We Have A Winner!

Jack Rhatigan sent me this exciting bit of news:

Howard Weinstein and Steve Garner are bidding in this December's 2012 Bridge World.  They managed a score of 87 out of a maximum of 100 in ten hands of the Challenge the Champs contest.  A score of 87 is really manificent!  And, Howie and Steve will return in the January issue.

Jack is right; a most impressive performance by Howie and Steve.

And - speaking of impressive performances - the boys pulled one off tonight in San Francisco.  When the scores came in - Howie and Steve, along with teamates Aubrey Strul, Michael Becker, Tarek Sadek and Walid Elahmady were at the top of the pack!

I captured a smiling team photo, then instructed Howie and Steve to pose separately for a MN Bridge Blog photo.  Their Egyptian teammates, Tarek and Walid, were so excited I couldn't separate 'em!

Congratulations, guys - all around!