experienced bowler). Half Worcester Perhaps the most distinctive term used in the game. This results when the first shot strikes either the 2-pin or 3-pin too directly, and knocks down (or punches out) only that pin and the one immediately behind it; when only the 2- and 8-pins fall it is a "Half Worcester Left", and when only the 3- and 9-pins fall it is a "Half Worcester Right". According to legend, the term was coined when a team from Worcester and a team from Boston were competing in the semifinal round of a statewide tournament held sometime in the 1940s; late in the last match of the round, needing a mark, one of the bowlers on the Worcester team "punched out" only two such pins with his first ball, prompting a member of the Boston team to taunt him by saying, "You're halfway back to Worcester!" It is sometimes said that a player will get "one a game" referring to the Half Worcester. Full Worcester Knocking down 2–3–8–9, or two Half Worcesters. Quarter Worcester Another term derived from the Half Worcester, knocking down half as many pins—either just the 2-pin or just the 3-pin. Triple A three-game series. When spoken, it follows a rough total of the series, such as "500-triple," meaning the bowler rolled 500 or more for three games. Triple can also refer to three consecutive Strikes rolled by a bowler – other forms of Bowling would call this a "Turkey". Hammer A strike where all 10 pins are felled in an almost simultaneous fashion. Hi-Lo-Jack A leave of the # 1, 7 and 10 pins. This shot was also set up for both competitors to attempt at the conclusion of the weekly WCVB/WHDH “Candlepin Bowling” program hosted by Don Gillis/Jim Britt which ran from 1958-1996. For each week the shot was not made, the “Hi-Lo-Jackpot” would increase by $25.00. Woolworth Split a leave where only the # 5 and 10 pins remain. This is a reference to the once-ubiquitous "5 and 10" stores found in many towns across the United States. In literature In The New York Times, reviewer Cathleen Schine called Elizabeth McCracken's 2019 novel Bowlaway "a history of New England’s candlepin bowling", the sport serving as "the novel’s unlikely, crashing, arrhythmic leitmotif". In film Candlepin bowling is featured in a scene in The Tender Bar (2021). See also Stasia Czernicki (1922–1993) References External links