Rick Thomas
February 24, 2024
Viking Lanes
62 Bowlers
Cut: +114
Rick Thomas defeated Billy Foertsch 227-221 to win the MAST event at Viking Lanes in Stoughton Saturday. Thomas overcame a missed 10-pin mid-way through the match and struck on his final five shots to shut out Foertsch for his thirteenth career MAST title.
Thomas qualified eleventh at 931 and averaged just under 225 through his four matches en route to the win. Foertsch was the sixteenth seed at 914, shooting 270 in his final qualifying game to climb from 32nd to claim the final spot in match play, and averaged over 228 in his first three matches to reach the final.
Thomas earned $508 for the win, with Foertsch taking home $359 for second. The other match-play payouts Saturday were $203 for 3rd-4th, $138 for 5th-8th, and $116 for 9th-16th.
Sixty-two bowlers competed on Viking’s house shot. Robert Vater led qualifying at 1,054 including a 794 start, earning him fifty bonus points in the M & J Truck and Auto Points Race. There were two honor counts Saturday, with 300 games from Chris Jackson and James Hall during qualifying.
King Pin Management donated $100 to the prize fund for this event, MAST extends a huge Thank You to King Pin Management for their generosity.
Qualifying
NAME GM1 GM2 GM3 GM4 TOT
1. Vater, Robert 278 258 258 260 1054
2. Jackson, Chris 226 191 300 269 986
3. Singer, Zachary 236 231 238 266 971
4. Schmitt, Mike 278 194 237 253 962
5. Johnson, Joe 267 246 212 234 959
6. Hall, James 189 226 237 300 952
7. Pounders, Chris 226 236 241 245 948
8. Taliaferro, Shaun 234 234 220 256 944
9. Purshell, Matt 238 250 235 216 939
10. Erickson, Scott 239 202 257 234 932
11. Thomas, Rick 252 214 219 246 931
12. Morris, Tim 246 217 224 236 923
13. Midthun, Mike 268 236 220 198 922
14. Gibbons, Chris 223 215 226 256 920
15. Larson, Eric 215 212 236 254 917
16. Foertsch, Billy 226 222 196 270 914
Match Play
1. R. Vater 181
Foertsch 238
16. B. Foertsch 210
Foertsch 237
9. M. Pursell 217
Pursell 215
8. S. Taliaferro 185
Foertsch 221
5. J. Johnson 207
Johnson 226
12. T. Morris 196
Johnson 213
13. M. Midthun 214
Schmitt 200
4. M. Schmitt 269
3. Z. Singer 225
Singer 191
14. C. Gibbons 211
Thomas 232
11. R. Thomas 225
Thomas 215
6. J. Hall 213
Thomas 227
7. C. Pounders 196
Erickson 215
10. S. Erickson 225
Jackson 218
15. E. Larson 215
Jackson 234
2. C. Jackson 268
Prize List
Prize
Thomas, Rick $508.00
Foertsch, Billy $359.00
Jackson, Chris $203.00
Johnson, Joe $203.00
Pursell, Matt $138.00
Erickson, Scott $138.00
Schmitt, Mike $138.00
Singer, Zachary $138.00
Larson, Eric $116.00
Midthun, Mike $116.00
Hall, James $116.00
Gibbons, Chris $116.00
Pounders, Chris $116.00
Morris, Tim $116.00
Taliaferro, Shaun $116.00
Vater, Robert $116.00
Pot Games
GAME 4 POT GAME Prize
Chris Jackson 269 $45.00
Shaun Taliaferro 256 $20.00
Survivor
SURVIVOR GM1 GM2 GM3 GM4 Prize
Chris Gibbons 223 215 226 256 $70.00
Shaun Taliaferro 234 234 220 256 $70.00
Rick Thomas 252 214 219 246 $30.00
Chris Pounders 226 236 241 245 $10.00
Brackets
BRACKETS Prize
Chris Pounders $315.00
Brendan Donlevy $95.00
Chris Gibbons $75.00
Shaun Taliaferro $75.00
Joe Johnson $35.00
Kevin Thompson $25.00
Charlie Heinzelman $20.00
Ethan Cho $20.00
Scott Erickson $20.00
Justin Jones $10.00
Rick Thomas $10.00
Final Standings
FINAL STANDINGS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 QT M1 M2 M3 M4 MT TOTAL AVG PTS PRIZE
