High 3rd game pot does very well in both my leagues.
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Repetition is everything..

Thanks keep them coming. whatever one is most posted I will try tonight and post tomorrow how it worked. We have 40 teams so anything should do well!

I am starting to like the doubles pot ideas beacause money seems to generate the best I think that the doubles idea by HOODLUM sounds good, so do you think I should create sheets to give out so that one person can have all names underneath theres? So if I get in 5 the 5 people I get in with can all be on my sheet. I think $2 would be a good place to start......so should I do it just for 3rd game, probably best?

Edited on 11/4/2008 1:34 PM

We do a mystery game jackpot.  It involves no skill whatsoever, so I usually get about 96% of the league to participate.

It is $1 to get in.  I collect until the middle of the second game.  I have 2 sets of cards from ace thru ten [1-10].  I then have the hotties at the snack bar select one card from each set of ten.  Say, for example, they choose "7" then "2".  Those are the mystery numbers.  I then go to the PA system and announce the numbers.  If any bowlers' scratch score has "72" as the last 2 numbers, then I ask them to bring their score sheets to the desk to verify.  Any winners split the pot.  If no winners, then there is carryover until the next week.

Of the 64 bowlers in my league, I usually get $59-61 per week.  It carried over for 5 weeks and I just paid out $293 dollars this past Thursday.

Again, it's fun and with no skill involved it can include everyone of all skill levels in your leagues.
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