28 in Cribbage

[vaneramos]

I just had the best hand I have had in a lifetime of playing Cribbage. I held the Queen of Hearts and three fives. The Five of Clubs turned up when the deck was cut.

Any combination that adds up to 15 counts for 2 points. Face cards are worth 10. So each combination of the Queen and a five counts for 2, and each combination of three fives counts for 2, for a total of 16 points. Additionally, each pair counts for 2 points. There are six pairings of fives, for 12 more points. The total score was 28.

The only possible better hand occurs when you're holding a Jack and three fives, and the cut turns up a five in the same suit as the Jack. Such a Jack is worth one extra point for a total of 29. A hand worth 15 points is excellent and anything over 20 is unusual, in fact I've never seen a 28-point hand before.

Danny dealt the hand. Leading by about three points, with 20 to go, he was in an excellent position to win the game. In fact his hand was worth 21 points and he had more in the kitty, but counting first I went out.

Comments

[robearal.livejournal.com]

And this doesn't even include any points made during play of the hand. Go you!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I was so flabbergasted when the five of Clubs turned up that I didn't pay much attention to the pegging. I don't think Danny or I picked up more than a point or two.

[shawnsyms.livejournal.com]

"15-2, 15-4, 15-6, 15-8, 15-10, 15-12, 15-14, 15-16, and 12 is 28!"

A jack of clubs in place of the queen would have been nice, but still...!

How amazing! w00t! :-)

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Do you like Cribbage? Sometime we must play.

Pictures, I say....

[willyumtx.livejournal.com]

If you two play, post some pegging pics.

[shawnsyms.livejournal.com]

That would be nice. I learned from my mom and my grandma. We always called it Crib for short.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

And you didn't take a picture of the hand? We're just supposed to take your word for it?

I used to play a lot of cribbage. I don't believe I've ever had the 28-pointer.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I could go arrange the cards right now and photograph them for you. :-)

Danny would vouch for me. He's as honest as they come.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Oh, right. Like I wouldn't expect Danny to back you up.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't expect him to, if I were dishonest!

oh he did get the hand - he even spluttered when he saw the 5

[djjo.livejournal.com]

and DANG if I wasn't going to go out as well! We had a good chuckle, and then he said he HAD to go and post this to live journal.

It's a good thing I'm not (overly) competative in cribbage. It was a good game - won fair and square.

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

Yay for Cribbage. I thing the best I've had is 24 with 4 5's and a face card.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

You missed a few points. Four 5's and a face card will always count for 28. the only exception is the special situation with a Jack, which counts for 29.

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

Duh. This is what happens when you do two things at once. Mine was 67788. I retyped your hand.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I've had that one before!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Same here, I think. It was one of the first card games I learned from my parents, around age 8.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Wow, talk about beginners luck!