4 Qualifying Divisions (bowler must select the division they will participate in prior to event and cannot change divisions once started. Smart funds available for Junior bowlers )
- 33 and under (scratch Division)
- 34-52 (scratch Division)
- Over 53/women (scratch Division)
- 215 and under average (Handicap Division, handicap is 80% of 215 with a max of 25 pins per game) Highest Winter book average past 3 years.
Qualifying – 4 games skipping pairs
1-7 make finals and 1-5 cash per squad. Cash as many times as you can. Huge incentives for high blocks in your division for byes. If you pre pay for multiple squads and make the finals early and don’t want to try and increase your score you can withdraw from squads up to 15 minutes prior to practice and receive a cash refund minus $5.00.
Eliminator Finals format – Sunday 11/30 at 8am. Eliminator finals with 3/4/5 on a pair (random draw) with two bowlers advancing from each pair per round. The top 3 qualifiers within each division are seeded to the final 5 bowlers left standing for that division. High qualifier for each division is seeded directly into the division winner’s head-to-head match. Final match is a one game shootout of the four division winners to determine overall champion. See rules for details.
Highest 4 game score in qualifying receives a bye to the title match of their division. They only need to win one match to make the shootout.
2nd and 3rd high qualifying scores get a bye to the top 5 in each division. 4 goes to 2. They bowl a match to determine who will bowl the leader of their division to make the show.
Qualifying squads per day.
Friday, and Saturday 8am and 1030am. Re-oil. 2pm and 4:30pm.
Finals start at 9 am Sunday morning.
2 Sweepers Friday 7PM and Saturday at 8pm.
Friday 5 games entry fee $195.00. Saturday 5 games entry fee $125.00.
1-4 cash. 5 on a pair so limited field.
Finals Format and Prize Fund
(Based on 76 entries per squad – Max of 760 entries)
Sponsor money to be announced at a later date with a goal of at least $15,000 to be added to Megabuck prize funds
$90.00 special entry fee for Friday and Saturday morning 8am squad. $23.00 tournament expenses and $67.00 going toward prize fund.
$100.00 entry fee for all other squads $23.00 tournament expenses and $77.00 going toward prize fund.
Total of 8 squads over 3 days.
Assumption – 19 entries in each division per squad. Total entries 76 per squad and 608 for event.
1-5 cash and 1-7 make finals.
Friday and Saturday morning 8am 19 entries per division per squad. 2 squads at 76 per squad = 152 entries X $67.00 = $10,184.00 toward prize fund
Friday 3 squads and 3 squads Saturday 19 entries per division per squad. 6 squads at 76 per squad = 456 entries X $77 = $35,112.00. toward prize fund. $10,184.00 + $35,112.00 = $45,296.00 in total Prize money before sponsor added money.
1-5 cash. A total of 4 cash per squad and 1-7 make finals. If all squads have equal distribution of bowlers in each division 19 bowlers per squad/per division 2 would make the guaranteed finals and there would be 7 from the at large cut at the end of the 8 squads. So the top 5 scores over the 8 squads in each division that did not make the guaranteed cut would also make the finals through the at large cut.
2025 we will pay instant Bucks ($100.00) every squad at 1-5 per division even if your score is within the 1-7 to make the finals. 608 entries equals 132 instant $100.00 cashers = $13,200.00 paid out before the finals
2 bowlers qualify for finals each squad plus 5 at large spots 2 x 8 = 16 + 5 = 21 finalists per division. Total of 84 finalists.
$45,296.00 in prize money – $13,200.00 in instant cashers = $32,096.00 left to pay out in finals before any sponsor added money as of August 11th 2025 we have $15,000.00 in added sponsor money = $47,096.00
Of the 21 finalists per division with top 3 getting byes. Start with 18 bowlers in each division. Byes come in round 5 and round 7 of finals.
Eliminator Format per division. (33 & under, 34-52, Over 53/Women, Under 215 average Handicap)
1st round of finals will be cut the field to an even number and then eliminator by pair with 3/4/5 bowlers to 2.
| Round 1 | 18 to 12 | 6 losers receive $300.00 ( $100.00 instant Bucks already paid out +$200.00) = $1,200.00 |
| Round 2 | 12 to 8 | 4 losers receive $350.00 ( $100.00 instant Bucks already paid out +$250.00) = $1,000.00 |
| Round 3 | 8 to 4 | 4 losers receive $400.00 ( $100.00 instant Bucks already paid out + $300.00) =$1,200.00 |
| Round 4 | 4 to 2 | 2 losers receive $500.00 ( $100.00 instant Bucks already paid out + $400.00) =$800.00 2nd and 3rd high scores per division enter next round |
| Round 5 | 4 to 2 | 1 loser receive $600.00 ( $100.00 instant Bucks already paid out + $500.00) = $500.00 |
| Round 6 | 2 to 1 | 1 loser receives $800.00 ($100.00 instant Bucks already paid out + $700.00) = $700.00 High score of qualifying enters next round for title match |
| Round 7 | 2 to 1 | 1 loser receives $1,100 ($100.00 instant Bucks already paid out +$1,000.00) = $1,000.00 |
Each division has one standing for the top 4.
Total allocated before the final 4 for finals is $6,4000.00 per division=$25,600.00
Round 8 The Show $47,096.00 prize fund – $25,600.00 paid out before the show = $21,496.00 for the show. 215 and under finalist receives 10 pins handicap and 53 over/Women get 6 pins handicap in shootout. Megabucks adds $1,004.00 to prize fund
1st $10,000.00
2nd $6,000.00
3rd $4,000.00
4th $2,500.00
Sweepers
$3,000.00 being added to the sweepers from The Brands of Storm Products Inc.
Thursday night – 5 games, starts at 7:00pm. Short pattern. Entry fee $125.00, max 95 bowlers, 1-4 cash = 24 cashers
$25 expenses and $100.00 prize fund = $11,000.00
1st $1,800
2nd $1,300
3rd $1,000
4th $800
5th $650
6th $520
7th $420
8th $380
9th $340
10th $320
11th $300
12th $290
13th $280
14th $270
15th $260
16th $250
17th $245
18th $240
19th $235
20th $230
21st $225
22nd $220
23rd $215
24th $210
Friday night – 5 games, starts at 8:00pm, long pattern. Entry fee $195.00, max 95 bowlers, 1-4 cash = 24 cashers
$25 expenses and $170 prize fund = $17,650.00
1st $3,000
2nd $2,000
3rd $1,500
4th $1,200
5th $1,000
6th $800
7th $700
8th $660
9th $620
10th $580
11th $540
12th $500
13th $460
14th $440
15th $420
16th $400
17th $390
18th $380
19th $370
20th $360
21st $350
22nd $340
23rd $330
24th $320
Optional 10 game sweeper prize fund. Entry $100.00. Estimate 50 entries. 1-4 cash
$3,000.00 added from sponsor ROCK 102 Springfield’s classic Rock.
1st $2,000
2nd $1,400
3rd $1,000
4th $700
5th $550
6th $450
7th $400
8th $360
9th $330
10th $300
11th $275
12th $250