Thomas, Rick 252 214 219 246 931 225 215 232 227 899 1830 228.75 262 $508.00
Foertsch, Billy 226 222 196 270 914 210 238 237 221 906 1820 227.50 237 $359.00
Jackson, Chris 226 191 300 269 986 268 234 218 720 1706 243.71 212 $203.00
Johnson, Joe 267 246 212 234 959 207 226 213 646 1605 229.29 212 $203.00
Erickson, Scott 239 202 257 234 932 225 215 440 1372 228.67 187 $138.00
Pursell, Matt 238 250 235 216 939 217 215 432 1371 228.50 187 $138.00
Schmitt, Mike 278 194 237 253 962 269 200 469 1431 238.50 187 $138.00
Singer, Zachary 236 231 238 266 971 225 191 416 1387 231.17 187 $138.00
Larson, Eric 215 212 236 254 917 215 215 1132 226.40 162 $116.00
Midthun, Mike 268 236 220 198 922 214 214 1136 227.20 162 $116.00
Hall, James 189 226 237 300 952 213 213 1165 233.00 162 $116.00
Gibbons, Chris 223 215 226 256 920 211 211 1131 226.20 162 $116.00
Pounders, Chris 226 236 241 245 948 196 196 1144 228.80 162 $116.00
Morris, Tim 246 217 224 236 923 196 196 1119 223.80 162 $116.00
Taliaferro, Shaun 234 234 220 256 944 185 185 1129 225.80 162 $116.00
Vater, Robert 278 258 258 260 1054 181 181 1235 247.00 212 $116.00
Zierer, Mitch 212 231 246 222 911 911 227.75 152
Turner, Aaron 235 256 225 194 910 910 227.50 142
Meagher, Joel 224 212 204 268 908 908 227.00 132
Heinzelman, Jay 279 182 245 201 907 907 226.75 122
Tanin, Nick 216 237 228 213 894 894 223.50 112
Blanchar, Ron 224 185 246 236 891 891 222.75 111
Erce, Rick 224 247 226 194 891 891 222.75 111
Kuehmichel, Chad 235 247 183 226 891 891 222.75 111
Schmidt, Corey 213 247 193 233 886 886 221.50 108
Prein, Jeff 279 166 246 193 884 884 221.00 107
Gille, Tim 227 180 246 229 882 882 220.50 106
Klimek, Sean 194 245 222 217 878 878 219.50 105
Henes, David 229 184 203 260 876 876 219.00 104
Krueger, Josh 213 210 224 227 874 874 218.50 103
Donlevy, Brendan 221 259 211 182 873 873 218.25 102
Turner, Amanda 192 179 258 243 872 872 218.00 101
Hubred, Kody 161 222 246 234 863 863 215.75 100
Dunn, Tayler 196 243 213 201 853 853 213.25 99
Dins, Shannon 244 201 185 222 852 852 213.00 98
Thompson, Kevin 208 237 214 190 849 849 212.25 97
Rockteschel, Chad 177 201 232 235 845 845 211.25 96
Snyder, Mark 185 235 191 232 843 843 210.75 95
Hoffman, Mike 201 215 209 212 837 837 209.25 94
Thorson, Tim 211 215 174 235 835 835 208.75 93
Soukup, Dustin 212 223 185 210 830 830 207.50 92
Heinzelman, Charlie 219 213 248 145 825 825 206.25 91
Kortes, Peter 227 206 204 182 819 819 204.75 90
McDougal, Scott 224 219 192 180 815 815 203.75 89
Larson, Eddie 238 218 161 196 813 813 203.25 88
Angell, Ryan 201 236 203 169 809 809 202.25 87
Cho, Ethan 197 192 233 173 795 795 198.75 86
Wolfe, Jermey 204 176 208 205 793 793 198.25 85
Henidis, Andreas 191 179 206 212 788 788 197.00 84
Jirsa, Megan 224 171 176 214 785 785 196.25 83
Morris, Alex 195 164 224 202 785 785 196.25 83
Roderick, Gabe 212 195 196 180 783 783 195.75 82
Gille, Todd 215 184 165 212 776 776 194.00 82
Staude, Wade 205 206 193 168 772 772 193.00 82
Thompson, JoDon 182 194 212 175 763 763 190.75 82
Morris, Jacob 204 177 225 156 762 762 190.50 82
Jones, Justin 154 206 220 178 758 758 189.50 82
Farrow, Al 200 200 181 170 751 751 187.75 82
Staude, Gabe 157 199 211 170 737 737 184.25 82
Schroeder, Justin 192 184 194 148 718 718 179.50 82
Petrey, Justin 156 212 170 145 683 683 170.75 82
Daggett, Greg, Jr. 135 161 161 159 616 616 154.00 82