On a hand of Bingo, it came down to Chris, Mark DeVol, and Mary. Chris had four cards left, Mark had two, and Mary had one. Chris and Mary had been dictating the betting, and it was clear that Chris was going high and Mary was going low.
At showdown, Mary and Mark both went low. Mary turned over a 5, while Mark turned over A-2. Mark had won low. But Chris let out a groan. He had inadvertently also declared low! Unfortunately the Card Night rules state, “The number of chips in a player’s hand will determine which way the player is going, even if he made a mistake and obviously intended to go a different way.” (Bill and Chris play in another home game where they declare differently from us: no chips for low, 1 chip for high, 2 chips for both ways. This may or may not have contributed to Chris’s error.)
We’ve all made this mistake before. It will probably be a long time before Chris makes it again.
| Mark D | +$47.00 |
| Mary | ‑$54.00 |
| Bill | ‑$21.00 |
| Chris | ‑$43.00 |
| Jeff | ‑$94.00 |
| Lyndon | +$121.00 |
| Glen | +$44.00 |
Jackpot is now $14.00.
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