Joshua Samuel Donn (born June 1, 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a multi national champion and a gold medal world junior champion in contract bridge. He is known as a bridge lecturer as well as author. Donn is an American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master. He is the all-time leader of Richard Pavlicek's monthly polls that ran from 2000–2006 and had thousands of participants from over 90 countries. He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with his daughter.
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Publications
Donn authored a popular online column called "Breakin' the Rules" from 2011 to 2015. He co-authored a book called More Breaking the Rules: Second Hand Play with Barry Rigal in 2013. He also has moderated and written a column in the ACBL Bridge Bulletin called "The Bidding Box" since 2021.
Bridge accomplishments
Awards
Joan Gerard Youth Award, World Bridge Federation
Finalist, International Bridge Press Association "Yeh Bros. 2014 Best Bid Deal of the Year" for Josh Donn & Adam Kaplan in "Grand Bidding" by Sue Munday
Finalist, International Bridge Press Association "2014 Master Point Press Book of the Year" for More Breaking the Rules – Second-Hand Play by Barry Rigal and Josh Donn
Wins
World Youth Bridge Team Championships 2006
Roth Open Swiss Teams 2008
Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 2011
Roth Open Swiss Teams 2016
Roth Open Swiss Teams 2019
Jacoby Open Swiss Teams 2026
Runners-up
NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams 2016
Grand National Teams 2016
North American Pairs Flight A 2024
Service
ACBL Hall of Fame Committee
USBF Credentials Committee
Certified Arbitrator for the Institute for Bridge Arbitration