Ten-pin bowling may be won when one player is ahead by more frames than remain of the possible 12 frames. This variant reduces match length and scoring complexity for two-player matches. The maximum score in a game of ten-pin is 300, scored by making 12 strikes in a row. Before 1908, no one ever received an award for a game greater than 298. ABC used to award medals (gold, silver and bronze) for the three highest individual games rolled in the nation. The number of perfect games bowled during a season first became a problem for American Bowling Congress (ABC) officials in
Ten-pin bowling classic "The Big Lebowski", in which the game serves as a sort of limbo from the otherwise complicated plotline. During these breaks in the action, the characters usually debrief their escapades and engage in several sub-plots, such as their run-ins with Jesus Quintana and the famed "Mark it zero" scene. A well-known movie that revolves all around ten-pin bowling is the Farrelly brothers' 1996 comedy "Kingpin". A few professional bowlers appear in the film as extras. In the 1996 film "Greedy", Michael J. Fox stars as a professional bowler. Many professional bowlers appear as extras in the film. Alley Cats