The Spingold is a knock-out team event that attracts the top contract bridge players in the world.
The runner-up team in the regularly scheduled portion of the event had the right to challenge the winners to a playoff.
In 1934, 1936 and 1937, the Masters Teams-of-Four and the Asbury Park Trophy were separate events, providing two sets of winners.
Many bridge aficionados consider the modern day Spingold tougher to win than a World Championship.
The four-time winners were Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth, and Eric Rodwell.