Lightning Strikes
3600 Roosevelt Blvd.
Trussville, AL 35173
(205) 655-4500

September 10, 2011 Noon

Food Awards ********* Year-End Meeting 11:00

 $27
($20 Prize Fund - $7 Lineage)
Prize Money & Places (B.O.E.)

September 10 , 2011

Eliminator Format Field Cut In Half After Each Round
1st Round Two Games – (May Require an A & B Squad)
All Future Rounds Ony One Game

Leftover  Membership Funds as of 7-14-2011      $2106.00*
* Amount will change until Members Only Fun Day Tournament in Sept.

$1012.50 added to Members Only Fun Day Tournament
All Stepladder members are eligible for the Tournament.

$1012.50 for Stepladder Gold Member Tournament held on Members Only Fun Day

Gold Member Requirements- 5 or more single events from Oct.2010/Aug.2011 

Gold Members
5 or more Events
As of 8/8

Joseph Abernathy
Robert Atkins
Kyle Barnes
Sherwin Bates
Bobby Bryant
John Bryant
Jamie Bunch
Johnny Cook
Kurry Crayton
Hank Escarvage
Marquez Gowdy
Rodney Graves
James Hanson
Josh Hanson
Ross Housh
Sam Hoyle
Tim Jackson
Ronjay Johnson
Marvin Jones
Bill Knapp
Earnest Lumpkin
Terah McGowan
Steven Petric
Ray Reese
Derek Reynolds
Dave Russell
Mike Schaeffer
Cameron Self
John Smith
Marcel Tatum
Mike White
Gerald Wilson
Floyd Young

Tournament Rules

1. This is a sanctioned tournament governed by STEPLADDER, USBC Rules and Regulations.
2. This tournament will be open to bowlers who are current members of USBC, STEPLADDER.  All Membership cards must be presented at registration.(Must have bowled once from Sept. 2010 thru Aug. 2011
3. Handicap shall be based on 80% of 210 men and 90% of 210 for women. Entrants will use their highest USBC sanctioned league averaged based on a minimum of 21 games or more for the 2009-2010 season. If no average last year, you may use your highest average of the 2010/2011 season 21 games or more (Verified). All others will bowl scratch. The ten-pin rule is not in effect. The max entering handicap shall be 54 pins per game for women; for the men, 48 pins per game.
4. It shall be each bowler’s responsibility to verify the accuracy of his or her average. Failure to use proper average or make corrections up to the completion of the first game shall disqualify score if the submitted average is higher than the actual. Prize-winnings will be based on the higher submitted average.  See Rule 319A
5. All bowlers are subject to re-rating in accordance with USBC rule 319. The tournament official reserves the right to re-rate any bowler whose entering average does not reflect the bowlers true capability.  See Rule 319E
6. Any participant who has won $600.00 or more in any event or tournament during the previous 12 months must report actual scores, position, and amount won to Tournament Office prior to bowling.
7. The tournament directors reserve the right to accept or reject any or all entries and decide on all questions and/or disputes. The decisions of the tournament directors shall be final.
8. The tournament directors may add additional squads Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday.
9. Bowlers holding PBA cards with “exempt” status are ineligible for this tournament.  Non-exempt PBA cardholders are allowed to participate in this tournament.
10. All qualifying squads bowlers shall bowl three games moving across six lanes. Bowlers are eligible to bowl more than one squad to qualify.
11. Senior qualifying scores above the cut shall be placed in the general pool first; subsequently the senior automatic qualifier spot will then be determined.
12. Cash Only, No Checks, and No Tabs.
13. Non-compliance with any one or more of the aforementioned rules, non-disclosure or misrepresentation to tournament officials constitutes complete and final disqualification for any and all parties for non-complying and non-disclosing.
14. Any challenge made by a participant against the tournament and/or officials that results in any kind of legal action, that participant hereby agrees to pay all reasonable attorney fees incurred should the tournament/official prevail in defense of said challenge.
15. The lucky draw mystery score jackpot will carry over if no one wins.
16. This tournament is open to youth bowlers providing he/she signs a waiver before they bowl (New Rule 400).  All prize money awarded to USBC SMART Scholarship participants will be placed directly into a USBC SMART Scholarship Account.