What is the rarest bowling score?

The only score the history of bowling that has never been bowled is a 292." "The most difficult bowling score to get is absolutely 292, which can only be scored with 11 consecutive strikes and then a two on the last ball ... With ten standing, two is absolutely the toughest pin count to get with one ball."
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What score is impossible to get in bowling?

The weird thing in World Bowling scoring is that there's one score that is impossible to get — 20. You either get 30 for the strike or 10 to 19 for a spare.
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What is the least common score in bowling?

The rarest score in bowling is without a doubt 292. It is extremely, extremely difficult to pick off exactly 2 pins on your first ball, and to do it after reeling off 11 strikes in a row is next to impossible.
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Can you score a 290 in bowling?

The only way to get a 290 is to either bowl a spare in the first frame and then strike out, or bowl the first 11 strikes and gutter the last ball of the game. To elaborate - 10 strikes in a row is a 270 (30 in the first eight frames, 20 in the 9th, 10 in the 10th).
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How rare is a 300 game in bowling?

Similar to making an ace, the more proficient you are at bowling, the better your chance of a 300 game. The odds for a PBA bowler rolling a 300 are 460 to 1, while it's 11,500 to 1 for the average bowler.
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Can you bowl a 299?

"The score of the game that has been bowled the fewest times is 299 1/2. It has only been bowled once. It happened back in the early 1900's and one of the pins broke in half on his last ball and one half of the pin was still standing."
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What is 12 strikes in a row called?

A perfect game or 12 strikes in a row is also colloquially referred to as the "Thanksgiving Turkey."
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What is 6 strikes in a row called?

Consecutive strikes

A string of six strikes is sometimes called a "six pack" or a "sixer". A string of six and nine strikes are also known as a "wild turkey" and a "golden turkey" respectively.
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How do you bowl a 279?

Re: How many ways to shoot 279? A 9 count in the first frame and 11 strikes gets you a 279. Then any spare in the 2nd frame, with a 9 pin count in the 12th frame. That could be gutter ball with spare, big-four w/spare, etc ...
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Has there ever been a 900 series in bowling?

Cody Schmitt celebrated his once-in-a-lifetime moment by getting back to work. The 26-year-old Elkhart Lake native wasn't just a typical league bowler at Anchor Lanes when he rolled the 38th perfect 900 series verified by the United States Bowling Congress, accomplished Nov. 16 in his Tuesday night league.
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HOW IS 300 a perfect game?

In bowling games that use 10 pins, such as ten-pin bowling, candlepin bowling, and duckpin bowling, the highest possible score is 300, achieved by bowling 12 strikes in a row in a traditional single game: one strike in each of the first nine frames, and three more in the tenth frame.
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Is 192 a good bowling score?

For a league bowler, if you get 175 points in a game, that's a good bowling average score. If you are a beginner playing a 175 point game, that's an amazing bowling score average. A recreational bowler who plays the game a few times a year getting 70 to 100 points has a good bowling average.
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What is the highest score in bowling without a strike?

What's The Highest Score Without a Strike. What's the highest score you can get in bowling without throwing a strike? If you play a game where you do not throw any strikes but you are able to get your spares, you can get a total score of 190 points. To do that, you must get a spare in every frame.
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How many strikes do you need to bowl a 200?

A 200 game score may be accomplished by bowling only two strikes during an entire game. If a bowler gets all nine pin counts and one "double" (two consecutive strikes) during the first eleven frames, then a 200 will be reached.
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How do you bowl a 287?

Felix Tarmoh. She'd have to be a hell of a bowler for that score. To bowl 287, She likely bowled 11 strikes in a row, but it can be done with 10 if she spared the 1st and end of the 10th. That's pretty crazy.
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What professional bowler has the most 300 games?

Enjoy! Fero Williams seems to have an addiction to 300 games. According to the USBC record books, Williams has rolled over 135 of them. You read that right – 135!
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Is 279 a good bowling score?

It's true, 279 games have become quite common among top-notch deuce average bowlers these days, but that is not the case for women in senior leagues that average 157, and that's what makes her gem so exceptional.
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How does scoring in bowling work?

In general, one point is scored for each pin that is knocked over. So if a player bowls over three pins with the first shot, then six with the second, the player would receive a total of nine points for that frame.
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What is a Brooklyn strike?

BROOKLYN. Refers to a ball that crosses over to the other side of the head pin opposite the side it was thrown (i.e. a Brooklyn strike hit the 1-2 pocket for a right-hander).
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Why do you polish a bowling ball?

Polishing a bowling ball reduces skid and friction as the ball goes down the lane, allowing it to conserve energy. Balls that are too dull will hook early, using up energy that would otherwise be stored for the back-end reaction.
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Why is it called Brooklyn in bowling?

Brooklyn strike

This refers to shots that "crosses over" the 1-3 pocket for right-handers and 1-2 for left-handers and produces a strike. It originated in New York where people would "cross over" to Brooklyn from Manhattan.
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What is the hardest split in bowling?

According to a fascinating statistical analysis of professional bowlers' scores since 2003, the hardest shot in bowling is actually the 4-6-7-9-10 split, also known in bowling lingo as a “Greek Church”.
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Why is it called bowling?

bowls (n.) game played with balls, mid-15c. (implied in bowlyn), from gerund of bowl "wooden ball" (early 15c.), from Old French bole (13c., Modern French boule) "ball," ultimately from Latin. 2)).
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