Lew Stansby

Lew Stansby (born 1940) is an American bridge player from Dublin, California. Lew, a former commodities trader lives with wife and fellow national champion JoAnna Stansby. Since his first national win in the Reisinger in 1965, he has won over 35 national championships and seven world championships, accumulating a win in every decade since 1965.

Stansby was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2001.

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2001

Awards

• Fishbein Trophy (1) 2000
• Herman Trophy (1) 2007
• Mott-Smith Trophy (2) 1984, 1986

Wins

• Bermuda Bowl (3) 1985, 1987, 2001
• d'Orsi Senior Bowl (2) 2005, 2007
• Rosenblum Cup (1) 1994
• World Open Pairs Championship (1) 1982
• North American Bridge Championships (35)
  • Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1986
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1998
  • North American Pairs (1) 2002
  • Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2010
  • Grand National Teams (7) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2003
  • Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2010, 2013
  • Vanderbilt (7) 1967, 1984, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2011
  • Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2013
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 2001, 2008
  • Reisinger (5) 1965, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1996
  • Spingold (3) 1975, 1990, 2000

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 1989
• Rosenblum Cup (1) 1982
• North American Bridge Championships (24)
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1991
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1981
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1999
  • North American Pairs (1) 1997
  • Grand National Teams (3) 2000, 2001, 2006
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2000
  • Vanderbilt (3) 1992, 2006, 2010
  • Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2012
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1989, 1994, 2008
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2004
  • Reisinger (4) 1983, 2006, 2007, 2012
  • Spingold (4) 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003