Our second tour stop at the luxurious Red Rock Lanes produced a brand new Tour Champion!  The field was small but the competition was big!  With 36 entries total, 7 members made the 'Cash List'.  The cut line was a very nice 921 with the champ leading the way with a 987.  Brian Blackman is on a 9-Tap roll as he won $100.00 from the Jackpot two tournaments in a row!  It sure pays to make that $4 investment.  The Jackpot is now over $3000.00 and on its way to $4k where the payout rules get even sweeter!  The Pro Pot also got a shot in the arm as the Top 3 were in for different amounts.  The pot now stands at $1,393.00.

Ann McGee led the way with her 911 series early on.  With the target on her back, the 1pm squad took to the lanes.  3 Members passed Ann with scores of 987, 954 and 935.  A new Top 3 was established with just one squad left for the day. Bruce Smith, Terry Sherman and Brian Blackmanwere hoping for the best as the new leaders.  Terry, however, decided to re-enter to improve his chances. As it turned out, Bruce's score would hold off two more challengers; Dale Savage and Shane Ahnee.  Dale put together 4 solid games but could only get to 959 while Shane closed with 2 strong games for his 957 series.  Bruce took the Top Spot for $440.00, Dale (1st time casher) got a check for $326.00 while Shane cashed for $266.00.  Congratulations to our new Champ and to Dale and Shane. 

Mr. Bruce Smith, 30 years+ as a bowler, works for Scientific Games, which means he knows all about slots and poker machines.....he told me he doesn'tgamble and plans to take his wife, Liz, out for a special B-Day dinner with his winnings!  Being a gambler, I think he is making the right choice.  Bruce made his way to the winner's circle this week using an Ebonite Gamebreaker 2 drilled up by Chris over at K & K at Gold Coast.  His four solid games of 254-212-204-221 plus handicap was enough to take first.  He told me got some lucky "spills" when he hit the headpin full on and got some lucky no tap strikes.  Bruce's previous best finish was 6th place on the Tour.  Congratulations on your win Bruce, enjoy that dinner with your wife!