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Brainteasers for the Mathematicians
Thank you to Marc Chawner
Question 1
At duplicate bridge there are TWO ways to make +270. One is to bid one notrump and win all 13 tricks.
What is the other way?
Question 2
On a certain deal North has as many High Card Points as South and East together; West has as many HCP as North and East together. East has more HCP than South, and no two players have the same number of HCP. How many HCP does each player have?
Question 3
In rubber bridge it is possible to win a rubber without ever making a contract or defeating an opponent’s contract. How could this be done?
Question 4
A ‘Yarborough’ is defined as a bridge hand with no card above a nine.
What are the odds against being dealt five consecutive Yarboroughs?
- 625 million to 1.
- 228 billion to 1.
- Who cares.
Answers
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