Three nearly identically large size squads, produced 182 Entries, 36 Cashers and a hefty $12,423.00 in payouts at Daffodil.  A SUPER day in every way... on time in every squad... very moderate to slightly low scores... extremely diverse averages cashed... a tight competition... and another 'Golden Shot' for the Jackpot.  We had an extremely wide spread of handicaps on the Cash List, ranging from +69 to -10... THAT'S DIVERSITY!!  Our 1st squad leader Cody Angeney had a sweet 804, that was only topped by one other bowler, by ONE PIN, when Johnnie Seng shot his 805 in the 2nd squad.  Both were chasing their first Tour Title.  Then there's Huyen Thai who got things heated up in the 1st game of the 1st squad.  He started the day by stringing the first SIX Taps (although his 4th was kinda dramatic), then the low end of the house got very quiet as he stepped up for the 'Golden Shot' that was worth $5,266.00.  In 2022 Huyen also had a shot at Tap #7, this one was just like his last attempt, both times, sadly, he got a real strike.  He still picked-up a nice $500.00 Consolation for his effort.  The onslaught on the Jackpot later continued when both Troy Breeding & Earl Kleist started games with 5 Taps, but both fell short on #6.

Saman 'Johnnie' Seng has come close to winning before with NINE Top 5 finishes, but Sunday he finally broke through with his FIRST Tour Title.  After so many near misses, Johnny had plenty of supporters Sunday that were rooting for his score to hang on this time.  In the end, his 805 & Cody's 804 were the only two 800's shot on Sunday.  He asked us to thank those friends that were pulling for him... especially girlfriend Tina and his daughter who are always there cheering him on... along with fellow bowlers Adam, Montana, Chandra, Cam, Gilbert & Charles.  An interesting new twist on the Champs bowling ball, Johnny used a STORM Night Road, that used to be his daughter's.  The ball was (re)drilled by Robert Kelly at Secoma Lanes and Johnny's shoes were, of course, Dexter SST8's.  The BIG Win also came with a BIG payday... his super $2,609.00 check was just short of the high of the year and he plans to use it for our Las Vegas Tourney at the end of the month.  Johnny becomes the SEVENTH 1st-Time Champ this year.  The Pharmacy Assistant also enjoys Body Building... obviously a winning combination this week!

In 2nd Place, and also chasing his first Title, was Cody Angeney.  He missed it by that heartbreaking ONE-PIN, but added to his resume with his THIRD Top 3 finish this year.  Before the 2nd squad started, he said that he suspected that his 804 wouldn't hold up and that an errant 10th frame shot cost him 20 pins.  In the end, he only needed a couple of those pins.  Cody knows that his day is coming!  For the second week in-a-row, we had a 2nd place check with a comma.  Hope the $1,154.00 payday softened the the blow.

In 3rd Place, Tour Veteran Tong Nguyen had his best finish since last September.  He's been slow shaking off the cobwebs since his trip back to Vietnam earlier in the year and his 787 series was his best 3 game set this year, even beating many of his 4 game sets.  The $591.00 3rd Place share, boosts his career earnings to $74,503.00, #3 All-Time.