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Final Scores at the PrimeBowl (Posted on 2007-11-28) Difficulty: 3 of 5
1. What is the highest score you can obtain in a standard game of bowling if your cumulative score in each of the ten frames is required to be a prime number?

2. What is the lowest score you can obtain in a standard game of bowling if your cumulative score in each of the ten frames is required to be a prime number and for each throw you knock down a prime number of pins?

The next two questions refer to 3-6-9 bowling. The difference in 3-6-9 bowling and the standard game is the 3rd, 6th and 9th frame already have strikes recorded.

3. What is the highest score you can obtain in a game of 3-6-9 bowling if your cumulative score in each of the ten frames is required to be a prime number?

4. What is the lowest score you can obtain if your cumulative score in each of the ten frames is required to be a prime number and for each throw (excluding the pre-recorded throws) you knock down a prime number of pins?

The first score sheet represents Games #1 and #2.
The second is for use with Games #3 and #4.

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One Scoring reference is here should you need one.

See The Solution Submitted by Dej Mar    
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Some Thoughts and just part 2. | Comment 2 of 10 |

Low score for part 2:  59

Frame:   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10

Marks:  2-3  3-3  3-3  3-3  3-3  3-5  2-2  3-3  3-3  3-3

Score:   5     11   17    23   29   37   41    47   53   59


  Posted by Leming on 2007-11-28 15:11:11
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