[mr1303]

NS play 3NT after the auction 2NT (club pre-empt) 3NT.

This is 6 off by the end of trick 12 and NS are booked for a complete zero, until West realises he has no 13th card (North has 2)

Average minus to both sides? EW feel hard done by and NS feel very lucky.

[jdonn]

Both sides are at fault since both didn't count their cards (correctly anyway).

I really don't care how they feel. Any negative EW feelings should be directed at the EW player who didn't count his cards before the hand.

[barmar]

It seems strange that NS are allowed to profit from the infraction, by having their bottom bumped up to A-.

Too bad you can't give each side the lesser of their table result or A-. EW would have their top turned into A-, but NS would still get a bottom. Neither side profits.

[bluejak]

Yes, but you should not worry too much. True, N/S were getting a bottom, but on a different hand from the one played at other tables, so it is not comparable. They have not gained anything really.

[nige1]

Ignore that