Mark Roth struck out in the 10th frame of the final game to defeat Joe Berardi, 209-198, for the $9,000 first prize in the $75,000 King Louie Open, making it Roth's second straight championship and third in five weeks on the 1978 Winter tour. Roth trailed Berardi for nine frames before tossing three pressure-packed strikes in the final frame to put the pressure squarely on Berardi's shoulders. Berardi was unable to come up with the needed double, and the title belonged to Roth, his 11th in an eight-year career and his second at King Louie. Berardi, seeded fifth for the TV finals, bowled erratically, but defeated Tommy Hudson, 190-182, Jeff Mattingly, 231-154, and Steve Martin, 203-202, to reach the championship match. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 209 (1 game) | $9,000 | | 2 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 822 (4 games) | 5,000 | | 3 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 202 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | 154 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron | 182 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
FINAL RESULTS: Berardi defeated Hudson, 190-182; Berardi defeated Mattingly, 231-154; Berardi defeated Martin, 203-202; Roth defeated Berardi, 209-198.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9585 | | 228.2 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 10050 | | | | 2 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9379 | | 223.5 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9859 | | | | 3 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9306 | | 221.5 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9816 | | | | 4 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9319 | | 221.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9769 | | | | 5 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9281 | | 220.9 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9716 | | | | 6 | | Russ Shields, Seabrook, Texas | | 9214 | | 219.3 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9649 | | $2,750 | | 7 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | | 9159 | | 218.0 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9639 | | 2,400 | | 8 | | Steve Jones, Independence, Mo. | | 9312 | | 221.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9612 | | 2,200 | | 9 | | John Wilcox, Shavertown, Pa. | | 9158 | | 218.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9578 | | 2,100 | | 10 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9156 | | 218.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9546 | | 2,000 | | 11 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 9118 | | 217.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9508 | | 1,900 | | 12 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | | 9117 | | 217.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9507 | | 1,800 | | 13 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | | 9104 | | 216.7 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9449 | | 1,700 | | 14 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9084 | | 216.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9444 | | 1,600 | | @15 | | Bob Handley, Kansas City | | 9016 | | 214.6 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9391 | | 1,500 | | 16 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 9064 | | 215.8 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9319 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City | | 8961 | | 213.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9261 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8876 | | 211.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9206 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 8904 | | 212.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9174 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Cal. | | 8813 | | 209.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9143 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Keith Craycraft, New Martinsville | | 8773 | | 208.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9073 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Dennis Campbell, Alsip, Ill. | | 8798 | | 209.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9068 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson | | 8865 | | 211.0 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 9015 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Roger Tramp, Riverside, Mo. | | 8760 | | 208.5 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8970 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | $880 | | 26 | | Steve Westberg, Cot. Gr., Ore. | 870 | | *27 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 935 | | 28 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 850 | | 29 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | 840 | | 30 | | Warren Nelson, Los Angeles | 830 | | #31 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 815 | | | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 815 | | 33 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 800 | | 34 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 790 | | 35 | | John Linsenmayer, Jacksonville | 780 | | 36 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif. | 770 | | 37 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 760 | | 38 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Tex. | 750 | | 39 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 740 | | 40 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 730 | | 41 | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown, Ohio | 720 | | 42 | | Dave Bash, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 353 | | | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | 353 | |
*Straub became alternate when Berlin declined and Westberg was not available. 18-game qualifying leader Berardi, 4142. 24th Place - Campbell, 3893. PRO-AM CASHERS - Joe Berardi, Dave Frame, Bill Spigner, Mark Roth, Nelson Burton, Jr., Jimmy Certain. #Jimmy Certain, Palmer Fallgren and Mark Roth received $100 each for 300 games.
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