Saturday, the 9-Tap Tour headed south for what has become one of the Tour's favorite locations, Bowlero-Lakewood.  A BIG THANKS to Corinne and her team at Bowlero!!  When we maxed-out the 2nd Squad entries, there were still plenty more bowlers in the Check-In line... knowing that we would exceed our time window if she allowed us to expand to 7 bowlers per pair, Corinne gave the "Go Ahead', allowing 11 more bowlers to get into the squad that totaled and amazing 77 bowlers!!  A total of 184 Entries produced a large Cash List of 37 Members and another HUGE Total Payout of $12,695.00. One of the big surprises of the day was the higher scoring, that was likely a by-product of the warmer temps.  The 'Cut-Line' was slightly higher than normal at 936, but the SEVEN bowlers topping the 1000 mark was definitely a surprise.  Those 1K scores were spread across all 3 squads Saturday. 

Seems like the assaults on the 9-Tap Jackpot are increasing every week!!... Earl Kleist had 6 of the Front-7, only missing in the 3rd Frame (see pic above)... then, for the second week in-a-row (and the 2nd in-a-row at Bowlero), we witnessed a 'GOLDEN SHOT'!!  This time it was Chandra Martinez earning the chance to throw ONE BALL for $7,377.00.  She did a great job of 'centering' herself, pushed all that pressure aside and threw a GREAT shot (see video), that sadly only carried 8.  So, for the 2nd straight week, the Jackpot paid out a well earned $750.00, yet the Pot still remains above $9K for Bowlero-Acme next week.

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Jeff Price earned his 2nd Tour Title and the red Championship Jersey that comes with #2, with his awesome 1041 series.  He bowled just a few times before 2021, but has become a regular on the Tour the last few years.  Despite only one Top 5 finish prior to 2024, Jeff had lots of Cashes.  Early this year, Jeff told Rob that he was going to have a BIG year!  He's lived up to his word, now capturing his 2nd Tour Title, after winning Title #1 in May, both coming at Bowlero Lanes.  Wearing his Dexter Sxt6 shoes and crushing the pins with his Proton Physix ball drilled by Robert Kelly at Secoma, Jeff kept the streak of now EIGHTEEN straight $2K Champions with his biggest check of $2,433.00.  Jeff plans on putting his winnings into savings.  He wants to thank all his bowling buddies Willie Manning Jr, Jay Burdine & Lee Conerly and friends for showing him love and support.

Bowlero Champion Jeff Price

2nd - Travis Washington is another bowler who has really turned it around over the last year.  This time, he was less than a mark away from winning his FIRST Tour Title, settling for 2nd Place with a nice 1033.  Travis previously had the rare feat of going back-to-back 5th Place finishes and also back-to-back 4th's.  His best previous finish was a 3rd, so this week he has set new standard with his biggest payday $1,083.00.

3rd - David Kim finishes with his best so far in 2024, only missing 2nd Place by ONE PIN!!  The 2-Time Champion hadn't been doing many re-entries recently, but something must have motivated him to try again Saturday and he made the decision payoff.  He took home $549.00 for tossing his super 1032 series.