Barnes - The Lumber Leader

Chris Barnes of Double Oak, TX, captured the Professional Bowlers
Association (PBA’s) World Series of Bowling Lumber Leaders special event
Wednesday at Thunderbowl Lanes, averaging 221.93 over 103 qualifying games
in seven World Series events to claim the winner-take-all $10,000 prize.

“I had a kind of disappointing finish,” the 12-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour 
titlist said. “I was 180 over (pins above a 200 average) after four games. I was 
thinking about finishing in the top eight to get a bye for the match play rounds,
and I shoot 170.

“I just don’t allow myself to be happy.”

A 229 final game was enough to allow Barnes to finish with 22,859 pins and coast
to the title over challengers Wes Malott of Pflugerville, TX, who finished 
second with a 22,692 total, 167 behind Barnes. Sean Rash of Wichita, KS, was 
third with 22,602 pins.

“The Lumber Leaders bonus, and being in the top eight to get byes in each
event, has been my focus since early in the World Series,” Barnes said. “Winning
the Lumber Leader event is a big deal. It’s like making it to another TV show.”

PBA WORLD SERIES OF BOWLING LUMBER LEADER STANDINGS 
      (after 103 games)
1, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 22,859 (221.93 average), $10,000
2, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 22,692 (220.31)
3, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 22,602 (219.44)
4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 22,541 (218.84)
5, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 22,363 (217.12)
6, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 22,328 (216.78)
7, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 22,268 (216.19)
8, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 22,222 (215.75)
9, Thomas Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 22,168 (215.22)
10, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 22,121 (214.77)