Do ya’ feel lucky, Chris? The British Earl of Yarborough, during the 19th century, is said to have offered a wager of 1,000 pounds to 1 against picking up a hand with no honors at whist (a precursor of contract bridge). The actual odds against such a “Yarborough” are approximately 1,827 to 1, or about once every 70 bridge sessions.
The hand you picked up actually contained no card higher than an eight. The odds against that are approximately 16,959 to 1 (unless you are playing for money, then it’s about 8%). On average, you’d have to play two sessions every day of 33 nationals in order to pick up such a hand.
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Do ya’ feel lucky, Chris? The British Earl of Yarborough, during the 19th century, is said to have offered a wager of 1,000 pounds to 1 against picking up a hand with no honors at whist (a precursor of contract bridge). The actual odds against such a “Yarborough” are approximately 1,827 to 1, or about once every 70 bridge sessions.
The hand you picked up actually contained no card higher than an eight. The odds against that are approximately 16,959 to 1 (unless you are playing for money, then it’s about 8%). On average, you’d have to play two sessions every day of 33 nationals in order to pick up such a hand.