I last updated in January that our bowling team had made quite the turnaround in the second quarter of our season, going from 23rd place to 1st place and qualifying our team for the championship rolloffs at the end of the season!
Those rolloffs took place last Thursday against 5 other teams, with our team having a chance to win at least $200 and a maximum of $700 based on placement. All the teams bowling in the rolloffs were really good, in fact we had to face the team with the best bowler in the league (226 average, bowled a perfect game earlier in the year). Our team also had the lowest average and highest handicap going into the night, but that didn't stop us from putting up a solid 900+ team pins each game for a total of 2,770, which was good for 3rd place! Our team is listed in the picture below as team #38, "538019" and we won $500 from the rolloffs.
A quick story about the team name. We started the season as "Poker 'n the Gutter", a name I created because our bowling team likes to play bowling poker where you draw 1-2 cards for bowling spares and strikes and then make the best 5-card poker hand at the end of the game. During bowling, there is a 50-50 raffle that goes on each week and Brandon had been playing every week but never won. Avi and Susy would occasionally play. About a month ago, Susy decided not to play, so i figured I'd give it a shot since she wasn't. And low and behold, I ended up winning. Brandon was hysterically jealous and ended up changing our team name to the winning ticket number "538019", which is why our team name was changed. And I was unable to change it before the end of the season no matter how many times I tried.
This was my first full season bowling in a new house over at Fiesta Lanes and it was difficult to adjust to the lane conditions at first. I ended the year with a 196 average, which was lower than the 200+ I had been putting up the last two years at Bowlero. Nonetheless, I had a great time bowling here. It was so much fun bowling with Brandon, Avi, Shanna, and Dustin to start the year, and then when Susy joined I always looked forward to bowling night. Her energy and positivity really did help us bowl better, and I think she was the true MVP of the team. Overall on the whole season, our team took home $1500 collectively. I'm gonna enjoy the offseason for the next 4 months or so and be back to bowl again in the fall.
Next blog entry will be to cover the City Tournaments for both 9-ball and 8-ball for APA! Updates to come in June!
