[Dwingo]

Since the BPO has been inactive for a long time, Bidding Poll enthusiasts can try the new online bidding poll "Bid with the Champs" at
http://www.cba.org.in/

Fred is one of the contest panelist.

[jillybean]

Thanks!

[JLOL]

How did people do? I got 78, apparantly I bombed questionw 7 and 10 but I don't remember which ones those are and can't figure out how to see it..

[TimG]

JLOL, on Jan 15 2009, 04:09 PM, said:

How did people do? I got 78, apparantly I bombed questionw 7 and 10 but I don't remember which ones those are and can't figure out how to see it..

I couldn't figure out how to see the questions to answer them.

[Phil]

LOL looks like Cherdan0 and I skipped a few questions at the end.

I'll extrapolate my 56 to an 80, assuming I answered the last 3.

[jdonn]

I got 64 which makes me sad. I wish I could see the problems and find out why I sucked so badly. I like Pavlicek's better.

[Phil]

jdonn, on Jan 15 2009, 04:35 PM, said:

I got 64 which makes me sad. I wish I could see the problems and find out why I sucked so badly. I like Pavlicek's better.

Spot on.

If the World's Best Bidder is scoring only 64%, then the questions must be seriously flawed.

[TylerE]

64 for me also, despite getting gooseeggs on the last 2.

[JLOL]

Ahh I probably skipped question 10 since i got a 0, or did I pull a kenrexford lol

[fred]

I am pleased that I only managed to embarass myself (via a solo answer) on one problem (#4) and one of my near-solo answers (#3) was actually praised by the moderator!

About problem 4, either I was and still am out to lunch or the same is true of the entire panel. I really don't understand passing 4S, but the odds seem to be heavily in favor of me being the one who is out to lunch

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

[jdonn]

fred, on Jan 15 2009, 05:42 PM, said:

I am pleased that I only managed to embarass myself (via a solo answer) on one problem (#4) and one of my near-solo answers (#3) was actually praised by the moderator!

About problem 4, either I was and still am out to lunch or the same is true of the entire panel. I really don't understand passing 4S, but the odds seem to be heavily in favor of me being the one who is out to lunch

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

You seem to know a way to look at the problems. Please share!

[fred]

jdonn, on Jan 15 2009, 10:54 PM, said:

You seem to know a way to look at the problems. Please share!

Here is a link to a Word file that includes the panel's comments:

Link to Word file

My virus scanner says the file is clean.

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

[Phil]

The moderator needs to switch to decaf

Wow; he invented xsfr positives to a strong club?

[jdonn]

But I don't see the scores on there. I'll never remember what my answers were. Maybe I'm missing the boat and it's obvious, but...

Anyway having read the commentary, I feel better knowing the moderator was on some of the good stuff that day.

[marie__L]

fred, on Jan 15 2009, 05:42 PM, said:

About problem 4, either I was and still am out to lunch or the same is true of the entire panel. I really don't understand passing 4S, but the odds seem to be heavily in favor of me being the one who is out to lunch

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

About problem 4, can't partner have a hand like this:

Qx Kxxx Kxxx Kxx

or Kx Kxxx Qxx Kxxx

or Qx Kxxx Qxx Kxxx

or Kx Qxxx Kxxx Kxx

We are vulnerable and opponents are not.RHO didn't bid 4H on the double and this suggests he was dealt with only 2 cards in H.I think my part is likely to have 4 cards in Heart here.
I have made my slam try already bidding 4H and my partner knows I am (very) short in H.
And finally I have only 14HCP.

[JLOL]

marie__L, on Jan 15 2009, 08:39 PM, said:

And finally I have only 14HCP.

LOL

[kfay]

52

Apparently I did pretty well on the hard ones but totally got crushed on the ones where everyone is scoring up 10s.

[Dwingo]

The Marks for the different answers in now available for download ( which was not there earlier ) from the website. Looking at the marks awarded for each question, you will now remember what was the answer you gave for this contest.

Not a good way to conduct this, but something is better than nothing.