Champion Alfredo Oriza

The "Door was Open" all day and ONE bowler stepped through that door in a BIG way. Most felt there was a good shot at Narrows in every squad... But no one seemed to be able to put four good games together. The lower scores created some tight competition, with 14 of the 18 'Cashers' (5th-18th) finishing within 44 pins. We also saw the 'Cut Line' dip below 900 for the first time in a long, long time. The range of handicaps on the 'Cash List' was, as usual, very diverse, ranging from Sonya Gutowski with 68 pins, to Nelson Sand with -3. EIGHT Members also made a run at the 9-Tap Jackpot (as expected). 4 ended their string at 3 No-Taps, then 3 others strung out 4 No-Taps, finally Pam Sims got the first 5 No-Taps, good for $100. The Jackpot now stands at $3,229.00.

Our Champion, is another 1st time winner, Alfredo Oriza. He joined the Tour last January and struggled during his first 12 Tournament entries. But, he's worked hard on his game and it started paying off this month at Bowlero, with a 4th Place finish and now his first Tour Title. Talk about finding that famous "ZONE"... Alfredo DESTROYED the competition, finishing 103 pins ahead of 2nd Place. When asked what he'd do with the $2,087.00 he takes home for 1st, he said it will go toward bills and some savings. He used his Storm "Paradigm Passion", drilled at Bowlero's Precision Pro Shop, by Tour sponsor Norm Giannusa. Alfredo came to the US from the Philippines in 1996 and currently works for Blue Nile Inc. He asked us to thank his wife Marilyn and daughter Mildred for their support. Alfredo also enjoys playing Basketball and Chess. CONGRATULATIONS Alfredo!! In 2nd Place, Tour Veteran Danny Ramos shot very well in two entries. In both entries he threw some BIG games, but had a few stretches of some 'Bad Breaks' with a bunch of splits. His 979 was good for a nice $925.00 check. Van Kirk had his best finish, ending up only 9 pins back of Danny with a 970, good for $487. Another 2 pins back in 4th was Aaron Eidet who had the early lead Saturday.

NEXT WEEK: HiLine Lanes (Burien) 12:00 & 2:00 re-oil 4:30 & 6:30

RESULTS

Place	Semi-Finalist	HNCP	Score W/HDCP	Prize
1st	Alfredo Oriza PROG. POT WON 25%	36	1082	$900.00 + $1,187.00 = $2,087.00 1st Place
2nd	Danny Ramos PROG. POT WON 20%	17	979	$450.00 + $475.00 = $925.00 2nd Place
3rd T	Van Kirk PROG. POT WON 10%	9	970	$250.00 + $237.00 = $487.00 3rd Place
4th	Aaron Eidet	9	968	210
5th	Willie Ragin	14	937	180
6th	Greg Kim	14	932	150
7th T	Mike Reynolds	12	931	130
7th T	Sherlene Simchen	36	928	120
9th	Len Bazzar	2	925	110
10th	Rich Eaton	1	924	100
11th	Sonya Gutowski	68	912	95
12th	Steve Simchen	8	904	90
13th T	Nelson Sand	-3	902	80
13th T	Tong Nguyen	6	902	80
15th T	Diane Vernon	32	899	75
15th T	David Kim	0	899	75
17th	Scott Leong	12	894	65
18th	George Ureche	30	893	60

OTHER PAYOUTS

Award	Score (w/hndp)	Recipient	Prize
OPTIONAL SCRATCH HIGH SERIES	926	Mitch Vernon	$100.00
-	920	Rich Eaton	$50.00
OPTIONAL SCRATCH HIGH GAME	300	Mitch Vernon	$100.00
-	277	Nelson Sand	$50.00

NEW PROGRESSIVE POT TOTAL: $1,685.00
NEW 9-TAP JACKPOT TOTAL: $3,229.00

STRIKEPOT CONSOLATION WINNER:
5 No Taps - Pam Sims ($100.00)

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