▁broadcast ▁nation ally , ▁Bow ling ▁for ▁D oll ars ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁local ▁TV ▁stations ▁and ▁featured ▁contest ants ▁from ▁the ▁immediate ▁area . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁actually ▁a ▁franch ise , ▁created ▁by ▁Bert ▁Cl aster ▁of ▁Cl aster ▁Television , ▁also ▁the ▁cre ator ▁of ▁Rom per ▁Room . ▁Epis odes ▁of ▁Bow ling ▁for ▁D oll ars ▁were ▁t aped ▁either ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁bow ling ▁al ley , ▁or ▁on ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁bow ling ▁lan es ▁constructed ▁right ▁inside ▁the ▁TV ▁studio . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁reached ▁its ▁he yd ay ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁station ▁to ▁air ▁the ▁format ▁was ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan ▁independent ▁station ▁W AD L , ▁which ▁rela unch ed ▁Bow ling ▁for ▁D oll ars ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁The ▁show ' s ▁main ▁set ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁sl iding ▁door ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁host ▁emer ged , ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁contest ants , ▁one - by - one . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Jack pot ▁light ▁with ▁a ▁numeric ▁display ▁of ▁its ▁value , ▁and ▁a ▁Pin ▁Pal ▁container ▁( see ▁below ). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁stands ▁set ▁up ▁for ▁an ▁audience . ▁ ▁Local ▁ed itions ▁may ▁have ▁varied , ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁musical ▁them es ▁used . ▁One ▁was ▁a ▁custom ▁theme ▁for ▁the ▁show ' s ▁opening ▁and ▁close ▁( with ▁a ▁short ▁phrase ▁to ▁introduce ▁each ▁contest ant ). ▁The