POT 'O' GOLD IN DUBLIN COMPLETES AN OUTSTANDING DAY OF BOWLING

Earl Anthony's Dublin Bowl

We had a scintillating day of bowling on Saturday. It started with the Livermore Valley Tournament (LVT) at Granada Bowl. After we wrapped up the LVT, we drove westward for some dinner at the Outback Steakhouse in Dublin. The Outback Steakhouse is a minute away from Earl Anthony's Dublin Bowl which would be our next stop for their Pot 'O' Gold (Monte Carlo) game. My salad and grilled chicken with vegetables were quite good and the meal energized me for a few more hours of bowling.

Outback Steakhouse near Dublin Bowl

The highlight of the night was when Peter's ticket was drawn for the strike pot in the second game. The pot was worth $708.00 if Peter could bowl three strikes. A single strike would win 10% of the pot ($71.00) while a second strike would earn 40% of the post ($283.00). Peter was able to shoot two strikes for $283.00 but his third shot hung up on his thumb and he came up light, leaving the 4 and 5 pins. Still, $283.00 is a nice prize.

In a contest requiring the participants to turn their backs to the pins and bowl the ball through their legs (like a center in football snapping the ball back to the punter), The Coach won a prize that I believe included a free entry in a future Pot 'O' Gold night. Olivia finished second in that one for a prize of $5.00. All of us hit multiple money shots for prizes ranging from 50 cents to $4.00.  This video will show you some of the highlights.



By the time we reached the third game, I think we were pretty tired. It was a long day starting in Livermore at 1:00 and finishing in Dublin around 10:00. I was certainly ready to go home and get some sleep. Even though I was tired and feeling worn out, I must say the past few days with the Holiday Cash Doubles Tournament at Bel Mateo Bowl followed by LVT and Pot 'O' Gold on Saturday were the most fun I've had in quite awhile.