Proof positive that you only need to post all 12 events!  (Pat did great even after sitting out the November one!)

   On the Flannery  deal, I will resist to my dying day answering  pard's forcing NT with 2   holding xx.  Still   I object to my reverse to spades scoring 30points less  than  the "equivalent" (in the sense of invitational values)  than the notrump raise----grrr.
   There are two or more to play Flannery 2 ,  this pattern being the most obvious.   The more subtle one is that opener is free to raise pard's 1 GUILT FREE with most opening hands shaped 3=5(6)=blah=blah.
  Kudos to the paneliists who honored pre-60's bridge and started with 1    and shame shamon the plurality  that open a NOTRUMP with 9 majorcards.

December Results

masse24 led the IAC solvers with 750. ccr3 came in second with 640. And in third was (yleexotee with 630.  masse24 made The Bridge World Honor Roll, which required a minimum of 660.

NAME	BW-SCORE
masse24	750
ccr3	640
YleeXotee	630

There were 9 participants this month.

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THE YEAR END TOTALS SHOULD BE PUBLISHED SOON.

Your Solutions for the December 2023 Contest 
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PROBLEM A: 3 Diamonds
PROBLEM B: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM C: 2 Spades
PROBLEM D: (a)
PROBLEM E: Pass
PROBLEM F: 2 Diamonds
PROBLEM G: 4 Clubs
PROBLEM H: Spade 8

PROBLEM A: 3 Diamonds
PROBLEM B: 4 Clubs
PROBLEM C: Double
PROBLEM D: (c4)
PROBLEM E: 2 Notrump
PROBLEM F: 2 Diamonds
PROBLEM G: 4 Clubs
PROBLEM H: Spade 8