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What would be the lowest score with 9 strikes and no gutter balls?

14.06.2025 00:15

What would be the lowest score with 9 strikes and no gutter balls?

X X 11 X X 11 X X 11 XXX

Which is pretty lousy for that many strikes, but better than any game I’ve ever bowled. I don't see how you could get a lower score under the specified parameters, since any rearrangement would result in more turkeys than just the one in the last frame.

My first pass results in 135:

Are today’s baseball pitchers faster than a few years ago, or is it that radar guns have improved and get the pitch speed as it is released rather than as it reaches the plate?