Randy Lightfoot shot a three-game score of 712 on national television to win the $30,000 check for his victory in the $150,000 Burger King Open at Don Carter's plush Kendall Lanes. The winner's share equaled the largest prize offered on the PBA Tour in 1978. It wasn't easy for Lightfoot, a 20-year-old from St. Charles, Mo. He knocked off Marshall Holman, 242-188, Mark Roth, 224-204, and top-seeded Larry Laub, 246-202. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 712 (3 games) | $30,000 | | 2 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | 202 (1 game) | 17,000 | | 3 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 204 (1 game) | 10,000 | | 4 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 378 (2 games) | 7,500 | | 5 | | Tim Harahan, Hawthorne, Calif. | 182 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Holman defeated Harahan, 190-182; Lightfoot defeated Holman, 242-188; Lightfoot defeated Roth, 224-204, and in the championship game, Lightfoot defeated Laub, 246-202.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 9456 | | 225.1 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9891 | | | | 2 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9336 | | 222.2 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9816 | | | | 3 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles | | 9314 | | 221.7 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9764 | | | | 4 | | Tim Harahan, Hawthorne, Calif. | | 9195 | | 218.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9615 | | | | 5 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9170 | | 218.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9590 | | | | 6 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 9074 | | 216.0 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9509 | | $4,050 | | 7 | | Dale Glenn, Northridge, Calif. | | 9086 | | 216.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9476 | | 3,700 | | 8 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma | | 9031 | | 215.0 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9436 | | 3,450 | | 9 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City | | 8943 | | 212.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9393 | | 3,200 | | 10 | | Rick Minier, Portland | | 9070 | | 215.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9370 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis | | 9047 | | 215.4 | | 9-13-2 | | 300 | | 9347 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8951 | | 213.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9341 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | | 9029 | | 214.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9329 | | 2,400 | | 14 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 8956 | | 213.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9316 | | 2,300 | | 15 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson | | 8907 | | 212.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9267 | | 2,200 | | 16 | | Roger Tramp, Riverside, Mo. | | 8885 | | 211.5 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9260 | | 2,100 | | 17 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | | 8928 | | 212.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9258 | | 2,000 | | 18 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8920 | | 212.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9250 | | 1,900 | | 19 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 8927 | | 212.5 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9242 | | 1,800 | | 20 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota | | 8925 | | 212.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9225 | | 1,700 | | 21 | | Bob Fenton, Cucamonga, Calif. | | 8791 | | 209.3 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9196 | | 1,600 | | 22 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo | | 8818 | | 209.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9088 | | 1,500 | | 23 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 8845 | | 210.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9085 | | 1,400 | | 24 | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | | 8475 | | 201.7 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8655 | | 1,300 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | $1,165 | | 26 | | Art Trask, Clovis, Calif. | 1,100 | | 27 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 1,050 | | 28 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 1,000 | | 29 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | 980 | | 30 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 960 | | 31 | | Tom Menge, Cleveland | 940 | | 32 | | Butch Soper, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 920 | | 33 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 910 | | 34 | | Tom Eder, North Vernon, Ind. | 895 | | | | Ed Lee, Eugene, Ore. | 895 | | 36 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 880 | | 37 | | Roger Bowker, Rockford, Ill. | 870 | | 38 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth | 855 | | | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 855 | | 40 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland | 840 | | 41 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | 830 | | 42 | | Bus Oswalt,. Muncie, Ind. | 820 | | 43 | | Wayne Graham, Miami | 810 | | 44 | | Bill Wakefield, Buena Pk., Calif. | 800 | | 45 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 790 | | 46 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 775 | | | | Steve Jones, Independence, Mo. | 775 | | 48 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 760 | |
*Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Lightfoot, 4,067. 24th Place - Spigner, 3,865. PRO-AM CASHERS - Steve Westberg, Steve Cook, Steve Neff, Tommy Hudson, Joe Nuzzo, Dale Glenn, Jim Godman, Sam Fox, Mark Grant, Palmer Fallgren, Jerry Smyth, Greg Guertin, Jeff Mattingly, Wayne Zahn, Dick Weber, Lou Capasso. Todd Strebel rolled a 300 game.
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