Hi, this is Chris Campagna from the Fiesta Bowl in Hot Springs, Arkansas. On Sunday February 24, 2008 we hosted a $1000.00 Guaranteed 10-Game Scratch Marathon. We had 35 participants from around the state competing. After 10 games of bowling the top 5 scorers advanced to a stepladder roll-off consisting of one-game elimination matches. The results of the tournament were as follows: 

Top five qualifying was dominated by Dave Newcomer of Hot Springs. Dave led the field with a 230.9 average. Clint Owens was second at 211.4. Scott Hass was third at 210.6. Fourth was Steve Biggers at 206.9. Fifth was Tom Jones at 205.8.

Match #1
5^th Place Qualifier Tom Jones of Hot Springs bowled 200
4^th Place Qualifier Steve Biggers of Fort Smith bowled 224
Tom Jones received $175 for fifth place.

Match #2
Steve Biggers bowled 184
3^rd Place Qualifier Scott Hass of Hot Springs bowled 220
Steve Biggers received $200 for fourth place.

Match #3
Scott Hass bowled 210
2^nd Place Qualifier Clint Owens of Rogers bowled 232
Scott Hass received $250 for 3^rd Place

Match #4 Championship Match
Clint Owens bowled 269
Top Qualifier Dave Newcomer of Hot Springs bowled 244
Dave Newcomer received $600 for second place

Clint Owens received $1000 for first place.

The final match was the highest scoring in the history of this tournament. The match came down to the tenth frame with Dave hanging a brutal 10 pin on his second ball in the tenth costing him a chance to force Clint to double for the win. Clint finished with 8 strikes in a row to capture his first 10–Game Marathon title at Fiesta Bowl. He had finished second in a previous tournament when he was the top qualifier.