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You might bowl your heart out and give it your all, but bowling is a team sport and so many other factors can come into play that it might seem nothing you can do will ever get you into first place, even if just fleetingly. Here are the top 25 people who have yet to achieve that dream despite giving it their best effort.

Top 25 Bowlers Who Have Bowled The Longest Yet Never Been In First Place
Rank	Bowler	Weeks of Trying	Starting From	Most Recent Attempt
1.	AJ Hofmann	456	Fall 2016, wk. 16	Spring 2024, wk. 16
2.	Ryan Doll	287	Spring 2006, wk. 16	Spring 2013, wk. 16
3.	Rob Kaszuba	285	Fall 2008, wk. 16	Spring 2013, wk. 16
4.	JoAnne Barber	252	Spring 2018, wk. 16	Spring 2024, wk. 16
5.	Bill Krejci	247	Fall 2008, wk. 16	Spring 2013, wk. 16
6.	Jeremy Varnell	238	Spring 2018, wk. 16	Spring 2024, wk. 16
7.	Janelle (Laube) Lamar	219	Spring 2006, wk. 16	Spring 2009, wk. 16
8.	Ian Goetz	203	Spring 2013, wk. 16	Spring 2013, wk. 16
9.	David Codding	170	Spring 2006, wk. 16	Spring 2009, wk. 16
10.	David Parre	165	Fall 2006, wk. 16	Spring 2009, wk. 16
11.	Nik Domann	162	Fall 2006, wk. 16	Fall 2006, wk. 16
12.	Eric Lynch	158	Spring 2013, wk. 16	Spring 2013, wk. 16
13.	James Tott	155	Spring 2018, wk. 16	Spring 2018, wk. 16
14.	Dennis Blake	155	Spring 2013, wk. 16	Fall 2016, wk. 16
15.	Michael Smith	152	Spring 2013, wk. 16	Fall 2016, wk. 16
16.	Jake Parrott	149	Fall 2016, wk. 16	Fall 2016, wk. 16
17.	Kody Karnes	141	Spring 2013, wk. 16	Spring 2018, wk. 16
18.	Dave Winger	139	Fall 2008, wk. 16	Fall 2008, wk. 16
19.	Mark DeVoe	133	Spring 2013, wk. 16	Spring 2013, wk. 16
20.	Kris Hiestand	129	Fall 2006, wk. 16	Fall 2008, wk. 16
21.	Cory Chorpenning	126	Fall 2008, wk. 16	Spring 2013, wk. 16
22.	Dustin Schmeltz	125	Fall 2016, wk. 16	Spring 2024, wk. 16
23.	Russell Bingham	125	Fall 2016, wk. 16	Spring 2018, wk. 16
24.	Nathan Burrows	115	Spring 2023, wk. 16	Spring 2024, wk. 16
25.	Sean Miller	111	Fall 2016, wk. 16	Fall 2016, wk. 16

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