Professional Bowlers Association

Joe Berardi reached the prestigious level of collecting his 10th title via a 210-209 triumph against loading qualifier Marshall Holman in the $50,000 Budweiser Challenge at Marcel's Olympic Bowl. Berardi overcame a 50-minute power outage during his semifinal game enroute to pocketing the $27,000 first prize.

Berardi, Wellington, Fla., appeared relegated to runnerup as Holman stood for his 10th frame needing just a spare to cement his 22nd PBA championship Holman, Medford, Ore., unbelievably left the 8-7-10 split on his first delivery and failed to convert for his third open frame of the title game. Berardi then needed a double and eight pins and got exactly that, with the benefit of a crossover carry for his first strike.

The championship match was a tense, see-saw battle between two of the Tour's most experienced veterans. Berardi struck to open and Holman immediately left the 4-8-7-9-10 split, then strung a four-bagger. Berardi stayed close and after both players opened in their sixth frames, Berardi trailed by 10 pins. At one critical juncture, a coin dropped from Holman's pants pocket as Berardi set himself on the approach, but Berardi struck in an emotional response.

In the first game of the NBC Sports-televised Fall Tour opener, Scott Devers, Centerville, Ind., topped Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan., 185-179. Fevers, the champion here at Marcel's Olympic Bowl in 1987, then fell to Mike Edwards, 211-178.

Berardi then entered and disposed of Edwards, 220-195. In the process, Berardi may have established a new PBA standard for "the longest time between strikes in a championship round broadcast," with his 52-minute pause due to the electric failure after tripling mid-game. Ironically, the only other power outage In PBA's 29-year history of televised coverage occurred during the first tournament of the 1989 Winter Tour.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Devers defeated Benoit, 185-179; Edwards defeated Devers, 211-178; Berardi defeated Edwards, 220-195; and in the championship game, Berardi defeated Holman, 210-209.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore.		9028		215.0		18-16-0		540		9568
2		Joe Berardi, Wellington, Fla.		8979		213.8		15-9-0		450		9429
3		Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla.		8960		213.3		14-10-0		420		9380
4		Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan.		8822		210.0		16-7-1		495		9317
5		Scott Devers, Centerville, Ind.		8789		209.3		15-9-0		450		9239
6		Guppy Troup, Daytona Beach, Fla.		8723		207.7		16-8-0		480		9203		$4,500
7		David Ozio, Vidor, Texas		8775		208.9		12-12-0		360		9135		4,000
8		Mark Thayer, Lafayette, Ind.		8716		207.5		13-11-0		390		9106		3,500
9		Dennis Rakauskas, Clarks Summit, Pa.		8766		208.7		10-14-0		300		9066		3,200
10		Joe Salvemini, Colorado Springs, Colo.		8595		204.6		13-11-0		390		8985		3,000
11		Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla.		8666		206.3		10-13-1		315		8981		2,800
12		Dale Eagle, Evansville, Ind.		8579		204.3		12-10-2		390		6969		2,600
13		Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn.		8599		204.7		11-12-1		345		8944		2,400
14		Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif.		8599		204.7		9-15-0		270		8869		2,300
15		Bryan Goebel, Merriam, Kan.		8455		201.3		13-11-0		390		8845		2,200
16		Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio		8494		202.2		11-13-0		330		8824		2,100
17		Pete McCordic, Houston		8519		202.8		10-14-0		300		8819		2,000
18		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, N.Y.		8460		201.4		10-14-0		300		8760		1,900
19		Avery LeBlanc, Houma, La.		8387		199.7		12-12-0		360		8747		1,800
20		Harry Sullins, Sterling Hts., Mich.		8466		201.6		8-16-0		240		8706		1,700
21		Paul Ashby, Mentor-on-Lake, Ohio		8332		198.4		12-12-0		360		8692		1,600
22		Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif.		8363		199.1		9-15-0		270		8633		1,500
23		Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J.		8346		198.7		9-15-0		270		8616		1,400
24		Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind.		8334		198.4		7-16-1		225		8559		1,350

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
25		Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis	$1,200
26		Pat Malone, Erie, Pa.	1,145
27		Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa.	1,086
*		Todd Thompson, Reno, Nev.	1,206
		Ron Williams, Fort Worth, Texas	1,066
30		Rey Perez, Cincinnati, Ohio	1,055
		Paul Wolf, Las Vegas, Nev.	1,055
32		John Handegard, Redding, Calif.	1,040
33		Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo.	1,030
34		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.	1,020
35		Steve Wishner, Port Chester, N.Y.	1,010
36		W.R. Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif.	1,000
37		Purvis Granger, Let site, La.	990
38		Jim Bradie, N. Palm Beach, Fla.	970
		Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W.Va.	970
		Michael Tryniski, Fulton, N.Y.	970
41		Curtis Odom, Winston Salem, N.C.	950
42		John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich.	940
43		David Guidon, West Seneca, N.Y.	930
44		Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif.	920
45		Bobby Fleetwood, Bridgeport, Conn.	910
46		Stephen Hardy, Methuen, Mass.	900
47		Warren Burr, Wayne, N.J.	885
		Billy Young, Tulsa, Okla.	885
49		Arnie Goldman, Roseville, Mich.	870
50		Chris Warren, Dallas	860
51		Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J.	850
52		Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, Fla.	840
53		Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa.	830