PHIL'S FINAL FRAME: SURVIVAL SERIES

 $5,000 SCRATCH CHAMPIONSHIP

Something completely different is coming to Valley Bowling Lanes.

The Friends of Phil Memorial Foundation and Valley Bowling Lanes are proud to introduce the 1st Annual Phil's Final Frame: Survival Series, a scratch championship built around one goal:

QUALIFY. SURVIVE. ADVANCE. FINISH.

And waiting at the end of the road?

$5,000 GUARANTEED TO THE CHAMPION!

The entire $5,000 FIRST-PLACE PRIZE is 100% ADDED MONEY from the Friends of Phil Memorial Foundation. It is NOT taken from bowler entry fees.

This is not a traditional four-game qualifier where the highest scores simply determine the final standings. Making the cut only gets you through the first door. From there, scores reset and bowlers must survive a series of completely different challenges.

TWO QUALIFYING SQUADS

 Saturday, October 24, 2026 • 1:00 PM
 Sunday, October 25, 2026 • 10:00 AM

 $100 entry per squad
 108 maximum paid entries per squad
 216 maximum total entries
 Top 32 advance
 Top 40 cash at a sold-out field
 $21,632 projected total payout at 216 entries

THE SURVIVAL SERIES

4-Game Scratch Qualifying  Top 32 Cut  2-Game Seeding Shootout  Round of 32 Head-to-Head  Round of 16 Head-to-Head  Elite 8 Shootout  PBA-Style Top 5 Stepladder  2-Game Championship Match

Qualifying gets you in, but qualifying scores do NOT determine your bracket seed.

The Top 32 start over at ZERO for a two-game Seeding Shootout on freshly prepared lanes. From there, it becomes head-to-head survival. Win and advance. Lose and you're out.

Make it through the Elite 8 and you'll have a chance to reach the Top 5 Stepladder, where one bowler will ultimately survive the road and become our first champion.

PROJECTED SOLD-OUT PAYOUTS

 1st - $5,000
 2nd - $2,532
 3rd - $2,000
 4th - $1,500
 5th - $1,000
 6th-8th - $700 each
 9th-16th - $400 each
 17th-32nd - $200 each

PLUS, there's even more money on the line during qualifying:

 $150 Squad Leader Bonus to the highest four-game scratch score in EACH qualifying squad.

 JUST OUTSIDE THE CUT BONUS: The next 8 highest eligible bowlers outside the Top 32 will each receive $100 CASH.

Bowl both squads? Enter the optional $20 Scratch All Events, based on your combined eight-game scratch total.

Plus optional Scratch Brackets • High Game Pots • Super Brackets • Eliminator • Additional Scratch Side Action

PAYMENT SECURES YOUR SPOT

Names will NOT be added to the official tournament entry list until the $100 entry fee has been PAID IN FULL.

There are only 108 paid spots available in each qualifying squad. No unpaid holds or verbal reservations.

 PAY WITH VENMO: Scan the QR code directly on the flyer to pay Friends of Phil.

This will be a USBC Certified Tournament, with all applicable USBC rules observed.

Tournament Director: Cindy Grabowski
Tournament Director reserves all rights subject to applicable USBC rules and certification requirements.

 Valley Bowling Lanes
1 Meredith Street • Carbondale, PA 18407
 570-282-3960
 ValleyBowlingLanes.com

QUALIFY. SURVIVE. ADVANCE. FINISH.

IT'S NOT HOW YOU START.

IT'S HOW YOU FINISH.

 Who's ready to survive the Final Frame and bowl for $5,000?

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