Jim Riccio – Advanced NABC Master
I have been playing Duplicate for 7 years in Lancaster, mostly at Maple Grove, then Online, and now at a Lutheran Church and Homestead Village. This was under the following, as directors and helpful teachers, Andie Sponagule, but mostly John and Debbie Klinger and many helpful players, but especially my wife Jenny Krause Riccio, pictured with me.
I participated in the Valley Forge Regional, Swiss, on Sunday, July 3, 2022. My partner, Claudia Hostetter and I, had never played together before. The other two members of our team were Jim Miller and Sally Patterson. We had an exciting day and finished second in the Overalls with 16.66 Gold.
My goal is to become a Life Master. The main obstacle to achieving this goal is that you must go to a Regional. It is now almost impossible to earn the higher pigments, especially Gold, at a club event.