When you bowl a 279 and LOSE... 

I'm not a hundred percent on the details but either that day or years later they asked Parker about the ten pin and he said himself there was blatent interference and he had no issue with the do over. Absolutely class act

I know haters will hate, but I think that telecast was just amazing. I wouldn't want the scores to be that high most of the time, but it's really fun to watch every once in a while.

1129 series for 4 games and the title. Arguably the greatest title in the history of the PBA

I watched this live telecast. Bob Learn Jr. was unstoppable!

This wasn't the first time this has happened on on TV, either. Gotta go back 3 years prior to the 1993 Wichita Open, where David Ozio shot 279 and lost to Mike Aulby (who shot 300). Also, in the 1994 True Value Open, Norm Duke shot 280 and lost to Bryan Goebel (who shot 296). Those were both incredible matches as well!

Erie in 1996 was an extreme outlier but a lot of those arena finals in that era had very high scoring paces. You can tell the PBA and ABC were starting to hurt a bit on the ratings side around this era (and this borne out as true as 1997 was the last year ABC did the PBA); they needed to get some more flash into these telecasts, and having a brutal pattern in front of 3 or 4 thousand people wasnt' the answer. From what I understand, these arena lanes were often as close to being tricked up while still being legal (really lively pin decks, shallow flat gutters to allow for good pin carry and couple that with some pretty serious miss room, relative to what these boys would get in an actual house). Btw, this is taking nothing away from Learn who was possessed that day and repeated as well as anyone I have seen in terms of shot-making. He was called Mr. 300 for a reason. He had something like 60 of them at that point in time where 300 was still kind of uncommon (at least relative to today's rates of honour scores).

I thought they were in a liplock!😂3:13

I bowled a 279 and lost to a woman with a 115 average who bowled a 204 because of handicap. It was a tough day.

The do over on the 10 pin is definitely controversial. I disagree with the rule because it’s easy for a pro to say that he was distracted by someone in the crowd, hence how we still don’t know who Pete Weber was really talking to, or if he just made them up. However, if it was a proper distraction then I can understand it, but I think either way it makes much more sense today that once the ball is in play, there’s no going back no matter what. I mean that’s why it’s within a players judgement to bawk right?

I saw a friend of mine lose with a 299 game in a tournament. It was an awesome match to watch.

YOU HAVE TO CHEAT TO WIN. IF THE BALL GOES IN THE GUTTER. YOU DON'T BOWL AGAIN.

Amazing bowling. I remember bowling behind Randy when he was still a youngster. He got the first 11 strikes and sat down next to me and said “how are you doing?” I smiled and said “just fine, Randy”. Unfortunately, he left a ten pin on the last ball for a 299. But it was a very exciting and memorable night for me. My score? I don’t remember other than I was inspired by Randy and it was over 200. 😄

That's why in Erie they call it Easyway lanes.

I watched this, when it happenned. It was later learned, that the lanes were especially set up for ultra high scoring...not really an honest contest. Lots of oil inside, and little on the outside.

Norm Duke lost a title match with a 280 against Bryan Goebel back in 1994 😵‍💫

To average a 283.5 just is amazing although I don't think oil patterns were an issue back then

I remember that telecast. Very electric. They all made it look like a house pattern. Incredible display..

To this day you cant convince me they weren't bowling on some manner of house shot. Everyone had 3 boards that day

Wow I actually bowled at Eastway Lanes for the first time this past season Went from 147 to 164 average this year.. Love that place, the people who own/run the place are very friendly and care about maintaining the lanes an house in general Wow though that 10pin reshot made all the difference, was that person who caused the distraction removed from the place? For any bowlers in the NY/PA area highly recommend Eastway Lanes

and bowling has been going downhill ever since.

TAKING DOWN ALL THOSE LEFTIES! AWESOME TO THE MAX! BOB LEARN JUNIOR SHOWS YOU HOW!

Could you please make a video on whos made the most major championship shows within the last decade? That would be awesome! We can see whos been under the radar good.

Good vid mate , remember when I needed a 300 for us to win the point and got 299 for a draw 😂

My oldest son was born on this day. I still watched it. Randy Petersen was the only one to ever miss the pocket. He missed once.

You asked what Petraglia would be feeling to lose with 279? Since Petraglia was already a PBA legend, and was already among the (then) small group of PBA bowlers with a televised 300 game, I'd say he was happy for Learn Jr. He certainly seemed to be so on the telecast.

The Right Lane Some have speculated the reason there were Arena finals/high scoring conditions was that it was a way for ABC to get more viewers; as ratings for the PBA tour were falling dramatically in the 90's. Plus they wanted to appeal to a younger demographic.

Kellie Kraft versus VIrginia Norton match play Kraft strikes out for 279 and so does Norton. bummer for both of us.

