292 is harder than 291. I remember watching Anthony Pepe's 295. I think the 5 count is better than leaving a ringing 10 pin.

@jcookster74

5 ай бұрын

I agree 292 is the hardest and the rarest score in bowling history.

@DazednMildlyConfused

5 ай бұрын

it is.. my 296 was less heart breaking than my 299s.

@drizztdourden8729

5 ай бұрын

I think it is easier since you can hit the 1 pin and still leave the 7 and 10 pins. We should take into account that bowlers who would be doing this are high level bowlers and they would most likely hit the 1 pin on the last shot

@therealbatman8085

5 ай бұрын

@@drizztdourden8729exactly. Hitting the 7 or 10 is easy for them but getting only 2 pins is very difficult

@Igloo3471

5 ай бұрын

@@DazednMildlyConfused yup I got two 296s (one a big four, the other a washout - both poor shots), stone-9, stone-7, ring-10, rip-7 for 299 four times, the latter four still annoy me to this day lol.

I've bowled with Pepe a couple times, he practiced a couple pairs over from the junior league I was in in high school. A little while after this he handed out autographed jerseys to a bunch of the kids in the league. Still have mine! He's a good dude, real class act

Former PBA Tour winner Kent Wagner has the full set (290-300). All ABC/USBC sanctioned. I do know of a guy shooting a sanctioned 291 game in Australia in the 1970s or early 80s, nerves got him and he took the 7 pin off the full rack.

I was really young, and as yet hadn't bowled a 200 game. I opened the game with 4 strikes, fifth frame, knocked down 9 pins. I lost all focus and finished the game still under 200.

@Wandamiancrucifixplat

5 ай бұрын

A couple months ago I bowled 7 strikes and got less than 200 lol

@hankgolfer1

3 ай бұрын

5 marks in a row, then finish with 5 open frames. Crazy game bowling is.

As the owner of a 296, it’s embarrassing to tell people. Didn’t even come close to the pocket.

We had a 294 in the house I grew up in. Right-handed 170 bowler almost threw it in the left gutter but picked off 4.

Parker Bohn shot 274 in a title match against Walter Ray in 1999 in Canandaigua NY. I was there live. Started with 10 out of 11 and one 9/ then on the fill got 5 out of the middle.

@michaelsima9186

5 ай бұрын

I had a 276. First 6, strikes, three a bucket, picked it up and struck out for a 276

Bummer with the 295, but wow did Pepe have a great debut! Maybe a top 5 debut video is in order?

Wow, that was riveting. It was like I was watching it live (but with minimal time investment).

I have a 293 under my belt...Back when I was using my thumb...pretty flush front 11. Slipped a bit as I slid on #12 which caused the ball to fall out of my hand early. Hit the 6-9-10 solid. 293.

@edwardranno7119

5 ай бұрын

I thought I was the only person to bowl a 293.the entire bowling alley went quite and I turned around and everybody was watching me,nerve racking

@DuffyJ1111

5 ай бұрын

I hate that. I'm still chasing my 1st 300. 298 twice and when the whole bowling alley goes quiet is the worst! @@edwardranno7119

@jvmiller1995

5 ай бұрын

@@edwardranno7119 That is the hardest thing is when everyone around you just stops bowling and is watching. I had a 298 299 and 2 300s in the last couple years. I would prefer nobody even notices me. LOL My personal best is 17 strikes in a row on a short sport shot.

I've scored a 283 once. Bowled a 9 pin no-tap, although all my shots were strikes and did not had a 9 count. Started front 10, then I left the Big 4, out of which I got only 1. Also, I had bowled 2 300s, 278, 275, 276, 290 and 289 before scoring my first ever 279.

Years ago, Matt McNeil bowled in my league. He’s an amazing bowler who was on the PBA tour for several years and made some TV finals. But one night in league he laid down 11 in a row and as everyone gathered around the lane in preparation for the high fives, he started his approach and....hit his ankle, sending his ball into the gutter for a 290.

Great bowling environment. This and Thunderbowl 2019 were the best to watch during the PBA tour in my opinion.

