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Scoring Combinations in "the show"
Card Combination Description Points Name
Jack of the same suit as the starter 1 "his knobs", "right Jack"
Set of cards that total 15 (face cards are 10) 2 Fifteen
Pair 2 Pair
Run of three 3 Run of three
Run of four 4 Run of four
Run of five 5 Run of five
Flush of cards in hand 4 Flush of four (not allowed for crib)
Flush of cards in hand and starter 5 Flush of five
Extended scoring combinations in "the show"
Description Points Name Equivalent
Three of a kind 6 "pair royal", "proil" Three pairs
Four of a kind 12 "double royal" or "double proil" Six pairs
i.e - KKQJ 8 Double-run of three Two runs of three and a pair
i.e - KKQJ-10 10 Double-run of four Two runs of four and a pair
i.e - KKQJ-10-9 12 Double-run of five Two runs of five and a pair
i.e - KKQQJ 16 Double-Double-run of three Four runs of three and two pair
i.e - KKKQJ 15 Triple-run of three Three runs of three and three pair
i.e - KKKQJ 15 Triple-run of three Three runs of three and three pair
555J with 5 starter same suit as J 29 Twenty-nine Eight 15's, six pairs, and the right jack
"Play" Point Combinations
Description Points Name
Jack as the starter 2 "his heels", "nibs"
Pair 2 Pair
Run of three 3 Run of three
Run of four 4 Run of four
Run of five 5 Run of five
Reaching a 15-count exactly 2 Fifteen
* Reaching 31-count exactly 2 Thirty-one
* Opponent unable to play 1 "Go"
* Final card played 1 "Last"
* Only one of these can be earned with the play of a single card.

NOTE: Runs must be made of consecutively played cards with no "Go"s or non-run cards in between, but the cards do not need to be in any order. 4,2,3 is a run; 4,K,3,2 is not.