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Rick Miller Wins $20,000 at The Mini-Eliminator
Sunday, February 7, 2009: South Point Casino, Las Vegas, NV: Rick Miller of Lincoln, Nebraska won the 2010 Winter Mini-Eliminator sponsored by Columbia 300. Rick won $20,000 by bowling a 236 in the final shootout, 20 pins greater than second place finisher Sam Carter, a senior bowler from Ben Lomond, CA who earned $10,000. Finishing third was the 205 & under champion Darnell Pearson of Baltimore, MD who shot a 193 and earned $7,500. Rick’s Mini-Eliminator victory was historic as it was his second mega-buck victory of the week. A day earlier, Rick won the High Roller and its $30,000 top prize. Rick, a 40-year old left hand bowler from Nebraska earned over $50,000 for the week. Earlier in the week The Mini-Eliminator crowned its Early Bird Champion, Rick Moussouleas of Allen Park, MI. Rick bowls out of the 205 & under division and earned $2,000 for his victory. A total of 340 entrants bowled the early bird tournament which paid out $10,000. The Mini-Eliminator tournament ran its 23rd event in Las Vegas and saw a major increase in entries. Over 450 bowlers from around the world competed for more than $250,000 in cash and prizes. A total of 84 bowlers advanced to the finals and half earned $1,000 or more.   The Mini-Eliminator at South Point was presented by Columbia 300 and sponsored by Kegel, Etonic Shoes, and Virtualtournaments.com. The dates for The Summer Mini-Eliminator will be finalized soon. Please visit www.minieliminator.com for updates and a complete listing of results. |
