Qualifying is open to all adult sanctioned league bowlers. A Photo ID is required on-site for proof of identification.

Averages. New Members must use their highest average from last season (’10-’11) and the current season (with 21 or more games). If there is not an established average from these two seasons, the new bowler must bowl scratch. If a new bowler is reporting an average from a Sports Shot or PBA Experience Shot, this must be indicated on their entry form and mentioned to the Tournament Director so that we can make the necessary adjustment to the average. All bowlers who have bowled in at least 2 prior tournaments in The People’s Tournament (TPT) will be considered Full Members, while those with less than 2 prior tournaments will be considered Partial Members. The 10 Pin Rule applies to all Partial Members. That means that all Partial Members will use their current or last season’s average (of at least 21 games) at the time of each entry, if it is 10 pins or higher than their TPT average. All Full Members will use their TPT average unless instructed otherwise by the tournament director. All Full Members who have not registered in the tournament in 12 months will return to Partial Member status. Any average falsification by a bowler will result in an automatic FORFEITURE OF ALL PRIZE MONEY (including Places, Side Pools, Brackets, Eliminator, and other cash specials) by that bowler and disqualification from that particular tournament. Summer averages and Junior league averages are included in the average verification process. Full Members will be paid on-site, while Partial Members (including scratch bowlers) will have their checks mailed within 21 days. This allows the tournament director adequate time to verify Partial Members’ averages. All new and partial member averages (including scratch averages) must be verified because the averages play an important role in the Roll-offs and an invalid average will lead to disqualification and FORFEITURE OF ALL PRIZE MONEY.

PBA Rule. PBA members are not allowed to participate in this competition. The People’s Tournament is an amateur competition and therefore restrict the following: Members of any Professional Bowling Association; PBA Women’s Series; any National or International Team Members; former PBA members whose memberships have not terminated more than three years prior to time of entry; anyone who has won a PBA Tour national title in the past 10 years. All current Full Members of The People’s Tournament are “grandfathered” in, and therefore this PBA Rule does not apply unless they win a PBA Tour national title. Please contact the tournament director if you have any questions regarding this rule.

Re-rating. The management has the right to re-rate, reject, or reclassify any entry without penalty prior to the time of actual participation in each separate tournament.

Handicap. Handicap will be based on 90% of 225 with a maximum handicap of 80 pins per game. There is no average cap.

Qualification. There will be 3 Squads of qualification – 1 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday. For each Qualification Round,bowlers will be bowling 3 games across 6 lanes. The top 5 series from the Saturday Squad, the top 5 series from the first squad on Sunday, and the remaining top 22 series from the combined 3 squads, will advance to the Roll-Offs. Therefore, we will have a minimum of 32 bowlers advancing to the Roll-offs. Larger numbers of entries could yield 48 or even 64 bowlers advancing to the Roll-Offs. These individuals making it to the Roll-offs will be considered our Qualifiers.

Re-Entry. All individuals who want to re-enter must sign up on the Re-entry list. First-time entrants have priority over re-entries, and re-entries will be taken if space is available according to the Re-entry list. The re-entry fee is the same as the mail-in fee.

Roll-offs. The Roll-offs will begin shortly after the second squad of the Qualification Round on Sunday. The bowlers with the top 32 qualifying series from the combined squads, in accordance with the Qualification criteria, will advance to the roll-offs. These 32 bowlers will all receive cash prizes. The bowlers with the same, or nearly the same, average will bowl in head-to-head competition against each other. These matches are one round elimination, meaning bowlers are eliminated after one loss and the winners advance to the next round. This format continues until only one bowler remains as The People’s Tournament Champion.

Ties. In the event of a tie in any round, the bowlers will bowl an 8th, 9th and 10th frame bowl-off (with 30% of their handicap) to break the tie.

Forfeit. Participants unable to continue competition will forfeit that round and their opponent will advance.

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TD Strike Jackpot.  Participation in the Tournament Director’s (TD) Strike Jackpot is limited to bowlers with a minimum of 2 prior entries in The People’s Tournament.  Bowlers will be considered for the TD Strike Jackpot only during the 1st Squad of competition on Sunday morning.  Bowlers must bowl a specified number of consecutive strikes during their first game of qualification to win the Strike Jackpot.  The consecutive strikes must start from the 1st frame and the number of strikes is based on the average chart below:

If you get the required strikes for your average, you will be awarded the Strike Jackpot money.  If the Strike Jackpot is not hit, the money will rollover to the next time that the tournament takes place in which the Tournament Director will add another $100.00.  The money will continually grow in the same increments until someone hits the Jackpot.  The maximum for the Strike Jackpot will be $1,000.00.  If there are multiple winners during the same squad, the money will be divided evenly amongst the winners of that particular squad.  There is no extra fee involved, and everyone meeting the above criteria will be considered.  All strikes will be verified against the computer system and "corrected" strikes are not valid unless corrected by a tournament official.  A tournament official must view the last strike attempt.

Mail-in Entries. In order to save time in processing administrative paperwork on the day of the tournament, the Tournament Director is offering a lower Entry Fee for those who mail in their Entry Form and Fee before the day of the tournament. Taking advantage of this opportunity will not only save you money, but also save everyone a lot of time on the day of the tournament.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Tournament Director (Sherman Cowan) at: 781-283-4008.

In a promotional effort for the tournament, participants’ tournament information (name, average, scores, etc.) may be used through a variety of different advertisements.

All necessary tax forms will be produced by the Tournament Director and mailed to those members having an aggregate total of $600.00 or more for the year in Prize Money (including Places, Side Pools, Brackets, Eliminator, and other cash specials).

The Tournament Director has the right to make any changes to the information aforementioned with the best interest of the tournament in mind.

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1st	$1,500.00 !!!
2nd	$750.00 !!!
3rd & 4th	$375.00 (each)
5th - 8th	$220.00 (each)
9th - 16th	$150.00 (each)
17th - 32nd	$80.00 (each)
TD Strike Jackpot	$700.00!!!
	Click here for TD Strike Jackpot criteria.

You can qualify at Strikers East Lanes located at:

4 Essex Drive

Raymond, NH 03077

(603) 895-9500

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and close at 9:45 a.m.

Qualification will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.

Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m. and close at 12:15 p.m.

Qualification will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m.