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2006 Season starts October 7th

2006 - 2007 Will be our 6th season

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ON DEMAND

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New this season starting October 21st the show will air on
Charter Communications
channel 3 in the Worcester area, 3:00 on Saturdays

Strike Challenge Jackpot
$100.00
One audience member for each show will be selected to bowl one box. If the bowler rolls a strike they will win the jackpot. The jackpot will start at $100 and will increase $25.00 for each attempt. Bowlers who bowl a spare will win $50.00, a 10 or less will be worth $1.00 per pin. Audience members selected will be limited to one appearance per season and cannot have been a previous competitor on the show. Bowlers must be at least 18 years old.

Visit here for updated list of the leaders and weekly scores.

For the results from previous seasons go to

$30,000 Challenge 2001 -2002 Season

$30,000 Challenge 2002 - 2003 Season

$30,000 Challenge 2003 - 2004 Season

$30,000 Challenge 2004 - 2005 Season

$30,000 Challenge 2005 - 2006 Season

2006 - 2007 Format

As we prepare for our sixth season with the Candlepin Challenge we look forward to the exciting changes made to the show this year.

The Candlepin Challenge is a one-hour program to be aired on Cn8 The Comcast Network, channel 3 in most areas, twice a week. New shows will run on Saturday’s at 11:00am followed with a rerun on Sunday afternoons at 5:00pm.

The show will remain a King of the Hill format, with two challengers bowling a one game match with the loser receiving $150.00.  The winner moves on to a two game match against the current champion.  Weekly champions will be decided by highest two games total, the loser of this match will receive $200.00. Champions will receive $300.00 and remain in their position until they are defeated. Once a bowler appears on the show they must sit out one taping session. The bowlers taping the last four shows of the season do not have to sit out the first taping of the next season. 

The final show:  The format will remain the same as the other 28 weeks except for the prize fund. The loser of the challenger match will receive $1,000, the championship match runner up will receive $2,500, with the winner getting $5,000.  

The show will tape on Sunday’s starting at about 9:00am to 4:00pm.  Tapings will be held at the Woburn Bowladrome. 

A triple strike pool of $1000.00 for the season will be split amongst any and all bowlers who hit a triple strike. If the pool is not hit it will carry over to the next season. Junior bowlers bowling on the kids shows will not be eligible for the triple strike pool.

New for the 2006 – 2007 season will be the addition of bonus money. Three marks in a row will be worth $50.00 with another $50.00 for every consecutive mark after three in a row. All marks must be in the same game. Junior bowlers bowling on the kids shows will not be eligible for bonus money. 

For each show we will take two bowlers from the final roll off to appear on TV. We will have seven regular tapings with a separate taping just for the final show. Each taping will produce four TV shows, which means we must have four finals per taping.  Please keep in mind these dates and locations are tentative, some dates may change due to scheduling conflicts.

Kids Shows 

2006 – 2007 will feature 8 kids shows, four which will air December 2, 9, 16 & 23 and the other four airing March 24, 31, April 7 & 14. These shows will follow the same roll off format as the adult show and will be open to boys and girls up to the age of 19 and still in high school.

The runner up in the Challenger match will receive a $50 savings bond and the winner will advance to the Championship round. In the Championship round the runner up will receive $75 savings bond with the winner receiving a $100 savings bond. All participants will receive awards and jackets. The highest two game total over the eight-week series will receive a $500.00 savings bond. Bowlers may only qualify once per season. 

Strike Challenge  

We will be selecting one audience member for each show to bowl one box. If the bowler rolls a strike they will win the jackpot. The jackpot will start at $100 and will increase $25.00 for each attempt. Bowlers who bowl a spare will win $50.00, a 10 or less will be worth $1.00 per pin. Audience members selected will be limited to one appearance per season and cannot have been a previous competitor on the show.

Please keep in mind these dates and locations are tentative, some dates may change due to scheduling conflicts. 

