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Newsletter Volume 18 Issue 25 March 8, 2007 |
Shirley “Buzz Saw” Guest gets back into the swing of things and ran away from
the pack with a 17 point 8 win card!
Martin “Ole #1” Hellberg tried to keep up but came up a little short and
had to settle for 2nd Place.
Pat “Driller” Jungmann turned in a 12 point card to edge out “Bad” Betty
Morehouse for 3rd Place.
Winners
from Last Week's Event
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1st Place |
Shirley “Buzz Saw” Guest 17 pt, 8 wins, 59 Net Spread, and 105 Positive Spread |
$46.00 |
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2nd Place |
Martin Hellberg |
$34.00 |
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3rd Place |
Pat Jungmann |
$25.00 |
Ms. Sweet
has been taking it easy lately, last week she only had one move….this week she
moved twice. She waited until Game 4 to
visit J.R. “Spoiler” Cast but it must have been a really bad game because he
lost by 36 points! Ms. Sweety kept J.R.
company until Game 8 when she decided to pay Shirley “Buzz Saw” Guest a visit
and helped her squeak out the win over Zeke “Da Zapa” Blocklinger by 3
points! Shirley went home with $12 at
the end of the night for her efforts!
EVENT HAPPENINGS
First was Shirley “Buzz Saw” Guest who
turned in a 17 Gm Pt, 8 W, +59 Sprd Pts card tonight. Shirley started the
night with a win in Game 1 and followed that up with a skunk in Game 2. Sitting at 5 points after 2 games, the
cribbage gods decided to deal her a humbling blow when “Bad” Betty Morehouse
skunked her in Game 3. She bounced back
and won 6 straight to finish the night including winning 3 games by less 1, 2,
& 3 points respectively. Goes to
show you the every point counts! Good
job Shirley!
Second was Martin “Ole #1”
Hellberg who turned in a 14 Gm Pt, 7 W, +68 Sprd Pts card. Martin out
pegged his first 4 opponents of the night.
Feeling good he came up against Zeke “Da Zapa” Blocklinger who
nearly skunked Martin. To follow,
Martin had a tough game against “Bad” Betty Morehouse and lost his 2nd
game of the night. He got things back
on the right track with 3 straight wins to finish the evening. Good job Martin!
Third was Pat
“Driller” Jungmann who turned in a 12 Gm Pt, 6 W, +6 Sprd Pts card. Pat started off better than Shirley and
Martin but didn’t finish as strong. Pat
won his first 5 games including a 1 point victory over “Bad” Betty Morehouse
in the 2nd Game. Pat
followed up that win with a 2 point win over Helen “The Hellion” Daniels
in Game 3. Coming down the stretch Pat
won 1 of 4 to finish the night but it was enough to slip into 3rd
Place. Good job Pat!
CLUB POINTS RACE (TOP 5 POINTS
LEADERS)
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1st Place |
John Hensley |
163 |
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2nd Place |
John Reed |
143 |
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3rd Place |
Pat Jungmann |
111 |
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4th Place |
Jim Duff |
103 |
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5th Place |
Martin Hellberg |
92 |
Because there was
only 12 peggers tonight, only 2 people were eligible for club points (Shirley
and Martin).
SPECIAL POOLS
None reported.
28/29 POOL
David “Da Boz”
Bosley had a chance at a 28/29 hand when he held onto 3-5’s and a Jack
(suite unknown)….an ace was cut. The
pool is capped at $504 until someone hits a 28 or 29 hand.
SKUNK FUND
The skunk fund
was busy tonight, it received $1.75 at the end of the evening, WE THANK ALL OF
YOU!!
CRIBBAGE QUIZ BY DAN BARLOW
Problem 1: Your opponent needs six to go out; you need
eighteen. You hold 4-7-7-8. The cut is a 7.
The Play So Far
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Opponent |
You |
|
K |
7 (17) |
|
7 (24-2) |
7 (31-8) |
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6 |
? |
a. Do you play the 4 or the 8?
b. What do you play if opponent
needs eight?
c. What do you play if opponent
needs seventeen?
Problem 2: Opponent needs five to go out; you need twelve. You hold A-8-9-10. The cut is a J.
The Play So Far
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Opponent |
You |
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4 |
8 (12) |
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K (22) |
9 (31-2) |
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Q |
? |
a. Do you play the A or the 10?
b. What do you play if opponent
needs seven?
c. What do you play if opponent
needs nine?
SOLUTIONS
1a. Play the 8. Your only fear is that
opponent's last card is a 4.
1b. Play the 4. You mustn't let
opponent peg if his or her remaining card is an A.
If it's anything else, the game is over no matter what you do.
1c. Play the 8, fearing that
opponent's last card is a 5. This is your
only fear.
2a. Play the A, fearing opponent's 10.
2b. Play the 10, fearing opponent has
a 4.
2c. Play the A, fearing opponent's J.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Don’t forget about the upcoming Grass Roots Regional
Tournament on March 25.
Zeke
"Da Zapa" Blocklinger was the head judge tonight,
thanks for your help. 25 weeks down, 11 to go.....
By: Jeremy Morris (Technical Assistant), Sweet Onion Peggers, Club #274