Judge — August 3, 1929 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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HOW GOOD If YOUR BRIDGE GAME? I invite you to enter my Bidding Contest for prizes valued at more than $14,000.00 - doesn’t cost a penny to enter the contest or win the prizes. You don’t have to buy anything. Just bid 12 Auction Bridge (not Contract) hands as nearly as possible like my bidding. I have bid these hands, sealed them, and placed them in the safe box of Jupce. The seal will not be broken until the con- closed. One prob- lem will appear here each week. Opposite is shown iest is In each problem South and bids first. South, West, North and E: or pass in the dealer t must bid turn until lontract is secured. Solutions must be written on one side of a single sheet of pap: Not more than three one problem may be one contestant, and if more than one is suly mitted all must be written on a gle (the same) sh lutions to one problem emust not be submitted on same sheet. Not more than o ‘ontestant may sub- ngle sheet. No solutions submitted may be with- drawn, mit solutions on a Name and address of contestant and the number of the problem clearly written or printed must be on each sheet. ne must be exactly the same on all solutions. Solutions must not be submitted on the printed forms or pages from Judge or on other printed forms in which the prob- lems will be published. Contestants are requested not to write letters, give reasons for bids, play the hands, set down the problems or attach s of the problems to their solutions. Solution: he subm to any or all problems may ed at any time up to the close of the contest on September 30th. Any solution received by September 30th will count in the contest. No solutions will be PROBLEM No.7 #K 10632 South bids first. Conc published closed. No score, ions of Contest until Conte after the contest has ants are urged to send i their solutions week by week as the pri lems appear in Judge, bui this is not a tion. Each problem will have os many scori re determined by ct bids or passes in proper order—that is, one point for each But if a ant submits more than one solu- the number of ec bid or pass in order. tien to a problem, his or her score for that problem will be the average score for the solutions submitted. Fach bid or pass after contestant by correct bidding has arrived at the final ass in Mr. Lenz’ solution will take one int from t re of contestant for The prize winners will be testants in order scoring the grea’ gregate number of points in the series. If two or more contestants tie they will receive like prize A contestant will not be awarded more than one prize. Prizes are arranged in three groups in order to keep everybody interested all the time. There is a series of twe of prizes for the entire e problems; a list of prizes for the last eight problems; and a list of prizes for the last four problems. All solutions will be entered for the prizes for the entire series. Solutions of problems No. 5 to No. 12 will be entered for the prizes for the last eight problems 22 theseventh problem. Below are given the rules of the contest as set up by Jupce. They are simple and clear. Please read them carefully. Do not bid these hands hy “double dummy” meth- od. Make each player bid in turn on the values play- er holds and in consider- ation of previous bids. You can start any time. Problem No. 6 appeared last week. Solution to any problem will be accepted up to September 30th. also. Solutions of problems No. 9 to , will be entered for the prizes for t four problems al order of their awarded the prizes of g which they may be entitled i three series. Contestants in the scores will be st value to any of the If a contestant qualifies for more than one prize he or she will ive the prize of greatest value for which contestant qualifies. The method of scoring makes it pos sible for a contestant to win any prize, no matter when contestant starts, and if solutions to all problems ai mitted. But those who submit solutions to all problems are most likely to secure the winning scores, Mr. Lenz will be the impartial judge of all awards. In an October issue of Judge we will begin publication of solutions to. the problems and in succeeding issues will publish solutions of all problems. In a November issue of Judge we will publish the names of all prize winners; prizes will be delivered thereafter. No employee of Judge or member of an employee's family or household may enter this contes! Address all nd all immediately lutions to Lenz Bridge Contest Judge Publishing Co., Inc. 18 East 48th St., New York City