Saturday, May 24: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM at Sam’s Town and Gold Coast Bowling Centers

• 126 teams of four will bowl three games each. The top 32 teams with the highest 3-game total score will advance to the Playoff Rounds on Sunday morning.
• Shuttle buses will be provided for all bowlers from The Golden Nugget to and from the bowling centers at 9:30 AM (details below in the Shuttle Bus section).

Sunday, May 25: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM at Sam’s Town

• Round One Playoffs: Top 32 teams will bowl head-to-head elimination rounds in 1 squad of 32 teams (the top 16 teams this year will automatically be eligible for prize money!).
• Round Two Playoffs: 16 winners of Round One will bowl head-to-head elimination rounds.
• Round Three Playoffs: 8 winners of Round Two will bowl head-to-head elimination rounds to determine the Final Four.
• Round Four Playoffs: Final 4 teams will bowl for 1st and 2nd to go head-to-head in Round 5. 3rd and 4th place will be determined by points in this round of the 25th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament.
• Round Five Playoffs: Final 2 teams will bowl for 1st and 2nd place of the 25th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament.

Each team of 4 bowlers costs $220 to register. All team members must be 21+. This registration fee enters your team in the tournament to bowl on Saturday. If you make the top 32 teams, you will advance to the playoffs on Sunday morning at Sam’s Town. Each bowler will also receive a Limited Edition PRB poster, which must be picked up Friday afternoon/early evening.

Once you pay for your team, you will get a confirmation email stating that you have a lane. If you have changes in team members or questions, please email us ASAP at bowling@punkrockbowling.com.

UPDATE! One team member for each team will be required to sign for and pick up all 4 posters on Friday 5/23, between 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM in the Fremont Room at the Downtown Grand Hotel 206 N 3rd St, Las Vegas, NV 89101.

Lost? Go to the hotel front desk and look for the escalators to the pool. Can’t make it Friday to pick up your poster? They will be available Saturday 9:30 AM at the shuttle pickup at the Golden Nugget.

To give everyone a fair shot at the prize money, we have implemented a handicap system that is now based on 90% of the difference of your average subtracted from 200. For example, if you averaged 120 points over your 3 games, we would deduct 120 points from 200, multiply the remaining 80 points by 90%, and give you a starting handicap of 72 points per game.

If you bowled in 2024, your handicap will be based on the average of your 3 games from the first day only. HANDICAPS ARE ONLY CARRIED OVER FROM 2024. If you didn’t bowl in 2024, your handicap will be calculated AFTER you bowl your 3 games on day 1 and added to your total score throughout the entire tournament.

If you are a returning bowler and on a different team this year, let us know your previous team when you register so we can get your handicap. This must be done before we send out lane assignments. Failure to notify us that you were a previous bowler will nullify your handicap from 2024, and you will get a new one based on your first day’s bowling this year.

It is YOUR responsibility to let us know if you changed teams or if you need to correct any of the information we have.

If you are one of the top 32 teams that made the playoffs, CONGRATULATIONS!

Playoffs will take place at Sam’s Town, and you will need to get to the shuttles by 9:00 AM on Sunday. Find your lane assignment on the board, and get over there. You will be playing head-to-head elimination rounds, with winners advancing and losers placing according to their total team score for that round only.

Once again, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE IT TO THE LANES ON TIME. If you are late, you can be disqualified. You MUST bowl with the same 4 bowlers, and if one of your teammates is unable to bowl, your team will forfeit their playoff spot. Inform us immediately so we can adjust the standings for the other teams!

Shuttle buses will be provided to take you to and from the bowling alleys on Saturday & Sunday. The buses leave promptly at 9:30 AM Saturday morning from the Golden Nugget and 9:00 AM Sunday morning. If you miss the bus, you will be responsible for getting to your assigned bowling alley on time, or your team will have to forfeit.

The buses will be located at the entrance of The Golden Nugget between the Gold Tower and the Carson Tower on 1st Street. Buses will have either a Gold Coast or Sam’s Town sign, so make sure to catch the right shuttle.

Top 16 teams will receive prize money, and the breakdown will be based on the total teams participating. Details will be released during the tournament.

• High Team: $200
• High Women: $100
• High Men: $100

If you do any of the following, you may lose your handicap and get only your scratch score or have your team disqualified, so pay attention!

• Inform us of any mistakes or omissions in your handicap from the previous tournament before bowling commences or you won’t get the previous handicap. You will get a new one based on your first day of this tournament.
• YOU MUST BOWL with 4 bowlers, no exceptions.
• Do not change the order of your bowlers as this could cause you to get someone else’s handicap. You may lose your handicap or be disqualified!
• Do not change bowlers before or during the tournament, or you will be disqualified!
• Ringers will be disqualified, and your team will be banned forever from our tournament!
• If you or the team next to you makes a mistake (such as bowling in the wrong lane or order), PLEASE GO TO THE DESK AND HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BY THE SCORE ASSISTANT.

Punk Rock Bowling Tournament is an AMATEUR bowling tournament. The tournament is for fun, and we do not allow pro, semi-pro, amateur tournament, or high-roller league bowlers to bowl. If you attempt to enter a team member(s) who is overqualified, you will be subject to immediate disqualification and a lifetime ban. If in doubt about whether your team member is overqualified to bowl at PRB, please email us at bowling@punkrockbowling.com.

All bowlers must submit their averages when registering. Please enter your legal name as it appears on your ID, not a nickname or alias. If you’re a new team, you must submit your averages when signing up. If you don’t “know” your average as you don’t bowl regularly, please just give us your best guess.

Any bowlers that are currently in a league or have previously bowled in a league must also submit the name of the league and the bowling center where the league bowled.

Maximum individual scratch bowler average allowed to be considered for entry will be 215. Maximum team scratch average allowed to be considered for entry will be 700.

PRB reserves the right to “re-rate” bowler averages on day one at its sole discretion. PRB reserves the right to examine tournament averages of all returning bowlers, compare them to submitted averages, and “re-rate” bowlers based on those findings.

Anyone found misrepresenting their averages will be disqualified, their team will be disqualified, their entry money will be forfeited, and they will be banned from bowling at PRB.

All interpretations of rules and rulings will be made by PRB and are final.

By signing up and paying the entry fee for a team at PRB, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to abide by these rules. It is your responsibility to share this information with your teammates and PRB is not responsible nor can we be held liable if you or anyone on your team does not read, follow, or understand these rules and regulations.

Thanks for your support and patience and good luck on the lanes!