In ten-pin bowling games, what is the highest possible score?

In a typical ten-pin bowling game, the highest possible score is 300. This is achieved by bowling twelve strikes in a row. A strike is scored by knocking all ten pins down with one roll of the ball. A strike scores ten points and awards the player double the score on their next round (frame). A player who bowls a strike in the tenth (final) frame is awarded two extra balls so as to allow the awarding of bonus points. Except for in the case of strikes, players are allowed to throw two balls in each frame.

The first perfect game shown on live American national television was played by Jack Biondolillo (born 1940) in the 1967 'Firestone Tournament of Champions'.

Until 1917, only men were allowed to bowl. The 'American Bowling Congress' classified the game as a "gentleman's sport." The 'Women’s National Bowling Association' was formed in 1917. Michelle Feldman (born 1976) became the first female to score a 300 on American national television in 1997.

According to the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in Texas, USA, bowling dates back to Ancient Egypt (3200 BCE). Evidence of bowling items were discovered in an Egyptian grave in the 1930s.