1997
| No. | Finalist | W-L-T | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Total |
| 1 | MICHAEL MACHUGA T,P (1) | 12-4-0 | 1,993 | 1,745 | 4,098 |
| 2 | RON PALOMBI, JR. 4T (9) | 11-5-0 | 1,845 | 1,874 | 4,049 |
| 3 | PAT MALONE 3T (19) | 9-7-0 | 1,854 | 1,844 | 3,968 |
| 4 | JOHN MACKOWSKI (9) | 11-5-0 | 1,889 | 1,682 | 3,901 |
| 5 | TOM GROH, JR. (5) | 8-7-1 | 1,841 | 1,768 | 3,864 |
| 6 | MARK HOOKS (2) | 5-11-0 | 1,858 | 1,656 | 3,664 |
| 6 | BRYAN TUTEN (5) | 8-7-1 | 1,766 | 1,643 | 3,664 |
| 8 | FUZZY GRAHAM (2) | 9-7-0 | 1,763 | 1,605 | 3,638 |
| 9 | PAT ROUGEUX (2) | 8-8-0 | 1,657 | 1,699 | 3,596 |
| 10 | TOM KAYE (1) | 7-9-0 | 1,864 | 1,501 | 3,575 |
| 11 | CHUCK TUZYNSKI, SR. T (5) | 6-9-1 | 1,623 | 1,726 | 3,544 |
| 12 | DAVE BILLE (3) | 9-7-0 | 1,663 | 1,569 | 3,502 |
| 13 | TOM LYTLE Q (1) | 6-10-0 | 1,730 | 1,575 | 3,485 |
| 14 | BRUCE BAUR (3) | 6-10-0 | 1,726 | 1,578 | 3,484 |
| 15 | CHUCK SCHOMMER (2) | 5-10-1 | 1,622 | 1,681 | 3,468 |
| 16 | BOB SIRAK (1) | 6-10-0 | 1,655 | 1,540 | 3,375 |
| AVERAGES | 221.5 | 208.5 | 215.0 | ||
| QUALIFIER North East Lanes – 12/7/96 – 5 games Eastland Bowl – 12/8/96 – 5 games 135 Entries |
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| FINALS Rolling Meadow Lanes – 12/14/96 – 8 games Classic Lanes – 12/15/96 – 8 games Top 16 after 10 games Qualifying Totals not included in Finals |
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| T – Times-News Title Q – Qualifying Champ P – Pro Spot (x) Times in the Finals | |||||