, ▁was ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁pick ▁a ▁post card ▁at ▁random ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁large , ▁hor izont ally ▁mounted ▁container . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁card ▁was ▁then ▁read ▁al oud ▁by ▁the ▁host . ▁ ▁These ▁were ▁Pin ▁Pal ▁cards , ▁allowing ▁a ▁vie wer ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁TV . ▁ ▁Wh atever ▁the ▁contest ant ▁won , ▁the ▁Pin ▁Pal ▁won ▁also , ▁although ▁the ▁jack pot ▁may ▁actually ▁have ▁been ▁split ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁Many ▁people ▁wrote ▁clever ▁messages ▁on ▁their ▁Pin ▁Pal ▁cards , ▁like ▁" St rike ▁it ▁rich !" ▁ ▁A ▁Pin ▁Pal ▁was ▁only ▁el ig ible ▁once ▁per ▁show , ▁in ▁case ▁a ▁Pin ▁Pal ▁tried ▁to ▁send ▁an ▁over wh el ming ▁number ▁of ▁post cards ▁at ▁one ▁time . ▁ ▁Popular ▁Culture ▁The ▁show ' s ▁title ▁has ▁been ▁so ▁popular , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁par od ied ▁quite ▁a ▁bit . ▁In ▁the ▁movie ▁U H F , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁show ▁called ▁" B ow ling ▁for ▁Burg ers ". ▁On ▁George ▁Car lin ' s ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁album , ▁A ▁Place ▁for ▁My ▁St uff , ▁he ▁announced ▁a ▁par ody ▁called ▁" B ow ling ▁for ▁P uss y " ▁in ▁the ▁track ▁" F our th ▁Ann oun c ements ". ▁The ▁Michael ▁Moore ▁movie , ▁Bow ling ▁for ▁Columb ine . ▁The ▁rock ▁band ▁Bow ling ▁for ▁S oup . ▁( F