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TASK HELP: Spring Challenge 2024
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lisa’s Task: Bowling For Dollars
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Great task! In Boston, it was called "Candlepins for Cash" (because we play with tall, skinny pins and little balls), and the bowling alley was actually built in the basement of the television station! And yes, it has Pin Pals too!
Just wanted to let you know that you sparked a great memory of this. We had our version of it, just outside of Detroit, when I was a teen. Again, thanks for the memory!
Chris wrote: "Great task! In Boston, it was called "Candlepins for Cash" (because we play with tall, skinny pins and little balls), and the bowling alley was actually built in the basement of the television stat..."Thank you! WBAL also had their own lanes in the studio. It was definitely low budget tv and the prizes were paltry in comparison to today's game shows but I have fond memories of watching this with my family.
Joanne wrote: "Just wanted to let you know that you sparked a great memory of this. We had our version of it, just outside of Detroit, when I was a teen. Again, thanks for the memory!"Glad to know it sparked great memories for you. It was must watch tv for my family and I remember the show fondly.
This brought memories of watching with my father. I had forgotten all about this show. Thank you!
Tess wrote: "This brought memories of watching with my father. I had forgotten all about this show. Thank you!"Happy to hear it brought back good memories :)
Bowling For Dollars was a popular television game show when I was growing up in the 60’s and 70’s. Unlike most game shows, which were taped at a studio in New York or Hollywood and broadcast nationally, this show was produced by local tv stations in cities across the country and featured contestants from the immediate area.
Contestants rolled 2 or 3 balls to win cash and sometimes other prizes. If they knocked down 8 pins, they won $8 dollars. Strikes and spares might earn $20 and 2 strikes in a row won the Jackpot, which increased incrementally until a contestant won. At the start of the game, each contestant picked a “Pin Pal” from a hopper of postcards sent in by local viewers, who would share in the winnings.
Pick one option and read a book to satisfy that option.
Required: State the option
Option A: I watched Bowling For Dollars on WBAL-TV broadcast out of Baltimore, Maryland. Read a book where the letters “WBAL” can be found in the title and/or author’s name.
Option B: WBAL aired Bowling For Dollars, which was played with tenpins, but also Duckpin and Dollars, which used a smaller pin than a tenpin and harder to roll a strike on. Read a book where the author’s first and last initial can be found in one of the show titles: “Bowling For Dollars” or “Duckpins and Dollars.”
Required: State which show title you used.
Option C: Read a book where one of these Bowling For Dollars terms: STRIKE, SPARE, PIN PAL or JACKPOT can be made using letters in the Title.
Required: Identify which term you used.