The twelfth week of Fall 2026 saw one team climb in the standings, while one team slipped. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (158) and series (414) for the women. As for the men, Scott Murdock snagged this week's high game with a 195, and high series was earned by Matthew Taylor with a 526. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 1 & 2: In a battle of good against evil, the foul scoundrels of Squid Row shared a platter of cheese sticks with the swashbucklers of BowlJobs. Propelled by the skills of Matthew Taylor with his 526 series, Squids collected 3 wins against BJs. In the meantime, Kurt Fredrickson with his better-than-normal 400 series dominated BJs despite his team notching only a single win. Squid Row remains in 1st place, while BJs remain in 6th.

On lanes 3 & 4: A well-matched pair of rivals gathered as One Woman, Three Excuses had a romantic candlelight dinner with Rat & Roll. In spite of the leadership of Chris Lenz with his above-average 420 series, Excuses accomplished only 1 win against Rats. Concurrently, Kevin Hodge with his 443 series called the shots for Rats (benefitted greatly by real star — trifecta-winner #1 Power-Ranked, #1 Head-to-Head, and Most Valuable Bowler Kyle Weber) as his team took the match with 3 wins. One Woman, Three Excuses drop 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Rats move up 1 spot to 3rd.

Finally, down on lanes 5 & 6: With the narrowest of handicaps, The Queenpins waged a heated competition against Fist My Bump . Although topped by Jon Little with his below-average 432 series, Queenpins got swept by Fist My Bump. Simultaneously, Scott Murdock with his better-than-normal 493 series commanded Fist My Bump as they swept the competition. The Queenpins remains in 5th place, while Fist My Bump remains in 2nd.

Bowlers lounging at The 200 Club include: No one at all. We sucked.

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Dennis Walling cleaned up Division 1, while JoAnne Barber routed Division 2. Brandon Cook decimated Division 3, and Kyle Weber dominated Division 4. In terms of overall points: Dennis Walling runs the show in Division 1; Tim Deddens governs Division 2; Brandon Cook holds the reins in Division 3; and Jesse Sauerbrei is in the driver's seat in Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 1&2, 2nd-place Fist My Bump  will compete against 3rd-place Rat & Roll (hcp 40). Fist My Bump is expected to roll a little low, yet still manage to win the series; while Rats are forecast to drop their average a bit while they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 3&4, 5th-place The Queenpins (hcp 110) will challenge 1st-place Squid Row. Queenpins might roll a little low and get swept; while Squids ought to drop their average a bit even as they rack up a sweep.
• Finally, on lanes 5&6, 6th-place BowlJobs will chill with 4th-place One Woman, Three Excuses (hcp 9). BJs are predicted to have a bit of an off night and get swept; while Excuses are anticipated to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.

^*(Remember, the predicted results above are based on mathematical extrapolations and can be changed by all sorts of factors. If you don't like how your team's results are predicted, you and your teammates have the power to prove the math wrong!)

THIS WEEK'S MVB Kyle Weber Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Kyle Weber Runner Up: Scott Murdock	#1 H2H BOWLER Kyle Weber Runner Up: Kevin Hodge
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Technically you can't pee in someone's butt because you'd need an erection to get past the sphincter and if you have an erection you can't pee." Chris Lenz delivering the summary of his masters thesis in biology.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Squid Row	39-9	.813	23,698	n/a
2	Fist My Bump	29-19	.604	19,564	n/a
3	Rat & Roll	25-23	.521	18,398	+1
4	One Woman, Three Excuses	24-24	.500	16,929	-1
5	The Queenpins	15-33	.313	18,625	n/a
6	BowlJobs	12-36	.250	17,320	n/a