 Candlepin Challenge High Scores

High Single 184
Bowler Dave Dupuis             Date 11/3/01
Against Charlie Jutras

High Series (2 games) 157 + 160 = 317
Bowler Kevin Davis         Date 11/02/02
Against Dave Hodge

AREAS FOR THE 2006 - 2007 SEASON

Returning Champion Steve Renaud 

Show 181 Gary Carrington vs Mike MacIntosh air date October 7th
Strike Challenge Helen Fellows
Show 182 John Zappi vs Shawn Baker air date October 14th
Strike Challenge
Show 183 Tim Goodwin vs Ken Spacone air date October 21st
Strike Challenge
Show 184 Dave Dupuis vs Dan Gauthier air date October 28th
Strike Challenge

Taping 2 October 15, 2006 Woburn Bowladrome, Woburn, MA
Finals Area 2 & 3 September 30^th and or October 1^st 
Area 2 Bowl-O-Rama September 30th 10:00am, October 1st 10:00am
Area 3 Bayberry Bowling Center October 1st 9:30am & 11:30am
Finals Area 4 & 5 October 7^th and or 8^th
Area 4 Sunnyside Bowladrome, October 7th 10:00am, October 8th 11:30am

Taping 3 Kids November 12, 2006 Woburn Bowladrome, Woburn, MA
Finals Area 6 & 1 October 28^th and or 29^th  
Finals Area 2 & 3 November 4^th and or 5^th
Area 2 Bowling Acres, November 4th 11:00am, November 5th 11:00am
Area 3 Brian's Bowlaway, November 5th 10:00am & 2:00pm

Taping 4 December 10, 2006 Woburn Bowladrome, Woburn, MA
Finals Area 4 & 5 November 25^th and or 26^th  
Area 4 Academy Lanes, November 25th 4:00pm, November 26th 12:00pm
Finals Area 6 & 1 December 2^nd and or 3^rd   

Taping 5 January 21, 2007 Woburn Bowladrome, Woburn, MA
Finals Area 2 & 3 December 30^th and or 31^st 
Area 2 Dover Bowl, December 30th 11:00am, December 31st 11:00am
Area 3 Colonial Bowl, December 30th 11:00am, December 31st 11:00am
Finals Area 4 & 5 January 6^th and or 7^th
Area 4 Wakefield Bowladrome, January 7th 10:00am & 12:00pm

Taping 6 February 11, 2007 Woburn Bowladrome, Woburn, MA
Finals Area 6 & 1 January 27^th and or 28^th
Finals Area 2 & 3 February 3^rd and or 4^th
Area 2 Exeter Lanes, February 3rd 6:00pm, February 4th 10:00
Area 3 Fairway Sports World, February 4th 10:00am

Taping 7 Kids March 4, 2007 Woburn Bowladrome, Woburn, MA
Finals Area 4 & 5 February 17^th and or 18th
Area 4 Woburn Bowladrome, February 18th 10:00am & 12:00pm
Finals Area 6 & 1 February 24^th and or 25^th   

Taping 8 April 8, 2007 Woburn Bowladrome, Woburn, MA
Finals Area 2 & 3 March 24^th and or 25^th
Area 2 Lakeside Lanes, March 24th 1:00pm, March 25th 11:00am
Area 3 Fast Lanes, March 24th 12:00pm, March 25th 2:00pm
Finals Area 4 & 5 March 31^st and or April 1^st 
Area 4 Beverly Bowl-O-mat, April 1st 10:00am & 12:00pm

Taping 9 May 6, 2007 Woburn Bowladrome, Woburn, MA
Finals Area 6 & 1 April 21^st and or 22^nd  
Finals Area 2 & 3 April 28^th and or April 29^th 
Area 2 King Lanes, April 28th 1:00pm, April 29th 11:00am
Area 3 Ficco's Bowladrome, April 29th 9:30am & 11:30am

Final Taping June 3, 2007

Triple Strike Pool
All bowlers who get a triple strike during this season will split $1000.00.
This years winners

2006 - 2007 Leaders

The top three scores will advance to the final show.
Bowlers appearing more than once will use their highest score for the final show.
Ties will be broken by using the high single on the day the scores were bowled.

Strike Challenge

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