ler ▁who ▁got ▁two ▁consecutive ▁St rik es . ▁The ▁jack pot ▁started ▁at ▁$ 2 0 0 , ▁$ 3 0 0 , ▁or ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁( dep ending ▁on ▁the ▁version ) ▁and ▁was ▁increased ▁by ▁$ 2 0 ▁each ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁hit . ▁ ▁Some ▁versions ▁of ▁Bow ling ▁for ▁D oll ars ▁awarded ▁pri zes ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁money . ▁In ▁the ▁Detroit ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁a ▁contest ant ▁who ▁got ▁a ▁spare ▁won ▁a ▁dinner ▁for ▁two ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁restaurant . ▁If ▁that ▁spare ▁was ▁a ▁split , ▁they ▁would ▁also ▁get ▁two ▁large ▁p ies ▁from ▁Bud dy ' s ▁P izza . ▁If ▁the ▁contest ant ▁got ▁only ▁one ▁strike , ▁they ▁got ▁to ▁pick ▁a ▁pin ▁from ▁a ▁" pin ▁board " ▁for ▁a ▁prize ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁j ew eler ; ▁one ▁such ▁prize ▁was ▁a ▁genu ine ▁diam ond ▁ring . ▁Finally , ▁if ▁a ▁contest ant ▁did ▁break ▁the ▁jack pot , ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁got ▁to ▁bow l ▁one ▁more ▁time , ▁and ▁if ▁that ▁was ▁a ▁strike ▁( a ▁" t ur key ") ▁they ▁would ▁receive ▁yet ▁another ▁prize , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁re cl iner ▁chair ▁or ▁b icy cle . ▁ ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁version ▁awarded ▁a ▁port able ▁television ▁set ▁for ▁three ▁consecutive ▁strik es , ▁and ▁a ▁car ▁for ▁four . ▁ ▁Pin ▁P als ▁Each ▁contest ant , ▁just ▁before ▁approaching ▁the ▁bow ling ▁l ane