The tenth week of Fall 2024 saw two teams climb in the standings, while one team slipped. One bowler set a new personal best series, and one rolled new personal high game. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (134) and series (369) for the women. As for the men, Aaron Barber snagged this week's high game with a 240, and high series was earned by Seth Gunderson with a 623. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 1 & 2: We find a pairing of virtually equal strengths, as (s)UNdead Dolphins shared a few beers with Disembowels Deep. Despite a show of strength by Matt Jaklevich with his 536 series, Dolphins accomplished only 1 win against Bowls. Moving on to the challengers, Kent Harms with his slightly-off 483 series commanded Bowls as his team took the match with 3 wins. (s)UNdead Dolphins remains in 6th place, while Bowls move up 1 spot to 3rd.

On lanes 3 & 4: Satan's Succubus Sausages™ spent some quality time with Tentacles of Terror. Even though highlighted by the skills of AJ Hofmann with his below-average 495 series, Sausagemakers accomplished only 1 win against Calimari. Meanwhile, Matthew Taylor with his 605 series took charge of Calimari (with a nod to #1 Power-Ranked Chris Windham) as his team took the match with 3 wins. Satan's Succubus Sausages™ remains in 2nd place, while Calimari remains in 1st.

Finally, down on lanes 5 & 6: In a battle of good against evil, the dreadful Swampy Thang hung out with the unlikely heroes of Flaying Skins in the Dungeons. Blessed by #1 Head-to-Head and Most Valuable Bowler Seth Gunderson and his above-average 623 series, Tang loaded up with a clean sweep over Pin Thieves. As this was happening, Nathan Burrows with his 420 series drew the spotlight of Pin Thieves despite his team getting swept. Swampy Thang climbs 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Pin Thieves plunge 2 spots to 5th.

Bowlers who stumbled into The 200 Club include: Aaron Barber (240), Ben Spencer (204), Chris Windham (201), Dennis Walling (200), Matthew Taylor (222,203), and Seth Gunderson (212,208,203)

A new personal high game was set tonight by Brian Schaben (170, previous best 156). In addition, a new personal best series was rolled by Chris Windham (556, previous best 526).

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Seth Gunderson won Division 1, while Scott Thompson swept Division 2. Chris Windham spanked Division 3, and Jim Koger cleaned up Division 4. In terms of overall points: Seth Gunderson calls the shots for Division 1; Scott Murdock governs Division 2; Chris Windham, JoAnne Barber, and Buck Nasty lead Division 3 in a tie; and Brian Schaben is in the driver's seat in Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 1&2, 4th-place Swampy Thang will throw some gutter balls with 2nd-place Satan's Succubus Sausages™ (hcp 40). Tang is expected to maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Sausagemakers; while Sausagemakers are forecast to raise their average while they keep the series tied.
• Moving to lanes 3&4, 5th-place Flaying Skins in the Dungeons (hcp 49) will share a couple of pitchers with 3rd-place Disembowels Deep. Pin Thieves might roll a little low and lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Bowls ought to drop their average a bit even as they enjoy their victories.
• Finally, on lanes 5&6, 6th-place (s)UNdead Dolphins (hcp 153) will match wits with 1st-place Tentacles of Terror. Dolphins are predicted to have a bit of an off night and get swept; while Calimari is anticipated to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.

^*(Remember, the predicted results above are based on mathematical extrapolations and can be changed by all sorts of factors. If you don't like how your team's results are predicted, you and your teammates have the power to prove the math wrong!)

THIS WEEK'S MVB Seth Gunderson Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Chris Windham Runner Up: Seth Gunderson	#1 H2H BOWLER Seth Gunderson Runner Up: Chris Windham
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "While my left hand was holding the phone, my right hand was hard at work!" Dennis Walling, justifying talking on the phone while bowling.