Don Johnson gave his son, Jimmy, a special birthday present by winning the $100,000 Midas Open. After eliminating Mark Roth, Cliff McNealy and Marshall Holman, the fifth-seeded Johnson shocked Earl Anthony, 236-214, in the title game for his 26th career championship. The victory was worth $14,000. "Three or four times each game I kept reminding myself that I had to win for Jimmy, who was celebrating his eighth birthday," Johnson said. "I've never wanted to win a tournament so badly." If Johnson or Anthony had rolled a 300 in the title match, they would have received a $250,000 bonus from sponsor Midas International. Eight perfect games were recorded during the tournament. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | 950 (4 games) | $14,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 214 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 227 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Cal. | 187 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Mark Roth. Staten Island, N.Y. | 205 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Johnson defeated Roth, 234-205; Johnson defeated McNealy. 236-187; Johnson defeatedHolman, 244-227, and in the championship game, Johnson defeated Anthony, 236-214.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 10105 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10585 | | | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9734 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10214 | | | | 3 | | Cliff McNealy. San Lorenzo, Cal. | | 9855 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 10190 | | | | 4 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island. N.Y. | | 9730 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 10150 | | | | 5 | | Don Johnson. Las Vegas | | 9569 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10049 | | | | *6 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | | 9664 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9974 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 9535 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9955 | | 3,000 | | #8 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane | | 9447 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9942 | | 2,700 | | #9 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 9581 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9941 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Greg Guertin, Sacramento | | 9535 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9940 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio. | | 9491 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9881 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9499 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9844 | | 2,300 | | #13 | | Dom Esposito, New Orleans | | 9535 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9790 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Cal. | | 9403 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9778 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Hector Valenzuela, San Jose, Cal. | | 9336 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 9756 | | 2,000 | | #16 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | | 9398 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9728 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 9388 | | i1-13-0 | | 330 | | 9718 | | 1,800 | | &18 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio. | | 9353 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9609 | | 1,363 | | 19 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix | | 9249 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9579 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 9209 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9479 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Les Schissler. Denver | | 9101 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9416 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Calif. | | 9223 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 9373 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Lee Taylor, San Diego | | 9121 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9346 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | | 9114 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9324 | | 1,100 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 25 | | Don Bell, Scotts Valley. Cal. | 4075 | $1,338 | | 26 | | Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla. | 4048 | 925 | | 27 | | Bobby Fenton, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 4046 | 880 | | 28 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City | 4043 | 840 | | 29 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 4037 | 800 | | 30 | | Frank Ellenburg, Phoenix | 4036 | 780 | | *31 | | Lave Davis, Atlanta | 4023 | 810 | | 32 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | 4019 | 740 | | 33 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 4012 | 720 | | 34 | | Dave Heller, Mamroneck, N.Y. | 4009 | 680 | | | | Steve Jones, Independence, Mo. | 4009 | 680 | | | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis | 4009 | 680 | | 37 | | Jimmy Certain. Huntsville, Ala. | 4008 | 640 | | 38 | | John Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3997 | 620 | | 39 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 3987 | 600 | | 40 | | Jim Zook, Tucson | 3977 | 580 | | 41 | | Don Reeser, San Francisco | 3974 | 560 | | 42 | | Dale Glenn, Glendale, Calif. | 3973 | 540 | | 43 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 3964 | 520 | | 44 | | Craig Mueller. Union, N.J. | 3961 | 500 | | 45 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | 3960 | 480 | | 46 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 3959 | 465 | | 47 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 3959 | 465 | | 48 | | Dave Jones, Charleston, S.C. | 3949 | 225 | | | | Pete Petersen, N. Miami, Fla. | 3949 | 225 | |
*Alternate (Includes $50). @Local entry. &Hudson replaced Don Bell after 26 games. Hudson was assessed a 44-pin penalty (14 pins for difference between his and Bell's qualifying scores and 30 for Bell's one match play victory). They split prize money for 18th and 25th places. Bell received $1,337.50 and Hudson received $1,362.50 (includes $25 alternate fee). Dave Davis received $50 extra for being new alternate. Don Bell's actual pinfall for 26 games-5655. #Dan Roche, Mike Flora, @Burkett Ross, Ed Ressler, Pete McCordic, Mickey Higham, Dom Esposito and Jim Frazier received $100 each for 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader-Anthony, 4515. 24th-place-Taylor, 4063. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-John Petraglia, Steve Neff, Tommy Hudson, Carmen Salvino, Jay Tartaglia and Wayne Zahn.
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