63rd Annual Beat the Champs Contest

Sponsored by:

Storm Bowling and the Illinois State BPA

The 63rd Beat the Champs Tournament is just around the corner, schedule to begin on Sunday, December 7th and concluding on Saturday, December 13th. Packets will be shipped prior to the event; if you saved the banner from last year, please hang it up as there are no changes. Additionally, the BtC Target Show Live Stream is set. Given the tremendous tournament from last year's event, the show is returning to Poplar Creek Bowl, January 16, 2025. PBA star Pete Weber will be joined by Carolyn Dorin Ballard to set the target scores for the men and women, respectively.

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Youth Division

Our new youth division will be available to all participating ISBPA member centers and it gurantees $4,000 in SMART money for youth finalist bowlers!

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Same Great Prizes

Our first place winners from the mens and womens divisions will now take home a grand total of $10,000 each!

Target Show Live Stream

January 15th, 2026 Arena Lanes
Doors Open: 3:30 p.m.
Seating By: 4:30 p.m.
First Ball: 5:00 p.m.

Open To The Public

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Our official champs for the 62nd annual BTC tournament are:

Adult - Pete Weber
Adult - Carolyn Dorin Ballard
Youth - TBD
Youth - TBD

Our target show viewers may watch the live-stream, see the recording after the fact right here on beatthechamps.com or come visit us in person! Yes that's right this target show is open to the public!

Adult Leagues that enter at 100% entry automatically advance someone from their league. If the Adult Division Champions come from a 100% entry league, the league will be awarded a $500 bonus for their league’s prize fund.

For just $7.00 you get a shot at winning all kinds of fantastic prizes, including $10,000 cash! Only $5.00 per bowler if your league participates 100%!

All charitable donations are made to local organizations that are hand picked by our participating member centers.

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