Joel Powhatan Wooldridge (born July 19, 1979) is an American multi-national champion and world junior champion in contract bridge, as well as an expert[1] foosball player. In 1990, Wooldridge surpassed Sam Hirschman's previous record for the youngest individual to achieve Life Master status with the American Contract Bridge League. He achieved this milestone at the age of 11 years, 4 months, and 13 days, breaking the previous record of 11 years, 9 months, and 5 days. Four years later, Joel's record was surpassed by Sam's brother, Dan. Wooldridge currently resides in New York City.