It’s Turkey Time!

With Thanksgiving drawing near, one begins to think about turkey — gobble, gobble!
On each auction below, East or West made a turkey call. Can you spot it?

1.	None vul
J 8 4 3 Q 2 A K Q 9 6 4 2		K Q 7 2 K 10 8 3 J 2 A 8 3

1 2 Pass

Pass Pass Pass

1 3 NT

Pass Pass

What was the worst call made?  Enter calls like this: P 1H 2C 3N 4S 6D

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

2.	E-W vul
A K 8 4 9 7 2 K Q A 10 4 3		Q J 9 2 10 8 3 A 9 2 K 8 5

1 NT 2 Pass

Pass Pass Pass

2 4

Pass Pass

What was the worst call made? 

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

Quit Top It’s Turkey Time!

3.	N-S vul
2 9 7 3 A J 9 7 2 A K J 4		K 8 4 A 8 2 K Q 10 8 Q 8 2

1 4 5

Pass Pass Pass

3 4 Pass

Pass Pass Pass

What was the worst call made? 

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

4.	Both vul
4 2 8 2 A Q 4 3 A K J 10 8		K Q 8 A 10 7 4 3 7 6 5 Q 2

1 2 Pass

Pass Pass Pass

1 2

Pass Pass

What was the worst call made? 

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

Quit Top It’s Turkey Time!

5.	None vul
7 2 A K J 9 8 4 A K 2 8 2		A K J 9 8 4 2 Q J 5 Q 4 3

1 3 Pass

Pass Pass Pass

1 3

Pass Pass

What was the worst call made? 

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

6.	E-W vul
K 9 8 4 J 8 2 A 2 A J 5 4		A 3 A K Q 7 4 9 8 7 3 3 2

1 1 2 NT

Pass Pass Pass

1 2 3 NT

Pass Pass AP

What was the worst call made? 

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

Quit Top It’s Turkey Time!

© 2014 Richard Pavlicek