I've saved this hopefully. My favourite thing to watch when I'm feeling down . One of the best matches ever, even though PB3 is one of my favourite bowlers.

About 2 years ago in my league, on the pair next to the one I was on, one guy threw a 299, and LOST(!!) when his opponent shot a 300!!

Greatest PBA Tournament of All Time.

I watched that telecast. Amazing bowling by all competitors that day.

Years back I lost a match shooting 290 against my opponents 300 in tournament play. 😢

Bowling doesn't need cheerleaders dude. I guess golf will have them next.

Bottom line none of that happens if they don’t give him the only do over in national television history. Period

How about bowling a 289 and losing? I shot 290 my opponent shot 289 with the front 10.

If i adverage. A 279. I would be a Superstar.

modern pins balls and lanes have made bowling junk

Nice seeing real bowling with one hand and not this 2 hand crap

I remember watching this live, great show

Imagine a 257 was the lowest score 😮.

I got swept shooting 279- 750 by 300 - 800

WHAT THE BARNACLES!?!?!? -🦀⛵ 📣 3:12

Incredible bowling.I once shot a 300 and lost to a guy who shot 305 with his handicap lol

Spellcheck be damned. It is candlepin.

Bro averaged 282 and won 130k….

Johnny Petraglia shot 300 in his prior TV appearance. He became the first bowler to shoot 300 on TV, AND have 300 shot at him on TV.

Very interesting video!

I beat a dude during a pro-am match 300-279 back in 1998, also against a local home town favorite. The crowd tried their best to disrupt me...Nope. beat him then missed final match by 5 pins. My hand was torn up and bloody, had issues with release, that was my demise. I ended up 3rd for the tournament. Best finish I ever had.

What if instead of throwing the front 11 Mika won the match with a 101

Great recap, but as others have noticed there are similar, high-scoring legendary matchups! One that comes to mind is Pete Weber vs. Michael Haugen Jr

1987 in a junior tournament team event in San F rancisco I lost my point 268 to 279 to Chris Barnes' wife Linda Norrie (at the time)

🎳 Bob Learn Jr. Was the man that day I watched that match on TV and I could not believe what I was watching it was totally off the chain.

I beat armondo Godoy 300-279 for $20

having cheerleaders is crazy now lmfao😅 he made it worth it tho he went off

This show was so bogus. Learn was crowned based on this show alone, and if not for that do-over he wouldn’t even have won.

Petraglia is a class act anyway but was especially happy for Learn having shot a $100K 300 game himself within the past year at Imperial in Toledo.

Wow, I actually urinated in my pant while watching this. ! I'm a serious bowler!

Everyone brought THEIR A GAME and still lose. Nothing to be ashamed of.

I can't figure out how the shot never appeared to change. It's like the oil never moved or was removed.

Norm Duke shot 280 in a title match once and lost to Bryan Goebel who shot a 296

It's actually 92/100 you win. 1/100 you tie 7/100 you lose.

Start ot the offset cores and scores went up at all levels. Great bowling...

Norm duke versus Brian Goebell in Peoria in the final match.

I watched this live when it happened. Bob Learn was locked in like I’ve never seen. It was crazy.

Welp it does happen

AMF Pearl RPM ❤️

I remember seeing a game where they tied at over 290, i think it was martin larsson

3:40 - 4:15 That rule should still be in effect. Sure, spectators of a match should cheer and enjoy themselves, but they need to have courtesy at the same time.

I remember watching that live. Was a hell of a day.

Great video. What a show that must have been live.

I remember that tournament. Great job on everyone

3:12-3:13 MWAAAAH!

When I was a kid, my whole family would watch bowling every week. I thought $30K was a crazy amount of $. They cant even buy a Great used car today.

Bob had such a good day

That was amazing by all!

Didn’t Aulby beat Ozio 300-279 in 1997 too?

Dude bowled a 279 and lowered his average by a pin lmao.

That 10 pin re-do was BS. Nowadays fans are yelling, clapping, and cheering when players are making their approach. Doesn't seem to 'distract' them.

That was some good bowling but Bob misses that 10pin and that that !!

The ads are coming closer and closer together. When I first stopped watching bowling on youtube? This is why. Will stop watching again.

From start to finish on this Telecast, Bob Learn shot 300 270 279 280 He averaged 280 a game, And his opponents were not slouches either, their total games averaged to about 271 a game. And he only missed 4 strikes the entire telecast, meaning that he threw 44/48 Strikes, a 91% Strike percentage This was one of the highest scoring PBA events in history. And it shattered records.

I bowled a 299.5 and lost once by half a point

Glad to see no one is complaining about the one handed style of Learn like so many do of Belmonte.

Demand four pound pins

not good enough rannndy