q
38840UStxPeter HudsonS 10D AD 4H 10H 4S K
38940UScaJohn CulpS 4D AH JH 10D KH 2
39040USlaCarolyn SongyS 10C 10S 2D JH 4H 2
39140HKJonathan NgC 10C 10D JS 9D 3C 7
39240UScaRobert SibleyS 10S 5H JH 4H 4S 5
39340USmaAnne MillsS 10C 10H JS 9D 3D Q
39440USilGeorge KlemicC 10D 2D JH 4D 3S K
39540ZACarin VerburgS 10C 10D JD 5C 5D Q
39640ROFlorin ConstantinD 7S 5C JS 3D KS K
39740UScaGeorge WangS 10S 5S 2S 9D 3D Q
39840BRGiovanni ZoliC 10D 2C KS 3H 4S 5
39940UScoPaula WarrenS 10S 5H JS 9C 5H 2
40040CAonDoug McAvoyC 10D AH JS 9D 3S K

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreLCName123456
40140TRTezcan SenC 10C 3C JS 3D KS K
40240CAnsAlan DoaneC 10D 2D JS 3H 4S K
40340AUBruce CarrollS 10D 2H JS 9C JC 7
40440INGowniyan VaideeshwarS 10D 2H JS 9D 3S K
40540TRLutfi ErdoganS 4D 2H JS 9H 4D Q
40640SECarsten KofoedC 10S 5C JH 4C JS K
40740USncTim HemphillS 10C 3D JH 10H 4D Q
40840AMArtem BaloyanS 10D 2D 4S 3H 4H 2
40939CAonGeorge KnightS 10D 2S 2D JC JD Q
41039BEAnne de BackerS 10D 2H JS 9C JD Q
41139UScaBill CubleyS 10D AS 2S 9H 4C 7
41239RSZoran RadojcicC 10D 2S 2S 9S 7C 7
41339COLcuy WangS 4D 2H JS 9D KS K
41439USnvMark SchwartzD 7C 10H JH 10H 4D J
41539USnySam GanzfriedC 10D 2C JS 9S 7S K
41639UScaKevin CostelloC 10C 3C JD 5C JS K
41739UScaHenri FarhiD 7D AD JD JH 4H 2
41839UScaMilton SpinnerS 10D 2C JS 9C JC 7
41939THEkasith BuasroungD 7D 2H JS 9H 4H 2
42039UScaBob CombsS 10C 10S 2H 10H 4D Q
42139UScoKaren LavalleyS 10H 7D 4S 9D KD J
42239NZPeter WilsonC KD 2H JS 9H 4D Q
42339ATHarry RopperS 10C 3S 2S 9D KC 7
42439UKenJonathan de SouzaC 10D 2S 2S 9H 4S K
42539UScaSandy BarnesC 10D 2C JS 9S 7S K
42639PTNuno PereiraC 10H 7D JH 10H 4H 2
42739ITMauro MazzieriS 10C 3H JS 9H 4H 2
42839NLRuben BuijsC 10D AS 2D 5S 7S K
42939USflBetty ParkerS 10D 2S 2S 9D KS K
43039USohJohn RohalS 10D 2C JS 9D 3S K
43139USneLarry GreggS 4S 5D JD 5C 5D J
43239UScaPamela FitchS 10S 5H JS 9C JH 2
43339USorMike SweetC 10D 2D JS 3S 7D Q
43439USmaSusan PappasS 10D AH JS 3H 4S K
43539USnhRichard BatorS 10D AD JH 10D 3D J
43639UKenVictor MilmanS 10D AD JH 10H 4S K
43739USscGreg RobertsC 10D 2S 2S 9S 7C 7
43839UScaPhil PecsokC 10D 2S 2H 10C 5D Q
43939UScaLulu MinterC 10C 3H JH 4C 5D Q
44039USflJohn RidenourS 10C 3H JH 10D 3H 2
44139UScaBruce BlakelyS 4C 10H JS 9D KD Q
44239CAbcLynda SlaterS 10H 7H JS 3H 4D Q
44339HKTheo ChinC 10D 2C JS 3C JD Q
44439UKenMartin TaylorD 7C 10H JH 10D KS K
44539USorCharles BakerS 10C 10H JH 10C 5D Q
44639USnjLeonard HelfgottD 7D 2C JS 9D KS K
44739NLPeter van der StapC 10D 2S 2S 9H 4S K
44839CApeRon ButlerS 10C 10D JS 9H 4D Q
44939HKPui Kong ChiuC 10D 2H JS 9C 5S K
45039PTManuel OliveiraS 10D AD JH 10H 4S K
45139USvaJohn ConoverS 10C 10C JS 3H 4D J
45239UScaMichael BodellS 10D 2S 2S 3H 4D Q
45339IERichard MullinsS 10C 10H JS 9H 4S K
45439INRavi ShankarS 10S 5H JS 9H 4S 5
45539VEAlisa DouerC 10D 2S 2S 9H 4S K
45639CAonMary CollverD 7D 2H JS 3D KS K
45739USflErika GreenfieldS 10C 3H JS 9D 3D Q
45839PTFrancisco MachadoH 9S 5D 4S 9S 7C 7
45939TWStar ChenC 10D AC JS 9D 3S K
46039UScaCurt ReevesH 9D 2D JS 9H 4D Q
46139CAbcJocelyn KrugS 10C 10S 2H 10H 4D Q
46239DEJoerg FritscheS 10D AD 4S 3D KS K
46339USgaRichard WimberleyC 10D AH JS 9C 5D J
46439MZPaul FauvetS 10H 7H JS 3H 4D Q
46539SIEgon NovakS 10D 2D JD JC JH 2
46639UKenJohn EnglandC 10D 2C JS 9C 5H 2
46739PTPedro MatosC 10D 2D JS 3C 5C 7
46839USilPrabhakar OakS 10D 2C JS 9C 5D Q
46939FIMauri SaastamoinenC 10D 2H JS 3S 7S K
47039FIHarri Kivi-KoskinenS 10S 5H JS 9C 5S K
47139UKscNigel GuthrieC 10D AD JH 10D 3S K
47239NLRob WijmanC 10H 7H JS 9H 4S K

