[The name is new to her; she files it away.]

Sounds like the type who would be angry to lose to a woman, a foreigner or both, but equally the sort not to ask questions when a stranger inexplicably finds him attractive while still sober. Do you have a preference for the sort of distracted he is?

[She may have a preference, but either would do in a pinch, and she's the invited guest. Only fair to let the planner take the lead.]