[1][2] The King or Queen is the high school senior in North America (US, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda) with the "best record in bridge".
[1] Students now formally enter the annual contest and identify their qualifications.
[1] The King of Bridge was established in 1973 by Homer Shoop of Indiana[2] as a prize for the high school senior with the greatest number of ACBL master points.
[1] The second and third winners, Jeff Meckstroth and Bobby Levin in 1974 and 1975, won the 1981 Bermuda Bowl as United States teammates; Levin was the youngest person to be a world champion at bridge.
[citation needed] Several other Kings and Queens have become leading expert players.