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Submitted by Visitor on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 06:02

My brother and I were talking about impossible hands to get. We have always known that 19 is an impossible hand to get. It has even been passed down in our family that if you get a 0 when counting a hand that you got a 19. But we were trying to figure out if a 25, 26, or 27 was possible. Can any one clear this up for us and if you can get them, how?

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25, 26 and 27

Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 12:44.

Yes, 25, 26 and 27 are all impossible cribbage scores, along with 19!

It might be interesting to try and prove it though!

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19 hand

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 13:19.

you are dealt;

Jack Clubs
King Hearts
Five Diamonds
Five Hearts

and the cut is;

Five Spades.

15's = 13 points
pairs = 6 points

Total 19 points. Simples.

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Re: 19 hand

Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/09/2010 - 17:12.

Actually, your hand scores 15-12 and 6 for the pairs, making 18 in total.

If you think about it, 15s can never make an odd score as they are worth 2 points each.

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Actually, the correct score

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 06:37.

Actually, the correct score is 20. 15-14 and 6 for the pairs.

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Re: Actually, the correct score

Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 11:51.

Quite right! I guess three fives make 15...

Good to know people are paying attention.

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I do not agree you have 15

Submitted by Dan (not verified) on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 02:55.

I do not agree you have 15 -12 with the jack and king. the three fives make another 15 so it is 15 -14 and the three fives make 6 for 20 points. I'll take your 1 point you missed

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