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 "I Hate Exercise" Competitive Auctions by Marti Ronemus

For those of us who aren't nuts about exercise, here are some races that would at least be worth attending, if not participating.
KRISPY KREME CHALLENGE: Sponsored by North Carolina State U, this involves a 2.5 run to a local KK, eating a dozen donuts and running (?) back to the starting line. There's nothing like a hot Krispy Kreme dripping in icing, but running 2.5 miles for it? Hmmm.

And then there's the RED DRESS RUN. The Hash House Harriers bill themselves as a "drinking club with a running problem" has an annual event to raise money for a local hospital. Runners, male and female, must wear a red frock. Indescribable. This happens in Sacramento.

If that doesn't tempt you, how about this one. KONA (HI) UNDERPANTS RUN. This somehow began as a protest against the wearing of Speedos, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense. But then, neither does the sight of hundreds of people running in their undies. It raises a lot of money for a local hospital, though.

For those of us who prefer our exercise a little more cerebral, how about this quiz? Our subject today is competitive auctions. Appropriate, no?

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ K Q 10
♥ K Q 9 7 4
♦ A 4
♣ K 10 6 		 
Q: 1 - As South, what is your bid?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
?


 Your choice:
A: 1 No-trump: If we didn't have stoppers everywhere, we would pass this, pretending to be bored and "out" of the auction. But with this holding, let's show Pard our stoppers and points.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ J 10 9 4
♥ 7 3
♦ A 10 5
♣ K 8 7 6 4 		 
Q: 2 - As South, what is your bid?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥2♦
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: We're going to make a Negative Double, telling Pard we're holding the two unbid suits. Our bid is unlimited and forcing, so Pard will tell us more on his next bid.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ A 10 6 4
♥ 
♦ A 10 6 4
♣ K 10 7 6 4 		 
Q: 3 - As South, what is your bid?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦1♥pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 1♠: We could bid our Clubs at the two-level, but we could easily miss out on our Spades then if we have a fit. Our bid is forcing, and Pard will certainly have something interesting to say.
And about "something interesting to say", was the 1st answer your little April fool Marti? Yes, I do agree, sometimes it would be good to double your partner!!.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ K Q J 8 2
♥ K 3
♦ 3
♣ Q J 10 8 2 		 
Q: 4 - As South, what is your bid?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♦
1♠pass2♦*pass
?

*North is showing a fit with our Spades and 10-plus pts. Remember, raising Pard's suit in a competitive auction is weak. He's strong!

 Your choice:
A: 3♠: We have a fit, as Pard's cuebid of their suit showed us. We could have overcalled with as few as 7 pts. We need to show Pard we have an opening hand, but no more than that. If we had 7-11 we'd bid 2♠. 15-17? Game. Remember, Pard has 10-plus.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ A 6
♥ Q J 10 8 3
♦ A J 10 3 2
♣ 2 		 
Q: 5 - As South, what is your bid?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♥pass1 No-trumppass
2♦Pass2♥pass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Pard has only two Hearts or he would have raised us. He has 6-9ish pts. Even with our singleton and doubleton, this doesn't look like game. Let's race as far as we think we can go.

And now, let's don our red frocks and head for our hand.

Your result so far:
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