@binaryanticommunist1882

5 ай бұрын

The South Point is awesome. Basically two double-sided bowling centers in one facility. It's a must see for any bowler visiting Vegas.

Bryan Goebel 296, Jim Harvey shot 297 in Riverside CA in the mid-80s on an ESPN telecast. Johnny Petraglia shot 298 in Long Island in 1978 On ABC.

292 is the hardest score to get. I've heard of some who have too many 300s to count that go for 292 because it is more difficult to achieve.

@christopherbullock1209

5 ай бұрын

Is there any other way to get a 2 count than picking the 6-9 or 4-8 out of the rack?

@NathanMoist

5 ай бұрын

​@@christopherbullock1209 Probably just pure luck but I guess you could hit just the 7 or 10 and send it across the pit bounce up and hit the 10 or 7.

@James_St._James

5 ай бұрын

@@christopherbullock1209 There's a video here on KZread of a guy getting 292 by going straight on and knocking down the 6-10 without hitting the 9. Obviously the 4-7 would be possible too.

@James_St._James

5 ай бұрын

@@NathanMoist I think it's possible but extremely improbable to hit the 10 off the back and nick the top inner left side of the 9 and leave the rest of the pins alone. It would be like a 1 in a trillion shot. 7-8 as well.

@johnls39

5 ай бұрын

I'll go for the former and keep shooting 300s if I have that skill set and luck which generally comes into play.

I watched Eric Forkel shoot 294 at a PBA event in Albany NY (not the tv finals).

I think it’d be interesting to see you do an analysis of Osku Palermaa’s 2011 World Championship win. In my opinion it’s the luckiest major win I can remember. With the format, how he bowled, and the lucky breaks he got.

His mother cheering him and crying at Pepe's victory was very touching.

Nicely told

I've actually saw somebody in one of my leagues bowled a 292 game in Québec's duckpin bowling. He had the first 11 strikes but then hit straight into the middle to only hit the 1 and the 5 pin. He was a bit mad

I used to bowl league with him and his family in Astoria Queens. That’s my claim to fame. 😂

Try candlepin bowling (mostly seen only in New England), a much tougher version where scores over 120 are rare.

I believe Tom Daughtry has every 290 game possible 290, 291, 292, ect. He said he wanted go do that after achieving so many 300 games.

@theinsaneshecklador6598

5 ай бұрын

A guy in my town is trying that. All that remains is his 292.

@pablolacruz2652

5 ай бұрын

Yes, bowling can be boring for some people, and I can guess I can count myself in that group as I have done just about everything anyone can ask to do in bowling. Now I can only bowl for fun.

I don’t have a whole lot of very weird scores I’ve bowled, but I did get a 275, a flat 260, flat 250, and 252, which I think are all a little uncommon, but certainly not a 295 game!

My best game is a 288, but not that strange. 8 spare to finish the 10th. Was my first and still my only time hitting a 700 series and I bowled a 755. Was 3 pins shy of a 700 last week because of a 4-10 leave on a weak pocket shot in the 9th. I can't imagine messing up the last ball in the 10th and some how managing to get 5 or fewer pins.

there was a 298 by shawn maldonado in 2023 but does that count as a TV show, because if he did get 300 did that still count as a tv 300, even though it was on bowl TV?

My oddest score was 283. I had the front 10, then on the 11th shot I yanked it and missed the head pin on the left side (I'm righty). Left the 1-3-9-10. 2nd shit I hit the 1 pin straight on and missed the rest. Best part, 283 was called in mystery that night and I won $300.

This and everyone in the comments are wrong. The rarest game in history happened in 1905 by a fellow named James Blackstone in Seattle. His 12th ball he had a pin split in half and the half remained standing. This was when the pins was all real wood and most likely the ball too. Although that was the same year the first rubber ball came out. This was a time that 300's was almost impossible. Anyone rolling 300's with wooden or rubber balls was one hell of a bowler. I have had several in the last few years just because the game has gotten so much easier than when I started in 1999. New bowlers don't know how good they have it!

@brlyjo

3 ай бұрын

I had 3 300s before reactive came out. Now I've had 2 300s in a night more than once. Games a lot easier.