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Location Ranking

This table lists all the participating locations, ranked by the average score of their entries. The “Best” column shows the best finish (by rank) of any player in that location. Locations with less than five entries are ineligible for the top ranking and grouped separately.

RankAverageBestLCLocationEntries
143.8019PLPoland15
242.1439USmdMaryland7
341.4015ITItaly5
441.0021BGBulgaria6
541.00142IDIndonesia5
640.8022USlaLouisiana5
740.4432HKHong Kong9
840.4023TWTaiwan5
940.3825HUHungary8
1040.2031USctConnecticut5
1139.8810USmaMassachusetts16
1239.754CNChina20
1339.7124IEIreland7
1439.449UKenEngland63
1539.2042EEEstonia5
1639.20130SISlovenia5
1739.13217ZASouth Africa8
1839.052PTPortugal20
1938.9348CAonOntario44
2038.9118USnjNew Jersey23
2138.8365CAmbManitoba6
2238.73114SESweden11
2338.7227USncNorth Carolina18
2438.6712SGSingapore6
2538.6254USnyNew York26
2638.48113TRTurkey25
2738.448USorOregon9
2838.4244NLNetherlands24
2938.291USilIllinois24
3038.2917UScoColorado7
3138.0440INIndia25
3238.0033USflFlorida44
3338.0037USohOhio10
3438.0084ILIsrael6
3538.00202USscSouth Carolina8
3637.9113BEBelgium11
3737.90269FIFinland10
3837.78250USvaVirginia9
3937.7326UScaCalifornia77
4037.715USpaPennsylvania17
4137.7194RORomania14
4237.6573CAbcBritish Columbia17
4337.6377AUAustralia32
4437.57136DEGermany14
4537.5664USwaWashington9
4637.5028UStxTexas14
4737.13164CApqQuebec16
4837.0046CAabAlberta7
4936.56318USgaGeorgia9
5036.40125UKscScotland5
5135.9069CAnsNova Scotia10
5235.60199USmoMissouri5
5335.5050NZNew Zealand6
5435.00110USwiWisconsin5
5533.00226USmnMinnesota6
5632.56489USmiMichigan9
5732.50368NONorway8

