<p>This particular hand is the famous "29 hand" which is the highest scoring cribbage hand.  In fact, you can even get cribbage scoring boards with this design.  </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ke1JV.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ke1JV.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>The scoring breakdown for this hand is as follows:</p>

<ul>
<li>8 fifteens for 16

<ul>
<li>4 fifteens made of a 5 and the J</li>
<li>4 fifteens made of 3 fives (omit each of the 5's once) </li>
</ul></li>
<li>6 pairs for 28 (<a href="https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4%20choose%202" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4 choose 2</a> ways to pair the 5's)</li>
<li>Knobs</li>
</ul>

<p>The hand scores <code>8*2 + 6*2 + 1 = 29</code></p>

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2019-07-26T13:09:54.193Z
2019-07-26T13:09:54.193Z
ryanyuyu
<p>This evening, after contributing to the crib, I held three 5s and the Jack of the 5 that was turned by my opponent.</p>

<p>So, what did my hand score, with the four fives and the Jack of the knobs, after the pegging?</p>

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Two-handed cribbage
Don Evanson
# Two-handed cribbage

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-26)

This evening, after contributing to the crib, I held three 5s and the Jack of the 5 that was turned by my opponent.

So, what did my hand score, with the four fives and the Jack of the knobs, after the pegging?

**Tags:** cribbage, scoring


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-07-26. Score: 3

This particular hand is the famous "29 hand" which is the highest scoring cribbage hand. In fact, you can even get cribbage scoring boards with this design.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ke1JV.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/ke1JV.jpg)

The scoring breakdown for this hand is as follows:

* 8 fifteens for 16
  + 4 fifteens made of a 5 and the J
  + 4 fifteens made of 3 fives (omit each of the 5's once)
* 6 pairs for 28 ([4 choose 2](https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4%20choose%202) ways to pair the 5's)
* Knobs

The hand scores `8*2 + 6*2 + 1 = 29`


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