| Hosts | |
| Gary Seibel & Randy Pedersen | |
| Co-Host | |
| Taylor Baldwin | |
| Referee | |
| Bob Prevost | |
| Cheerleaders | |
| Jenny Ammon Paola Armeni Mya Collins Lana Freberg Jennaia D. Reed Tracy Traasdahl | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packager | |
| China Train Productions | |
Rockin' Bowl was a short-lived bowling game show for college students.
Gameplay[]
College teams competed for scholarship money in head-to-head bowling that featured off-the-wall challenges as well as traditional 10-frame matches. In each episode, two college teams competed against each other in a contest of normal and not-so-normal bowling. Each match consisted of the traditional 10 frames played "Baker"-style (meaning that the players on both teams alternated frames).
Rockin' Bowl Frames[]
Each match also consisted of six nontraditional frames called "Rockin' Bowl" frames, which were crazy challenges played in-between certain normal frames. Usually, in these frames, each team would get only one ball.
The "Rockin' Bowl" frames included the following:
- Recliner Bowling – In "Recliner Bowling," the players in control would sit in a recliner chair while their teammates pushed them to the foul line. From there, they would throw the ball down the alley.
- Shuffle Bowl – The players in control would take a shuffle puck, and then push the ball with it down the alley.
- Your Pins Are Showing/Strobelight Ball – In "Your Pins Are Showing/Strobelight Ball", the lights in the park would go out and a big strobe light would flash, making it difficult for the player to concentrate.
- Blackjack Bowling – In "Blackjack Bowling", the goal is to get to 21 or come as close as possible without going over. Players alternate turns taking up to five single shots, and the pins are reset after each roll. The team closest to 21 without going over wins the round and 10 points. Ties are acceptable, and the teams split the points. If a team gets exactly 21, they score a five-point bonus for a total of 15 points, which both teams receive in case of a tie.
- Frame of Chance – In "Frame of Chance", two members of the studio audience, one chosen by each coach, participate with the help of the team players who are in control.
- Speed Bowling – In "Speed Bowling", the standard rules of bowling apply, but only the team with the fastest ball would score.
- Disco Bowling – This looks similar to regular bowling, except that the bowling alley is transformed into a discotheque.
- Showtime Bowling – In "Showtime Bowling", the pins were hidden behind a curtain, so therefore the players wouldn't know how many pins they would hit. This made it difficult for the players to know how many pins they would hit.
- Bumper Bowling – In "Bumper Bowling", the gutters are covered with rubber columns. The ball rolled by the player in control must bounce off a column in order to count.
- ER Bowling – In "ER Bowling", the players in control would sit on a gurney with their teammates pushing them to the foul line. From there, they would throw the ball down the alley.
- Daredevil Bowling – In "Daredevil Bowling", the players attempted to make the ball jump a miniature daredevil's ramp with toy trucks in the middle.
- Rockin' Relay – The final Rockin' frame was always the Rockin' Relay (aka the Team Relay Finale) in which teams had 30 seconds to knock over as many pins as possible while alternating lanes.
At the end of the match, each team's normal bowl score was combined with their Rockin' Bowl score to create the team's final total. The team with the most points won the match.
Tournament Structure[]
The preliminary matches of the tournament involved the 16 teams playing two rounds, each consisting of eight matches. The eight teams with the highest total scores from both rounds advanced to the quarterfinals. From here, the tournament became single-elimination.
Each team who advanced in the tournament won money for each victory as follows:
| Round | Award |
|---|---|
| Rounds 1 and 2 | $1,000 each |
| Quarterfinals | $2,500 |
| Semifinals | $5,000 |
| Grand Champions | $10,000 |
Music[]
Gordon Goodwin
House Band - Pinsetters
Studio[]
The All American Sports Park in Las Vegas, NV
YouTube Links[]
Full Episodes[]
- irishpogi - This YouTuber has three episodes on his channel.
- Kansas University
- These two episodes have been edited to show only the competition.
Western Illinois University[]
Semi-Finals
Championship Match