Sandy Wood
Brain Game: Here’s My Card
by Sandy Wood - October 14, 2009 - 7:30 AM

THE ANSWER:

As described above, 20 points is the most common two-card blackjack score; 146 different two-card combinations result in a score of 20.

Second on the list is 13; there are 118 different two-card combinations that total 13.

Third on the list is 14; some 102 different two-card combinations give a score of 14.

(For the record, a score of 21 can occur from 64 different two-card combinations.)

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