SAYC Yellow Jacket

Duplicate Scoring

Scoring Table


  • vulnerable
    A status assigned to one or both partnerships in Duplicate Bridge that results in increased bonus and penalty scores.
    non-vulnerable
    A status assigned to one or both partnerships in Duplicate Bridge that results in no increased bonus and penalty scores.

  • The concept of vulnerable and non-vulnerable comes from Rubber Bridge scoring.

  • In Duplicate Bridge scoring, vulnerable and non-vulnerable status is assigned (artificailly) based on the board number that you are playing.
    • Since your competitors play the same boards with the same vulnerability status, the result is fair.
    • With experience you will learning to alter your bidding and play based on the vulnerablity status of each hand (or deal).

Declaring Pair Score:   making the contract

Trick value:

Only score points for tricks made after the first 6. Include all tricks:   tricks won to make your contract and overtricks.

ContractTrick value
Minor suits - Clubs or Diamonds   20 points per trick
Major suits - Hearts or Spades30 points per trick
Notrump40 points for first trick
Notrump30 points per additional trick    

Bonus value:

Partscore Contract

ContractBonus Value
Normal50 points
Doubledadditional 50 points
Redoubledadditional 100 points

Game Contract

ContractBonus Value
Non-vulnerable300 points
vulnerable500 points

Small Slam Contract

ContractBonus Value
Non-vulnerable500 points
Vulnerable750 points

Grand Slam Contract

ContractBonus Value
Non-vulnerable1000 points
Vulnerable1500 points

Defending Pair Score:   defeating the contract

Score: value based on number tricks declarer makes below contract

Non-vulnerable Contract

ContractUndertrick Value
Normal50 points per trick
Doubled100 points for first trick
Doubled200 points for additional tricks
Redoubled200 points for first trick
Redoubled400 points for additional tricks

Vulnerable Contract

ContractUndertrick Value
Normal100 points per trick
Doubled200 points for first trick
Doubled300 points for additional tricks
Redoubled400 points for first trick
Redoubled600 points for additional tricks