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Wikipedia agrees with you. But this cite suggests there is a UK/US divide, as I have always understood that the non-dealer gets two for his heels.
This American says it goes to the dealer! I always think of it as a reward for having dealt the cards.
Two points to the dealer. Cite: United States Playing Card Company, 1963.
Dunno about highest, but I just got a double nought (hand and crib) v the blatantly cheating computer.
Sounds good, but I’ve got to get back to the east coast first.
Yes, yes, yes, understood, my point is that English sources say differently. Cite: Pan Book of Card Games ISBN-13: 978-0330201759 et. al. 
WAG: Shortened form of “Opponent”?
Wow, you’re still out in CA?
Hmm. I learnt to play (fairly recently, but from players who have played the game for many years) in the UK and I have it that the dealer gets the points for nobs and heels.
Nobs goes to whoever holds the right jack.
So I’m not an uber cribbage god, but just wondering would any rational player make this particular play, though? (Barring an end-game that is coming down to pegging)
From my counting, throwing the 4 4 gives you higher guaranteed scores (usually six points more) for hand+crib for everything except a 3 or 6 turning. There’s only tiny variations in the crib score for 4 4 or 6 6 based on what the Pone throws, and a small possibility of an extra point or so pegging by keeping the 4 4, not nearly enough to make up the big difference in hand scores.
Or am I so rusty I’ve missed something?
No and No. For the purpose of the puzzle we need not assume rational play (and we assume Pone helps Dealer also).
It’s like the chess puzzle: From the starting position, what’s the fewest moves it may take Black to checkmate White? Black can mate in two, but that requires the unusually bad opening P-KB3 (or KB4) … P-KN4.
Yep, as opposed to the homonym “pwn” which is what I do to anyone I play with.
Yeah, a more rational player might keep the 4 4 5 6. That’s probably the stongest hand, and can benefit even more if the starter is a 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, J, Q, or K.
WA, but yeah. Should be back before winter kicks in in earnest.
Oh yeah. For some reason I was thinking San Francisco.