Celebrities Around the Table, A Grand Slam in the Cards.

Last week Sky TV in Britain broadcast eight programs featuring bridge played by celebrities. The scoring was as in duplicate, with the totals divided by 100. So a vulnerable six spades, worth 1,430, gave the successful bidders 14 points each. And partscores did not carry over to the next deal. With one round (four deals) to go, the leader board was Sue Lawley, 31; Mike Gatting, 19; David Rowntree, 9; Val McDermid, 1; and James Mates, 0. These places were greatly influenced by the diagramed deal. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]