This week 9-Tap Tour kicked off the 2nd half of the year at Daffodil Bowl in Puyallup with a 3-game format.  An impressive turnout of 199 entries, 41 bowlers made the cash list due to the 40th place tie.  Lane conditions were near perfect with ONLY ONE 800 series all day and ONLY THREE Pins separating 1st thru 3rd Place.  A special thanks to Marvin the mechanic who’s responsible for the lanes being in great working condition allowing us to stay on time even with the two really large squads. 

The 9-Tap Jackpot held strong again this week.  3 bowlers managed to string 5-Middle Taps together, coming up short of the 7 needed for the $750.00.  Tong Nguyen went one step farther tossing 7 of 8 Taps (pictured below) but when the dust settled, it was Bill Henry & Chandra Martinez taking home $150.00 each for getting the Front-4 Taps.  The 9-Tap Jackpot will be an enormous $9,268.00 next week at Bowlero-Lynnwood. 

Christina Miller stays HOT following her 5th Place finish in Las Vegas, throwing the ONLY 800 series all day, in the 1st Squad (801).  Christina earned her 5th Tour Title & the Tour’s coveted Gold Star Champion Jersey.  She has now overcome her recent slump, which had stretched to over a year, which is what led to her having the maximum 5 Bonus Pins last week.  The newest Gold Star Champion collected a huge 1st Place check of $2,741.00.  Congratulations Christina on #5! 

Taking 2nd Place this week, just TWO PINS short of his second Tour Title, was Rolando ‘Roly’ Liscano.  It looked like he was headed for the Top Spot after he started with two BIG games, but his excellent 799 series left him just short of the lead.  SUPER 2nd Place money of $1,216.00 pushes his Career Prize Money earnings to a hefty $10,087.00. 

3rd Place this week just THREE pins behind 1st and ONE PIN shy of 2nd, was Jerry Fenwick.  His nice 798 put him teasingly close to his first Tour Title.  But an extra-large payday of $610.00, his career best, should help.