Worst Bid Ever?

May 2004
Raleigh NC
Open One-session BAM
Board-a-Match

	J 9 A 8 6 A Q 7 5 3 K 6 5
10 6 5 3 J 10 4 3 2 K 10 8 4		K 2 Q 7 5 J 9 4 2 A J 10 2
None Vul	A Q 8 7 4 K 9 6 Q 9 8 7 3

West Pass Pass

Mike North 2 ² Dbl(4)

East 3 ³ All Pass

Noble South 1 ¹ Pass

1. 8-15
2. 12+ forcing 1 round
3. way to go East
4. I may have doubled on the looks of the opponents, since we were playing takeout doubles :)

3 x by East
Down 6 — NS +1400

When asked by her partner why she bid 3C, she responded "He might have had only 8 HCP." I'm not sure which is more disturbing. This answer, or the fact that it seemed to satisfy her partner's curiosity...