King of the Hill 2026 Summer Friday's May 15 - Aug. 14 at 10pm 19th Annual Weekly Bowling Tournament
Schedule
Fri May 22 2026 at 10:00 pm to 11:45 pm
UTC-05:00Location
3201 Evans Ave, Valparaiso, IN, United States, Indiana 46383 | Valparaiso, IN
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Weekly Tournament on Friday’s 10pm. IYKYK Practice comes on by 10:10-10:15pm. 13 Weeks: May 15th thru Aug 14th (No Bowling July 10)
OIL PATTERN SCHEDULE
1. May 15: PBA26 Mark Roth 42ft
2. May 22 KOTH350: Shauns14 Raise Your Glass 36ft
3. May 29: Shauns26 Drill Press 47ft
4. June 5: PBA26 Norm Duke 39ft
5. June 12: Shauns26 Mr. T 44ft
6. June 19: PBA50 2026 South Shore ?ft
7. June 26: Shauns26 Bullet 39ft
8. July 3: Kegel’s Statue of Liberty 47ft
9. July 17: PBA26 Cheetah 35ft
10. July 24: 2026 US Open #4 43ft
11. July 31: Shauns26 Candle Light 38ft
12. August 7: PBA26 Mike Aulby 39ft
13. King of Summer Finals August 14th
(Must have bowled at least 7 out of 12 weeks to bowl this night)
Left Lane 52ft Great Flood, Right Lane 28ft Great Drought
Entry Fee $35.00. High Game & Series Qualifier Pot Included
Brackets $5 Each, LUCKY #13 Seed Earns FREE Entry Next Week!
PLUS EXTRA ANY SPI Have-A-Ball Option: $200 Drilling Included
Est. Weekly Prize Fund
1st $300
2nd $222
Top 2 Also Win a FREE Entry Next Week
3rd & 4th $120 each
5th - 8th $80 each
9th - 12th $40 each
Based on 64 Entries. Top Qualifier earns $20 Bonus + High Game Paid Each Game
About 1 in 4 Total Cashing Ratio
*King of the Summer Finals*
Friday August 14, 2026
ADDED MONEY & $100 BONUS MATCH
All Past Champions & Bowlers who bowled at least 7 out of 12 weeks are invited to the King of Summer Finals. $1 per person per week of the weekly entry is added to this prize fund!
Up for the Challenge? We will put out the 52ft Great Flood the Left Lane, and the 28ft Great Drought on the Right Lane.
Entry Fee is $35.00. Top 5 Point Leaders earn free this night.
**BONUS MATCH vs Shaun = Win & Get a $100 Bonus**
If you are short on weeks, Buy-In at $10 each missed week
Format and Prize Money Info
~Open to ALL Bowlers, Youth win Scholarship, or Inman’s/Pro Shop Gift Cards optional if under $500
~Practice 10-15 minutes starting around 10:10pm-10:15pm, move around to any lanes in practice.
~ Random Draw For Starting Lanes after practice.
~3 Game Qualifier. Rotate 1 pair to the right after each game. As tradition goes, Lane 32 goes to Lane 1
~$35 Entry Fee Weekly ($23.00 Weekly Prize Fund, $1 End of Series Prize Fund, $11.00 Bowling Fees)
~Storm/Roto Grip/900 Global Ball Option: Get a Ball of your choice for $200. Balls will be given out on by King of Summer Finals. If you don’t pay in full by July 31, you’ll get a pro shop gift card. No Refunds.
~High Game & Series during Qualifier, Pays multiple spots each game based on entries.
~$5 Forward & Reverse Brackets Each Week during the 3 Game Qualifier. Usually 20-40 brackets weekly.
~The Top 31 are guaranteed to move on to 1 on 1 Match Play in a Seeded Bracket.
~Top 2 TV Finalists Weekly win a FREE Entry for next week. Sorry, No Substitutions outside of this series
~Qualifier Ties: Bowlers will roll 2 balls, 1 on each lane. Total count max score 20 will move on. Strike=10. If you strike+ 7= 17. If the other goes 9+9= 18. 18 moves on. Higher Seed chooses who starts and on which lane. Bowler 1 rolls Ball 1, then Bowler 2 rolls their shot on the same lane, then switch lanes for Ball 2.
~Matchplay Ties: 1 Ball Roll-off with Higher Seeds Choice
~ Series Point Leaders: Bowlers will be awarded 1 Point per game bowled. Champion each week gets an Extra Bonus Point for Winning. 3 points per week guaranteed when you bowl and 1 point for each game you make match play. Top 5 Places are FREE. Past Champions & everyone else $35 entry. Didn’t get enough weeks? Pay $10 per week missed plus $35 entry.
~Kings Rules Apply. Sand, shine, use pads or clean your ball at anytime during any Frame. Bowl Right or Left handed anytime. ALL Balls marked with a USBC Serial Number are ALLOWED to be used along with any previously approved equipment including weight holes. We DO NOT follow all USBC Tournament Rules.
For more info on Oil Patterns & Graphs: http://www.shaunstournaments.com/oil-pattern-graphs.html
ALL DECISIONS MADE FINAL BY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR. We have the right to refuse ANY entry.
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3201 Evans Ave, Valparaiso, IN, United States, Indiana 46383Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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