RankAverageBestLCLocationEntries
5852.007ZWZimbabwe1
5943.5016CLChile2
6043.5097USksKansas2
6143.0072USnvNevada2
6242.673HRCroatia3
6342.67137CHSwitzerland3
6442.50117AMArmenia2
6542.3379USazArizona3
6642.00280BYBelarus1
6742.00281DODominican Republic1
6841.67100USkyKentucky3
6941.50120CAnbNew Brunswick2
7041.50219SKSlovakia2
7141.00288MYMalaysia1
7241.00317PKPakistan1
7341.00319CAnfNewfoundland1
7440.00365USwvWest Virginia1
7540.00372USmsMississippi1
7640.00376RURussia1
7739.50167DKDenmark4
7839.25212FRFrance4
7939.00398BRBrazil2
8039.00413COColombia1
8139.00431USneNebraska1
8239.00448CApePrince Edward Island1
8339.00464MZMozambique1
8438.7549USinIndiana4
8538.75132EGEgypt4
8638.50412RSSerbia2
8737.75165UStnTennessee4
8837.75287USnhNew Hampshire4
8937.67311UKwaWales3
9037.50423ATAustria2
9137.00145JPJapan3
9237.00293CZCzech Republic2
9337.00543AEUnited Arab Emirates1
9437.00546USmeMaine1
9536.75116VEVenezuela4
9636.33153USwyWyoming3
9736.00605KRKorea (South)1
9835.50592ESSpain2
9935.00650ARArgentina1
10034.6789GRGreece3
10134.33419THThailand3
10234.25248USalAlabama4
10334.00612LVLatvia2
10433.50507ISIceland4
10532.50356USnmNew Mexico2
10630.00870USarArkansas1
10730.00875USdcWashington DC1
10830.00883SASaudi Arabia1
10929.00893USidIdaho1
11028.00906LBLebanon1
11128.00911UKniNorthern Ireland1

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Bot’s Eye View

I posed these play problems to some of the well-known bridge computer programs, and the results are tabulated below. (These results are not included in the “number of participants” shown above, nor in the calculation of the median or average score.) Most of the programs have different skill settings (thinking time), and this was set to the highest level within reason.* The scores and rankings, based on six specific problems, are not necessarily indicative of each program’s overall capability.

*I do not allow any setting that takes more than a minute to make a play. Time considerations are also used to break ties, i.e., if two bots have the same score, the edge goes to the one using less time. Tests are conducted on a 3.4 GHz CPU with 512 MB RAM, running Windows 98.

Congratulations to Bridge Buff (Canada), which resurged from a quiet spell to capture the top spot with 49, an excellent score in what proved to be a tough contest. Second place went to Jack (Netherlands), which posted the same score but took longer (more thinking time) to supply its answers. No less than six bots topped the average human score (38.33).

Bots were well-behaved this month, except for Q-plus bridge in two cases: On Problem 1, it led the C 5, which is clearly worse than the winning C 10 but far better than some; scored as 6. On Problem 6, it led the C Q, an aberration of immense proportion (crashing partner’s jack); scored as 1 (same as worst listed option) but deserving zero.

As a side activity this month, I was curious how many of my forced opening leads would be chosen by the bot crew. I expected a general agreement, as most of these leads were pretty normal. Problem 1: All agreed with the S K. Problem 2: Bridge Baron led the D A; all others agreed with the S J. Problem 3: All agreed with the H Q. Problem 4: Blue Chip Bridge led the S 8; Q-plus Bridge led the S 9; all others agreed with the C K. Problem 5: All disagreed with the D J and led the singleton heart. Problem 6: Bridge Buff and GIB led the S 5; Bridge Baron led the D Q; all others agreed with the C K. Interesting.

HAL was distraught with its dismal showings in past contests and decided it was about time to “call a spade a spade.” Amazing! A little science almost doubled its typical score.

June 2006 Rankings
RankScoreLCProgram version123456
149CABridge Buff 11.0S 10S 5H JD JH 4S K
249NLJack 3.01C 10S 5C JS 9H 4C 7
344USGIB 6.1.3S 10D AH JD 5D 3S K
442JPMicro Bridge 11.00S 10D AH JS 3H 4D Q
542USBridge Baron 16.0S 10S 5S 2S 9H 4D Q
642UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.2.9S 10D AH JS 9D 3C 7
734DEQ-plus Bridge 7.1C 5S 5H JS 3D 3C Q
824USHAL 9004S 4S 5S 2S 3S 7S 5

Bots Tested (alphabetical)
ProgramAuthor/Creator
Blue Chip BridgeIan Trackman and Mike Whittaker
Bridge BaronTom Throop and Stephen Smith
Bridge BuffDoug Bennion
GIBMatthew Ginsberg
HALSomeone with a warped mind
JackHans Kuijf
Micro BridgeTomio and Yumiko Uchida
Q-plus BridgeHans Leber

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