Congratulations to Bart
Maderios for hitting 5 strikes in a row and winning $25,000!
It was a sight to see.
Bart hit 5 strikes in a row on his 3rd game of the 5 game competition starting in the 2nd box.
After 2 strikes the announcement
was made for the double strike and working on the triple. People trickled over to watch and he let it go right down
the middle and BAM! Strike 3!
At this point he had just
won $25 for hitting 3 strikes in a row...he wasn't done yet
Bowling in his 5th frame he took
aim and again without hesitation the pins cleared the deck kicking each other out of the way...4 in a row!
The bowlers and spectators erupted
in a thunderous applause at this achievement. Bart had just won the Strike
Pool for $340…he wasn’t done yet.
At this point Bart had to sit
down for 10 boxes while his fellow competitors attempted their fate.
Any bowler can tell you that
the waiting is the hardest part – what could have been going through his head at this point? Bart was jogging in place to keep the muscles loose and his mind fixed on the task at hand…
Finally after about 10 minutes
– he was up. The announcement was made that Bart was getting up and ready
to bowl for his 5th strike in a row on lane 9. Bowlers stopped their
approach and all rushed over to see what might happen.
Bart took his time waiting for
the bowler on his right to start his 6th box before he began his – just like Bart, always thinking of the
rules and etiquette. The silence was deafening as he studied his shot and then
it happened. His approach was flawless as the ball was released from his hand. The ball struck the head pin and everyone gasped in anticipation. Pins were falling
over themselves like dominoes. 3 pins stood, then 2… and everyone was leaning
trying to coax the last pin over…it worked!
Everyone jumped in the air simultaneously
and the place exploded like New Years Eve at Times Square!
Nobody was more surprised or
happier than Bart’s wife Mary-Lynn…the joyful tears flowed like a faucet that couldn’t be turned off. Bart was jumping up and down on the lane like a kid getting a new bike on Christmas. Everyone rushed onto the lane to congratulate the man who probable deserved to win
more than anyone associated with the game of candlepins.
Congratulations from everyone
here at Pilgrim Lanes!