I didn't bowl it, but I have seen a 293 bowled by someone. Best story though is a guy who shot 290. Why is it a great story? Because he borrowed a shoe cover to go back out to his car before game 1. Forgot to take it off, fell, ball straight in the gutter, then spare/11 in a row for 290.

At Last year's WSOB, Matthew Russo shot a 293 Game

Remember Tom Daugherty’s 100? One of the best moments in TV history.

Twice I have started a game with a pocket 7-10 and struck the rest of the way out for 279.

I had a 273 my high. First 10 strikes then a 3 count then hit Chanel on 12th ball

Knock down 2 pins on the first ball is the hardest thing to do. 292, the hardest score to bowl

Not sure if it was televised but John Mazza bowled a 294

So I have a friend in a Tuesday night league and he went down to a bowling alley and his friend shot 296 and then the next game, my friend proceeded to shoot 295

That title game was great. Dick allen on fire ane closing with 3 opens is as rare as a 295 😂

292 is the hardest score in bowling. It's very hard to get just two pins. Usually you get one or three pins.

I have witnessed a 290 done with the front 11 and then a gutter ball. To add insult to the injury, that would have been his first 300 :( Pretty sure with his skills he would get one eventually, if not already.

292 is harder my literally millions of time. Think about how many two counts you have left? Probably none of one.

i bowled with pepe twice hes so nice and humble

I have a friend that bowled a 294 did exactly what Pepe did but he's a righty and left the 3-4-6-7-9-10 😂

I have 3 277 games. I am still seeking the first 300. 277 is the high at the moment

@michaelsima9186

5 ай бұрын

My high is 276…. left a bucket, the rest strikes

I don't think a 292 has ever been bowled in a sanctioned bowling event

292 is an almost impossible score to make.

I know for me when I get the first 11 I have to make sure not to pull it inside. I’m not sure if that’s typical to do when you get nervous but that’s the issue I have 🤷 My high game for a long time was 284

@pablolacruz2652

5 ай бұрын

Some people under pressure tend to slow their approach which can cause early timing and a pull.

The cheetah is def high scoring when Liz Johnson made the show. Obviously

I've shot every score from 294 to 300.

Nothing like bringing your "B" game!

It seems 292, -294 would be harder.

292 by far would be tougher

have you ever heard pf someone making he 7 10 on the first ball on a full rack

I bowled a 294 game.

Nice to watch bowlers with a normal one hand delivery. Cannot watch bowlers with the silly unnatural two hand ball delivery. Where did that start anyway?

How were these scores "UNBELIEVABLE".

Can someone please explain why tenpin bowling is still not included in the Olympics? Break dancing even got there first.

292 is the hardest score to get

Anthony Simonsen has a 285 on TV.

@boywithdrone09

5 ай бұрын

I remember Simo having a 287 game as well but every time I look it up I can’t find anything on it

I'll own my 295 and 296 games. 😁

Bowling Scorigami!

The weirdest score I ever got was a 187. For those who don't know, 187 is the section of the California Penal Code that defines murder. As for other memorable telecasts to break down (as you mentioned at the end of the video), here's two that I've thought of: 1. The 1997 St. Clair Classic; the final ABC Sports telecast of the PBA tour. I've watched it here on KZread, Chris Schenkel could barely keep his composure during the broadcast. 2. The 1995 Northwest Classic. John Handegard becomes the oldest (57 years, 55 days old) person to win a PBA tour event defeating four Hall of Famers (Mike Aulby, Norm Duke, Bryan Goebel and Mark Williams) in the process. Plus you had two other Hall of Famers (Earl Anthony & Mike Durbin) on commentary.

I witnessed a 290 game in a collegiate event in the early 1990s, not televised, where my own teammate had the first 11 in a row on a very oily pattern and was throwing with no thumb in the ball. The 12th shot got away from him and ended up in the channel for 290. I would say this is even rarer than James St James comment on 292 because you have to exit the entire lane for this after hitting the pocket 11 straight times.

@bduddy55555

5 ай бұрын

A spare then 11 strikes is 290 though...

