▁in ▁the ▁Professional ▁Bow lers ▁Association ▁( P BA ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁Ben oit ▁won ▁ 4 ▁P BA ▁titles . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁mostly ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁bow ler ▁to ▁ever ▁roll ▁a ▁perfect ▁game ▁in ▁a ▁tele vised ▁title ▁match , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁fifth ▁P BA ▁bow ler ▁to ▁throw ▁a ▁tele vised ▁perfect ▁game ▁overall . ▁ ▁He ▁accomplished ▁this ▁fe at ▁at ▁the ▁Qu aker ▁State ▁Open ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁home ▁crowd ▁at ▁the ▁Forum ▁Bowl ▁in ▁Grand ▁Pra irie , ▁Texas , ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁Ben oit ▁bow led ▁league ▁during ▁the ▁eleven ▁years ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁Dallas . ▁This ▁was ▁Ben oit ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁title , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁a ▁tele cast . ▁Ben oit ' s ▁oppon ent ▁for ▁this ▁game ▁was ▁Mark ▁Roth , ▁who ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 5 5 . ▁Ben oit ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁tele vised ▁ 3 0 0 ▁game , ▁losing ▁ 3 0 0 – 2 3 6 ▁to ▁But ch ▁S oper ▁in ▁a ▁ste pl ad der ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁Hil ton ▁Hot els ▁Classic ▁in ▁July , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Bob ▁has ▁a ▁brother ▁named ▁Rick ▁who ▁is