Janie's bidding is different. Of that, there can be little question. For example, who else could have invented insult cue bids? When the opponents bid our suit, Janie bids their suit. It took me years to figure out that she does this simply because she is insulted, and the bid means nothing! Little did I know what this would lead to, in the Life Master Pairs:
None Vul
Dealer South
NORTH:
S-J4
H-AK8
D-Q108753
C-J7
WEST: S-KQ862 EAST: S-T753
H-Q62 H-JT9752
D-Void D-Void
C-KQ854 C-T32
SOUTH:
S-A9
H-3
D-AKJ9642
C-A96
South West North East
Me Janie
1D 1S 2S 3D
3S 4D 4H Pass
4S 5D 6D Pass
7C Pass 7D (All Pass)
The auction started innocently enough. I overcalled South's 1D opening with 1S, and North cue-bid 2S to show a strong diamond raise. Janie's 3D was a routine insult cue-bid, and South showed slam interest with his cue-bid of 3S. Getting into the spirit of things, I contributed a second insult cue-bid, 4D. North showed his ace of hearts, and South, encouraged, cue bid spades again! By this time I really was insulted. And so I bid 5D, thus creating the first recorded triple insult cue-bid sequence in bridge history! There was no longer any question of the opponents reaching a good contract - it was fate that got them to 7D. Declarer studied the dummy for about a minute, then looked up and said quietly, "I can't make this."
Score one up for Janie - insult cue bids strike again!