@brlyjo

3 ай бұрын

Which can you do easier, make a mistake and gutter, or make a mistake and get 2?

I once bowled a 273. Opened up with a double third frame got it to far right with no hans for a 3 count then struke out.

291 aint hard LOL. We actually try for this score.

Most focop is a 299.

I agree that the 292 would be harder to get than the 291. But with the modern ball, not as hard as it once was. As many times as we've seen right-handers pluck out of a full rack the 6 and 9 pins only (or the 4 and 8 by a left-hander), it would seem only a little more difficult than throwing a 291. But no less embarrassing, for sure.

I found out that 301 is even harder still.

@michaelsima9186

5 ай бұрын

I had a 308…. bowled a 300, then went out to eat!!🤪

My most unusual score was when I had 9 strikes in a game and did not shoot 200. It was 191, I think. Pretty sad. 😢

I shot a 301 once. It was weird. I was told after the game it was a record. On the last strike one pin bounced out of the gutter and stood back up. Then a messenger came around and knocked it down so by rule it’s an 11 for a 301. Ps- Sorry for the confusion. I thought this would come off as a joke so I added a bit more :).

@MohammedSameerSayedHussain

5 ай бұрын

Impossible unless they mistakenly allowed you to shoot four times on the 10th frame.

@johnls39

5 ай бұрын

@@MohammedSameerSayedHussain I don't believe it. Has to be a 301 series w/ three games or by the end of the second game.

@CurdBros

5 ай бұрын

@@johnls39 in the twelfth strike all the pins went down and then one popped back out of the gutter and stood up and then a messenger came around and knocked it down so they gave me a 301. It’s in the PBA rule book. Or I made it all up as a joke :)

@michaelsima9186

5 ай бұрын

I bowled a 308….. I bowled a 300, then went out to eat!!🤪

Imagine how difficult it would be to bowl a 291 if that was your GOAL, like if there was a special prize of a million dollars for bowling it in a tournament. Your first 11 shots all have to be strikes but then the final shot you have to nick just one edge pin. If you are not careful you will either get a gutter ball or accidentally nick another pin and get 292 or more. I actually think getting a strike is EASIER than being required to get just one pin so it would be in my humble opinion MORE difficult than getting 300.

I have a nine pin no tap 295 game went dead flush and got nine or strike on all the front 11 but then for number 12 the ball just didn’t grab through it in the perfect spot. The ball just didn’t grab it and then it grabbed and it left me with a Greek church for 295

I once had a 289 vs my dad I had a shaky 5 pin in the first frame, then hooked past it on the spare attempt for an opening I followed it with 11 consecutive strikes to finish If that miserable 5 pin had fallen in the 1st, it would have been my only 300 game in my life

@gregamerson9172

5 ай бұрын

U can't add bowling scores pal 9 miss then off the sheet is 279

@tnolddawg

5 ай бұрын

@gregamerson9172 dude, it was 35 years ago and I never threw 11× in a row again...so forgive me if I forgot what the total was 😆

People are right saying 292 would be the hardest score. You’d have to chop the 4-7 or the 6-10 without tapping the 8 or the 9, or without kicking the 4 or the 6 sideways and clearing the middle of the rack. Or you could always snatch the 7-10 out of a full rack 😂 Easy enough, right.

291 is easy. There's been several 292s now; most are attempted. Go through the baby split and take out the 6-9 (which I've done unintentionally on a strike ball). Some have picked the 6-10 off or the 4-7, but that is incredihard.

292 is more rare than a 900 series

Ugly 7-10 Split.

I disagree in saying that any 290+ score is the hardest to attain on TV. You play a ton and enough, and any of the 290's are achievable. Each one of them can only be attained 1 possible way: 11 strikes then getting however many pins you need in the ones column. There's only one score below 290 can be attained in only one possible way, and that score, you will NEVER see on TV. That score is 0! Even a three-year-old can keep one of twenty balls on the lane to score at least one. So to say that anything other than zero is the most unbelievable bowling score on TV is a lie.

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Dick Allen as the typical house bowler just bad breaks but is great sportsman ship when I watch him on TV finals 🎳