We have a few hands that are worth some extra money each week.
THE FIRST 24-HAND
Be the first person to hold a 24-hand and you'll get $5 and THE CHICKEN.
If someone else scores a 24-hand during the tournament, they get to hold THE CHICKEN
Guests and visitors are eligible for this prize.
THE CHICKEN
If you are holding THE CHICKEN at the end of the day, you'll get $5.
Guests and visitors are eligible for this prize.
SPECIALTY HANDS
Club members are eligible to claim our "SPECIALTY HANDS".
We have three of them:
RAGGEDY JULIA (known at other clubs as a RAGGEDY ANN)
Hold a 6-7-8-A-A and you're holding the RAGGEDY JULIA
This hand counts 13 points. Can you find all of them?
We put $1 for each playing member into this pot each week.
Guests and visitors are not eligible for this prize.
RAGGEDY ANDY
Hold a 6-7-8-2-2 and you're holding the RAGGEDY ANDY
This hand counts 11 points.
We put a flat $5 into this pot each week.
Guests and visitors are not eligible for this prize.
THE DIRECTOR'S AWARD
The current DIRECTOR'S AWARD is a 3-3-3-3-6.
There are only two hands worth 23 points... 4-5-5-5-6 or 5-5-5-J-J (with nobs)
This award changes, and the person who wins it gets to select the next DIRECTOR'S AWARD.
Guests and visitors are not eligible for this prize.
(With the exception of the FIRST 24-HAND, all unclaimed pots will accumulate in value until it is claimed.)
SKUNK POT
If you get skunked, or if you skunk someone, you put a quarter in the SKUNK POT. The person who ends up just out of the money gets the contents of the SKUNK POT. For example, if we pay out for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place...then the person in 4th place, who normally would not receive a payout, gets the SKUNK POT.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Every twelve weeks we reward those with perfect attendance with one free entry fee. It's our way of rewarding our most dedicated members.
Most clubs refer to the 6-7-8-A-A hand as a "raggedy ann". Below is the RAGGEDY ANN doll that our cribbage pal JULIA BICK made for us, but since we don't pass it around like THE CHICKEN, we sent the RAGGEDY ANN home with Julia and we renamed the hand the "RAGGEDY JULIA"
Most clubs use a teddy bear to keep track of who had the last 24-hand. Our club uses THE CHICKEN (a genuine Foster Imposter)