The Declarer’s final pile holds these 22 cards: I, XXI, K♦, Q♠, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, 7♣, 8♣, 9♣, 10♣, 2♥, 3♥, 4♥. The Declarer’s Pagat (the I) quietly won the very last trick of the hand, unannounced.
Count the Card Points, say whether the contract succeeded, and total the Victory Points both players write.
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22 Card Points: 22 cards ÷ 3 gives 7 with one card left over, and a single leftover rounds away to nothing, so the base stays 7. Pips: the I and XXI (Trull) = 8, the K♦ = 4, the Q♠ = 3, total 15; 7 + 15 = 22, nowhere near the 36 needed. The contract fails, and the opponent writes 3 Victory Points for the win. But the Pagat Ultimo happened anyway, and bonuses belong to whoever earns them, win or lose: the Declarer still writes 1 Victory Point for the quiet Pagat Ultimo. Strawman’s forgiving core, doubled: an announced bonus never costs you if it fails, and a completed bonus never checks whether your contract did too.