Showboat Invitational

$100,000 SHOWBOAT INVITATIONAL
Showboat Hotel Lanes, Las Vegas, Jan 11-17, 1976
"Lucky" Wayne

"These one-pinners are just too tough," bubbled an exuberant Wayne Zahn after his thrilling victory in the $100,000 Showboat Invitational.

Zahn had just topped Earl Anthony 236-235, in the battle for the $14,000 first prize, and the full impact of his win was just setting in.

"I was just lucky that I picked the right lane to finish on," said the veteran from Tempe, Ariz. "I figured that I would have a little more area on that lane and it might have helped get me that winning strike," he declared.

Pos.	Name, City/State	Total	Amount

1	Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz.	236 (1 game)	$14,000
2	Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash	514 (2 games)	8,000
3	Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill.	704 (3 games)	6,000
4	Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio	210 (1 game)	5,000
5	Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash.	193 (1 game)	4,000

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Stefanich defeated Mage, 258-193; Stefanich defeated Buckley, 234-210; Anthony defeated Stefanich, 279-212, and in the championship game, Zahn defeated Anthony 236-235.

56-GAME TOTALS

	Name, City/State	Pins	WLT	+	Tot	Amt

1	Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz.	12072	20-3-1	615	12687
2	Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash.	12016	10-13-1	315	12331
3	Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio	11897	14-10-0	420	12317
4	Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash.	11889	14-10-0	420	12309
5	Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill.	11841	14-10-0	420	12261
6	Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky.	11862	13-11-0	390	12252	$3,050
7	Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La.	11895	11-13-0	330	12225	2,500
8	Paul Moser, Medford, Mass.	11745	15-9-0	450	12195	2,300
9	Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio	11392	9-14-1	285	12177	2,100
10	Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y.	11729	14-9-1	435	12164	2,000
11	Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif.	11707	14-9-1	435	12142	1,900
12	Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn.	11648	12-12-0	360	12008	1,800
13	Bobby Fenton, Upland, Calif.	11704	10-14-0	300	12004	1,700
14	Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa.	11671	11-13-0	330	12001	1,600
15	Lamar Keck, Canoga Park, Calif.	11603	13-11-0	390	11993	1,500
16	Lee Taylor, San Diego, Calif.	11626	12-12-0	360	11986	1,400
17	Tim Harahan, Woodland Hills, Calif.	11621	11-13-0	330	11951	1,350
18	Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif.	11571	12-12-0	360	11931	1,275
	Ron Hoffman, Denver, Colo.	11616	10-13-1	315	11931	1,275
20	Mike Berlin, Muscatine, La.	11645	9-15-0	270	11915	1,200
21	Bob Singleton, Dallas, Texas	11565	10-14-0	300	11865	1,150
22	Elton Kelley, Las Vegas. Nev.	11518	11-13-0	330	11848	1,100
23	Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif.	11439	10-14-0	300	11739	1,050
24	Dave Schlosser, El Dorado, Ohio	11398	6-18-0	180	11578	1,000

32-GAME TOTALS

Pos.	Name, City/State	Total	Amount

*25	Don McCune, Munster, Ind.	6613	$935
26	John Denton, Midland, Texas	6607	810
27	Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif.	6603	770
28	Dan Roche, Irving, Texas	6591	740
29	Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif.	6590	700
	Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz.	6590	700
31	Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio	6580	670
32	Mike Rahe, Albuquerque, N.M.	6576	650
33	Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va.	6573	630
34	Pete Brown, St. Petersburg, Fla.	6567	610
35	Guy Rowbury, Ronan, Mont.	6565	590
36	Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif.	6563	570
37	Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas	6560	560
38	Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb.	6556	555
39	Glenn Carlson, Fresno, Calif.	6550	547.50
	Greg Damaskos, Yakima, Wash.	6550	547.50
41	Bob Chappell, Wichita, Kan.	6549	540
42	Pete Tountas, Tucson. Ariz.	6548	535
43	Craig Mueller, Union, N.J.	6546	530
44	Ed Bourdase, San Jose, Calif.	6545	525
@45	Gary McKnight, Las Vegas, Nev.	6542	517.50
	Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla.	6542	517.50
47	Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio	6539	510
48	Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev.	6533	505
49	Tommy Evans, Miami, Fla.	6532	500
50	Ted Malicki, Cleveland, Ohio	6532	495
51	Chub D'Ambolo, Bound Brook, N.J.	6520	490
52	Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif.	6518	482.50
53	Tom Wright, Millbrae, Calif.	6518	482.50
54	Rob Monaco, Kansas City, Mo.	6515	475
55	George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C.	6512	467.50
	Ed Ressler. Allentown, Pa.	6512	467.50
57	Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga.	6506	460
58	Don Helling, St. Charles, Mo.	6504	455
59	Mike Orlovsky, Johnson City, N.Y..	6498	450
60	Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo.	6497	442.50
	Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J.	6497	442.50
62	Rick Perry, Columbia Falls, Mont.	6495	435
63	Dennts Murphy, Great Falls, Mont.	6493	430
64	Skee Foremsky, Crosby, Tex.	6492	425
65	Les Barrett, San Francisco, Calif.	6484	417.50
	Jim Roy, Glenwood Springs, Colo.	6484	417.50
67	Ernie Kotara, Lake Charles, La	6483	410
68	Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa.	6482	405
69	Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala.	6431	400
70	Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo.	6479	392.50
	Bob Hood, San Mateo, Calif.	6479	392.50
72	Howie Partell, Las Vegas, Nev.	6473	385
73	Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio	6471	380
74	Mike Merritt. Canoga Park, Calif.	6470	375
75	Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo.	6468	370
76	Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn.	6460	365
77	Bill Wallets, Middleburg Hts., Ohio	6459	360
78	Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Calif.	6455	355
79	Dave Jones, Charleston, S.C.	6447	350
80	Larry Mathews, Salt Lake City, Utah	6443	345
81	Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y.	6442	340
82	Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash.	6431	335
83	Matt Kerns, Lakewood. Colo.	6417	327.50
	Gary Patterson, St. Louis, Mo.	6417	327.50
85	John Wilcox, Williamsport, Pa.	6414	320
86	Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore.	6471	315
87	Bill Franklin, Gahanna, Ohio	6405	310
88	Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo.	6405	305
89	Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill.	6403	300
90	Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz.	6396	300
91	Tom Warren, St. Joseph, Mo.	6365	300
92	Ted Haun, Huntington, W. Va.	6354	300
93	Jack Andolina, Los Angeles, Calif.	6350	300
@94	Harold Mountain, Las Vegas, Nev.	6347	300
	Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill.	6347	300
96	Frank Huspen, River Grove, Ill.	6306	300

*Alternate. @Local entry. 32-game qualifying leader-Hudson 6966. 24th low- McNealy 6635. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Les Schissler, Billy Hardwick, Dale Glenn, Marshall Holman, Dave Davis, Ed Ressler.

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