Any team who has a score ending in 99 (double nines) at the end of ANY hand will receive an automatic win. This could be a score of 99, 199, 499, even -99 or -199. In addition, any team who earns EXACTLY 99 points on one hand will receive an automatic win. THE TD MUST BE CALLED TO THE TABLE TO VERIFY THE 99 OPTION WIN TO QUALIFY. If both teams happen to qualify for the 99 rule in the same hand, the team with the higher score will receive the win. EXCEPTION: If the team who takes the bid goes over 500 at the same time as the opposing team earns 99 in that hand, or the opponents have a final score ending in 99; the team who went over 500 will still be declared the winner.
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