Yarborough
This
is a name given to a “hand” of cards that contain no cards higher than a nine.
It is used in the game of Contact Bridge. The name was given to this hand by
Lord Charles Anderson Worsley, the 2nd Earl of Yarborough.
The
probability of getting a Yarborough is which 
which is 
or about 
.
which is or about .
The
Earl offered £1,000 to anyone who achieved a "Yarborough" – on
condition they paid him £1 each time they did not succeed in getting one.
4 comments:
Quite interesting Gregg I didn't know about that.
Went to see Danny Boy last night he said he was going to sing some George Jones songs. had a late night, suppose to be going again tonight but the seating arrangements is too high up in the theatre for me to handle so regrefully have to give it a miss.
Yvonne.
Quite interesting Gregg I didn't know about that.
Went to see Danny Boy last night he said he was going to sing some George Jones songs. had a late night, suppose to be going again tonight but the seating arrangements is too high up in the theatre for me to handle so regrefully have to give it a miss.
Yvonne.
How about that? Now I know what a yarborough is. :-)
And I picked something boring like yellow, lol!
Very interesting information! I'd heard the word Yarborough before but didn't know what it meant~ ♥♥♥
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