You've glanced up at the scoreboard and the game is tied. Everyone has been bowling really well and yet, here we are, with the victory in the balance – down to the wire. The tenth frame begins and, after all is said and done, the game is decided by... a single pin. Below are the top 25 of these instances.Here are the Top 25 Games Settled by a Single Pin*:
| Top 25 Games Settled by a Single Pin | |||||||
| Rank | Outcome | Score | Season | Week | Game | ||
| 1. | Tatonka beat Bowl Movement ** | 917-916 | Spring 2006 | Week 10 | Game 3 | ||
| 2. | Strange Bedfellows beat The Turkey Hunters | 873-872 | Spring 2012 | Week 16 | Game 3 | ||
| 3. | Omaha Hambone beat Frankee's Uncles | 847-846 | Spring 2017 | Week 2 | Game 2 | ||
| 4. | Chico's Bail Bonds beat Ain't No Sh!t | 786-785 | Fall 2008 | Week 10 | Game 3 | ||
| 5. | Splitbowl Countries beat HOF Sandwich | 754-753 | Spring 2018 | Week 6 | Game 2 | ||
| 6. | Split It and Hit It beat Breaking Bad | 753-752 | Fall 2013 | Week 2 | Game 2 | ||
| 7. | It Starts Now! beat Squid Row | 739-738 | Spring 2024 | Week 12 | Game 3 | ||
| 8. | The Finger Holes beat Bowltron | 737-736 | Spring 2014 | Week 12 | Game 1 | ||
| 9. | NotContra beat Holy Sandbaggers,... | 732-731 | Fall 2017 | Week 16 | Game 1 | ||
| 10. | Gutter Minds beat Anchors Aweigh! | 730-729 | Fall 2003 | Week 1 | Game 3 | ||
| 11. | Stephen Hawking's... beat Hold My Beer, Watch... | 729-728 | Fall 2015 | Week 3 | Game 1 | ||
| 12. | Salt Water Taffy beat Stephen Hawking's... | 725-724 | Fall 2015 | Week 7 | Game 2 | ||
| 13. | Pin Is King 3 beat Scootylicious | 714-713 | Spring 2020 | Week 5 | Game 1 | ||
| 14. | Pin Is King 2 beat BDE | 700-699 | Fall 2019 | Week 11 | Game 3 | ||
| 15. | Bora Bora! beat The Big LeBowlskies | 698-697 | Fall 2005 | Week 3 | Game 1 | ||
| 16. | Split It & Hit It beat Salt Water Taffy | 693-692 | Fall 2015 | Week 5 | Game 1 | ||
| 17. | Split It and Hit It beat Will Strike if... | 690-689 | Fall 2013 | Week 15 | Game 2 | ||
| 18. | Pin Is King 3 beat KLEAN BAWLZ!!1 | 688-687 | Spring 2020 | Week 1 | Game 1 | ||
| 19. | 2 Tall Asians, 2... beat Recreation... | 687-686 | Spring 2004 | Week 9 | Game 3 | ||
| 20. | Doll's Balls beat Frickin' Ten Pin | 685-684 | Spring 2007 | Week 7 | Game 2 | ||
| 21. | Holy Sandbaggers,... beat 404: Team Name Not... | 685-684 | Spring 2016 | Week 14 | Game 2 | ||
| 22. | Ballz Out beat Mayan Apocalypse | 685-684 | Fall 2012 | Week 6 | Game 3 | ||
| 23. | 10 Pins 10 Balls beat Split It & Hit It | 684-683 | Spring 2015 | Week 12 | Game 3 | ||
| 24. | Ebowla beat You Don't Know Sh!t | 682-681 | Spring 2008 | Week 6 | Game 3 | ||
| 25. | Theee Beeelt beat Anchors Aweigh! | 681-680 | Fall 2003 | Week 7 | Game 2 | ||
