The fourteenth week of Spring 2008 saw one team climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Two bowlers set a new personal best series, and two rolled new personal high games. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (194) and series (542) for the women. As for the men, Chris Rigdon and Travis Kleiner both tied for this week's high game with a 214, and high series was earned by Cory Chorpenning with a 568. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 19 & 20: You Don't Know Sh!t couldn't stop undressing with their eyes the members of It's Britney, Bitch. In spite of the prowess of Cory Chorpenning with his below-average 568 series, Don't Know Sh!t accomplished only 1 win against Britney. Conversely, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Jeff Unseld called the shots for Britney with his exceptional 529 as his team took the series with 3 wins. You Don't Know Sh!t remains in 2nd place, while Britney remains in 9th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Sofa King Good shared a platter of cheese sticks with ?. Despite the strength of Angela Bradford with her above-average 542 series, Sofa King accomplished only 1 win against ?. As for the opposition, John Coleman took the lead in ? with his above-average 540 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Joel Teply) as his team took the series with 3 wins. Sofa King Good drops 1 spot in the standings to 8th place, while ? remains in 4th.
On lanes 23 & 24: Ebowla spent a romantic evening with Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt. Showcasing Travis Kleiner with his amazing 531 series, Ebowla collected 3 wins against Dr. Strangelanes. On the adjacent lane, Nik Domann showed off in Dr. Strangelanes with his 469 despite his team notching only a single win. Ebowla leaps 2 spots in the standings to 6th place, while Dr. Strangelanes remain in 5th.
On lanes 25 & 26: Split Happens kept grabbing the balls of Dios Mios. Highlighting the skills of Ben Carmean with his above-average 448 series, Split Happens collected 3 wins against Dios Mios. . With Dios Mios forfeiting, all Split Happens needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. However, that would not be the case. Split Happens remains in 10th place, while Dios Mios sink 1 spot to 7th.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: 3 Dudes and a Doll entered a showdown to the death with Bad Newz Kennels. Blessed by Chris Rigdon with his above-average 551 series, 3 Dudes and a Doll split the series with the Kennels. In the meantime, Dennis Laube reigned supreme in the Kennels with his above-average 558 as they matched their opponent in wins. 3 Dudes and a Doll remains in 3rd place, while the Kennels remain in 1st.
Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Chris Rigdon (214), Jeff Unseld (204), Ryan Doll (201), and Travis Kleiner (214)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1, and in fact we aren't even going to talk about Division 1 as it was a complete embarassment, while John Coleman got the better of Division 2. Chris Rigdon triumphed over his enemies in Division 3, and Jeff Unseld routed Division 4. And, finally, nobody claimed victory in the Interdivisional bracket, and in fact we aren't even going to talk about this bracket as it was a complete embarassment. In terms of overall points: Don Glasscock calls the shots for Division 1; Dennis Laube holds the reins in Division 2; Chris Rigdon leads Division 3; and Shaun Crockett dominates Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 19&20, 8th-place Sofa King Good will test their mettle against 3rd-place 3 Dudes and a Doll (hcp 46). Sofa King is expected to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while 3 Dudes and a Doll is forecast to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
- Moving to lanes 21&22, 5th-place Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt will match wits with 9th-place It's Britney, Bitch (hcp 115). Dr. Strangelanes might perform well and win the series; while Britney ought to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
- Then, over on lanes 23&24, 10th-place Split Happens (hcp 24) will chill with 4th-place ?. Split Happens will likely maintain their current strength as they get swept; while ? will probably raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
- Next up, on lanes 25&26, 2nd-place You Don't Know Sh!t will socialize with 1st-place Bad Newz Kennels (hcp 72). Don't Know Sh!t might roll a little low, but split the series with the Kennels; while the Kennels ought to raise their average while they keep the series tied.
- Finally, on lanes 27&28, 6th-place Ebowla (hcp 20) will chuck some balls with 7th-place Dios Mios. Ebowla is predicted to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Dios Mios are anticipated to drop their average a bit while avoid getting swept.
THIS WEEK'S MVB
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
1 | Bad Newz Kennels | 38-18 | .679 | 27,082 | n/a |
2 | You Don't Know Sh!t | 36-20 | .643 | 30,867 | n/a |
3 | 3 Dudes and a Doll | 33-23 | .589 | 25,790 | n/a |
4 | ? | 31-25 | .554 | 23,396 | n/a |
5 | Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening... | 26-30 | .464 | 25,706 | n/a |
6 | Ebowla | 25-31 | .446 | 22,460 | +2 |
7 | Dios Mios | 23.5-32.5 | .420 | 22,183 | -1 |
8 | Sofa King Good | 23-33 | .411 | 28,500 | -1 |
9 | It's Britney, Bitch | 21.5-34.5 | .384 | 20,097 | n/a |
10 | Split Happens | 19-37 | .339 | 18,872 | n/a |