| Espo's Country Lanes | Masters Division |
January 15-16, 2000 |
| 138 Entries @ $37.00 Each | $5,106.00 |
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| 11 First Time Entries from Sunday Special Squad @ $47.00 Each | $517.00 |
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| Progressive Pot | $650.00 |
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| Total Prize Fund Paid Out | $6,273.00 |
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PLACE |
FINALISTS |
GAMES |
SCORE W/HCP |
PRIZE AMOUNT |
| 1 | Jim Mitchell | 1 | 222 | *$1,950.00 |
*(Includes $650.00 from Progressive Pot) |
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| 2 | Rich Flood | 2 | 504 | $650.00 |
| 3 | Jason Wojnar | 1 | 663 | $350.00 |
| 4 | Paul Bober | 1 | 179 | $250.00 |
| 5 | Frank Tardio | 1 | 186 | $175.00 |
PLACE |
CUT | SEMIFINALIST | CITY/STATE | HDCP | SCORE W/HDCP | PRIZE AMOUNT |
| 1 | +146 | Jim Mitchell | Schaumburg, IL | 19 | 746 |
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| 2 | +122 | Rich Flood | Crystal Lake, IL | 9+3 | 722 | * * * * * * |
| 3 | +102 | Paul Bober | Morton Grove, IL | 8 | 702 | * * * * * * |
| 4 | +94 | Jason Wojnar | Chicago, IL | 6+2 | 694 | * * * * * * |
| 5 | +89 | Frank Tardio | Palatine, IL | 15 | 689 | * * * * * * |
| T6 | +80 | Stephen Stewart | South Elgin, IL | 20+3 | 680 | $142.50 |
| T6 | +80 | Ed Seliga | Kenosha, WI | 5 | 680 | $142.50 |
| 8 | +78 | Joseph Fairless | Waukegan, IL | 20+1 | 678 | $135.00 |
| 9 | +74 | Lynn Koenen | Dixon, IL | 10 | 674 | $130.00 |
| 10 | +71 | Jack Haas | Lake Villa, IL | 11 | 671 | $125.00 |
| 11 | +70 | Gordon Anderson | Bolingbrook, IL | 17+3 | 670 | $125.00 |
| 12 | +65 | Timothy Culp | Naperville, IL | 16+1 | 665 | $125.00 |
| 13 | +59 | James Fishman | Elgin, IL | 4 | 659 | $120.00 |
| 14 | +57 | John Sypniewski | Chicago, IL | 19+1 | 657 | $115.00 |
| 15 | +46 | Tom Sawyer | Blue Island, IL | 10 | 646 | $110.00 |
| 16 | +39 | Curt Aemisegger | Palatine, IL | 0 | 639 | $105.00 |
| 17 | +23 | Dan Farris | Lake Zurich, IL | 12 | 623 | $105.00 |
| 18 | +13 | John Scaletta | Franklin Park, IL | 7 | 613 | $105.00 |
| 19 | +8 | Dwight Bergner | Wauwatosa, WI | 12+2 | 608 | $103.00 |
| 20 | -3 | Scott Peters | Elgin, IL | 8 | 597 | $100.00 |
| 21 | -4 | Theodore Nicholas | Downers Grove, IL | 19+2 | 596 | $100.00 |
| 22 | -6 | Steve Taylor | Hanover Park, IL | 13+3 | 594 | $100.00 |
| 23 | -8 | Gary Krohmer | Rockford, IL | 20+5 | 592 | $95.00 |
| 24 | -9 | Tony Mula | Rockford, IL | 15+4 | 591 | $95.00 |
| 25 | -19 | Tom Variola | Clarendon Hills, IL | 10 | 581 | $95.00 |
| 26 | -24 | Roger Partynski | Schaumburg, IL | 20+3 | 576 | $90.00 |
| 27 | -38 | Mike Pompa | Elgin, IL | 17+1 | 562 | $90.00 |
| 28 | -40 | Stephen Morrissey | Lake Zurich, IL | 15 | 560 | $90.00 |
| 29 | -41 | Gina McCradic | Aurora, IL | 17+3 | 559 | $85.00 |
| 30 | -67 | Chris Galovits | Racine, WI | 4 | 533 | $85.00 |
| 31 | -72 | David Springer | Romeoville, IL | 9 | 528 | $85.00 |
| MASTERS CUT: +65 | SUNDAY SPECIAL CUT: +36 | ||
| HIGH PRE-PAID SERIES: 980 Tim Culp $96.00 | HIGH PRE-PAID GAME: 296 John Scaletta $96.00 |
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| STRIKE POTS: Game 4 @ $500.00 Game 3 @ $341.00 Games 1&2 @ $0 | |||
| PROGRESSIVE POT CARRYOVER: $2,470.00 | |||
| Previous Super Bowl Total | $2,083.00 |
Total Prize Fund Paid Out | $6,273.00 |
| 149 Entries @ $1.00 Each | $ 149.00 | 46 Late Entries @ $2.00 Each | $92.00 |
| 9 Fines @ $2.00 Each | $ 18.00 | Optionals | $5,463.00 |
| 2 Fines at $5.00 | $ 10.00 | Champion Shirt/Trophy | $115.00 |
| New Super Bowl Total | $2,260.00 | Total Paid Out This Event | $11,943.00 |
Back row, left to right: Kevin Grabowski (Manager), Jim Mitchell (1st),
Rich Flood (2nd)
Front row, left to right: Jason Wojnar (3rd), Paul Bober (4th)
*** MITCHELL WINS AT ESPO'S ***
Jim Mitchell won his first ABT Masters title by defeating Rich Flood 222-203 at Espo's Country Lanes. Jason Wojnar opened the stepladder finals by defeating Frank Tardio 221-186. He then eliminated Paul Bober 250-179 before falling to Rich Flood 301-192. In the title match Mitchell struck in three of the first four frames to open up a 39-pin lead. A turkey for Flood in frames 5-7 cut the lead to ten but Mitchell came right back with a double in frames 8 and 9 to close out the match by the final score of 222-203.
Champion's Profile: Jim Mitchell is 27 years old and single. He is employed as a Civil Engineer and has been bowling for 17 years. Jim currently bowls league at Woodfield Lanes and has a high game of 278 and a 732 high series as his personal bests. He was rolling a Track Triton Heat drilled by Brad Snell. Jim said that lessons from Brad Snell have helped him to improve his game. Jim thanked Chris Ferris for getting him to join the ABT. He also thanked the ABT and Espo's Country Lanes for having the tournament. Jim said his winnings would be used to pay off his car loan. Jim also said that he was very nervous but it was a great feeling to win.
CONGRATULATIONS JIM!
Tournament Notes: Congratulations to John Scaletta who won $500 by breaking a strike pot on his way to a nice 289 game. Nice bowling John!
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