Bowling Trivia #1
A bowling score can range from 0 to 300, but there is exactly one score in that range that is mathematically impossible to achieve. Which score is it?
(reminder the first person who is correct will get 3 gifts!)
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5 votes, 58 points
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Onyx wins. The correct answer was nothing! It was a trick question. You can technically bowl any score, even though scores like 292, 282, and some others are very rare.
NotNicky333 this is false info…. But congrats Onyx
CasinoCheese okay maybe I am wrong….. LOL my b
CasinoCheese LMAOOOOOOOO hugs you
NotNicky333 I was being a c**t XOXO
CasinoCheese Nick is a professional bowler honey
Onyx I may not be a professional but am in a league lol
CasinoCheese wait queen!
Nothing is impossible!
Nora Correct! Unfortunately, Onyx was first.
NotNicky333 ahhh its okay! That was fun anyways!
Are we talking 10 pin bowling
Are we talking 10 pin?
no universal number
Onyx The phrasing is a little weird, but I will give this to you. The correct answer was no score! Every score between 0-300 can mathematically be achieved! Congratulations! Do you want the 3 gifts for yourself or do you want me to gift other people?
NotNicky333 pay up piggy
Onyx girl!? Who am I gifting
289
Werewolf Nope
289
CasinoCheese Nope
299
MessyJ Nope
292
CasinoCheese Nope
NotNicky333 The one bowling score between 0 and 300 that is impossible to achieve is: 👉 292 Why 292 is impossible In ten-pin bowling, the score in each frame depends on strikes and spares: • Strike: 10 + next two rolls • Spare: 10 + next one roll • Open frame: just the pins knocked down Because strikes add the next two rolls, scores increase in specific increments. When you work through all valid strike/spare combinations that total near 300, you can get scores like: • 300 • 299 • 298 • 297 • 296 • 295 • 294 • 293 …but 292 never appears in any valid scoring sequence. The scoring jumps around it due to how strike bonuses propagate across frames. Example near it One way to get 293: • First 8 frames: strikes • Frame 9: strike • Frame 10: 9 then miss That totals 293. But there is no combination of strikes, spares, and open frames that adds up to 292. ✅ Conclusion: 292 is the only mathematically impossible bowling score.
CasinoCheese first 11 strikes and then 2 will give you 292!
292
MessyJ Nope