Sue Picus
Susan Jean Picus was an American bridge player from New York City. A graduate of NYU and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she had worked as a software engineering manager and director at Bell Laboratories, Unix System Laboratories, Novell, and Bear Stearns. She was married to Barry Rigal, a bridge player, writer and commentator.
Bridge accomplishments
Picus won four international events as a player and placed second in another; she captained the gold medal women's team in the 1997 and 2013 Venice Cup.She finished first or second in every one of the eight US women trials in which she played from 1991 to 2003, bar 1996.
She won her first two US titles before becoming a Life Master.
Wins
- Venice Cup 1991, 1993, 2003
- McConnell Cup 1994
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Smith Life Master Women's Pairs 2009
- * Machlin Women's Swiss Teams 1986, 2002, 2005
- * Wagar Women's Knockout Teams 1972, 1991
- * Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams 1997, 2004
- * Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match 1971, 2000
Runners-up
- Venice Cup 1995
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Whitehead Women's Pairs 1983
- * Machlin Women's Swiss Teams 1990, 1994
- * Wagar Women's Knockout Teams 1985, 2002, 2004
- * Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams 1986, 1996