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If the spare comes on the second ball of the frame, you get an extra ball to finish the game. If the spare comes on the third ball of the frame (meaning the first ball of the frame was a strike) you do not get an extra ball.

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You have to embarrass yourself by throwing two more times to finish the game.

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Q: In bowling on the 10th frame do you get a third try if you get a spare?
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In bowling is it considered an open frame if you mark all the way to the eleventh frame but get only 9 pins in the twelfth frame?

No. The 10th frame is one of three deliveries. You only get a third delivery if you mark on the first (strike) or second (spare) delivery. An open in the 10th frame means you do not get a third delivery.


How many fames are there in bowling?

There are 10 frames in bowling. If you get a strike or spare in the 10th frame you get additional shot(s) -- 1 for spare and 2 for strike.


Why is the tenth frame different from the other frames in bowling?

It is different because if you strike in the 10th frame, you get two bonus shots called "fill shots" or "fill balls." If you spare in the 10th frame, you get one fill shot.


What is last frame of bowling called?

10th Frame


If you get a spare in the tenth frame and fill it with ten is that fill considered a strike?

No. Technically there are only ten frames in bowling. If you Spare in the tenth frame, you get a bonus shot called a fill shot. If you strike in the tenth frame, you get two bonus/fill shots.no


How many frames are there in a game of ten pin bowling?

In bowling there are 10 frames. If a strike is scored in the 10th frame, the bowler gets two "fill shots" (bonus shots sometimes incorrectly referred to as the 11th and 12th frames). If a spare is scored in the 10th frame, the bowler gets one fill shot.


At what time during the game do you get a third throw in bowling?

In the 10th frame you may get a third chance. If when starting the frame you bowl a strike, you get a second shot, if on your second shot you get another strike you get a third chance. BUT only two strikes in a row to begin the 10th fram will give you a chance to roll the ball for a third time.


How do you score 289 in 10 pin bowling?

One way to get a score of 289 in bowling is to spare the first frame, get strikes in frames 2 through 9, 2 strikes in the 10th frame and then a 9 count. Another way of getting it is by getting the first nine strikes, first in the tenth then a nine count and the pick up


How many ballls thrown in a frame of bowling?

If you are referencing tenpin bowling, you throw 2 balls each frame for the first 9 frames, unless your first ball in a frame is a strike, to which only the one ball is thrown. In the 10th frame, 3 balls are thrown unless a strike is not made with the first ball or a spare is not made with the 2nd ball.


What is the term for the extra ball you get for striking in the tenth frame?

If you strike in the 10th frame, you get two bonus balls, called "fill shots." If you spare in the 10th frame you get one fill shot.


Is a score of 242 possible in a game of ten pin bowling?

Yes. The maximum score in tenpin bowling is 300. One way to bowl a 242: 1st frame - strike 2nd frame - strike 3rd frame - seven on the first ball and a spare on the second ball 4th frame - strike 5th frame - strike 6th frame - seven on the first ball and a spare on the second ball 7th frame - strike 8th frame - strike 9th frame - strike 10th frame - strike on the first ball, eight on the second ball, spare on the third ball X----X----7/----X----X----7/-----X-----X-----X-----X8/ 27...47...67....94..114..134...164..194..222...242


How many rounds in one bowling game?

10 frames in a bowling game, 10th frame can have up to 2 extra balls. For example 3 strikes in the 10th frame. 12 strikes in a game = 300 = perfect game.