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Record Breaker

Xtravaganza raises $121,000 for the Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame.

PHOTOS BY MICHELLE JOHNSON

hen Storm Products co-founder e prize list ran to
W Bill Chrisman passed away 17 places, with payo s
in 2023, the International Bowling ranging from $750 up
Museum and Hall of Fame lost one of to $2,750 for rst place
its strongest boosters, a man who had — an amount shared
served on the board of directors for by the winning team of
more than 20 years. Gary Estep and Brenda
But his company’s support of the Burns.
museum did not waver. At the awards In addition to the
party for the 2024 Xtravaganza doubles bowling, entrants took
tournament at the Red Rock Casino, part in a bingo tourna-
Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Storm ment and were invited The International Bowling Museum and Hall
President Tyler Jensen took the stage. to a pre-tournament of Fame bene ted by $121,000 via the 2024
He told the bowlers and tournament cocktail party in addition to the Xtravaganza doubles tournament, as illustrated
by the over-sized check held by (from the left)
o cials that the company had designed post-tournament awards party. museum trustee Simon Shearer, curator and
a Bill Chrisman signature program director Kari Williams, trustee Daroll
ball following Chrisman’s Frewing and chair Mike Aulby. The tournament
passing and was donating the was won by Gary Estep and Brenda Burns.
proceeds — $45,000 — to the
museum.
at pushed the total Jamie Brooks and Bob Johnson.
raised to a record $121,000, At the awards party, in addition to
an amount that will go a long the prize money, numerous gifts were
way toward supporting the awarded by drawing, including bowling
museum’s promise to docu- balls from Storm and Brunswick
ment and preserve the history Bowling, Vegas Golden Knights bags,
of bowling and its top stars and Samuel Adams-branded items, iHome
contributors. hand vacs and more.
e tournament attracted 105 teams National hall of fame members on hand Many of the people who took part in
from across the country. ey took part to mingle with contestants included and helped facilitate the tournament are
in a series of eight anything-but-normal Mike Aulby (who chairs the museum featured on this page and pages 54-55.
bowling games, featuring formats that board), Steve Cook (Aulby’s brother- Dates for the 2025 Xtravaganza have
leveled the playing eld without the in-law, with whom Aulby teamed three already been announced — May 29-31
need for averages or handicaps, over times to win the PBA Showboat Doubles — and a $50 team discount is available
two days. Classic), Ron Mohr, Robin Romeo, until Aug. 1.

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