Nice to win an award from IBPA, though Andy and I don't believe we deserve any recognition for correcting a score. It would be nice if the prize were 5 matchpoints.
The seventh heart is my reason for bidding 2H. With 6, I would double and hope to have the opportunity to bid hearts later. 2H is only a one-round force, and partner can pass if I rebid 3H.
I know that one is supposed to be aggressive in pre-balancing when short in opponents' suit, but 1) you are not that short, 2)it is a live auction, 3) you are red, 4) partner can come in if LHO passes, and 5)maybe your partner would bid spades or ...
Don, to my mind you were not the beneficiaries of anything - you won because you had a better score than we did. Maybe I am naive, but I believe that 100% of bridge players would report a scoring error, regardless of the consequences.