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I Turned Bowling Into a Million-Dollar Career - Business Insider
My parents opened a bowling center when I was an infant. Now, I'm a millionaire thanks to my professional bowling career. As told to Kelly Burch You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Jason Belmonte holds 32 professional bowling titles. Courtesy of Jason Belmonte 2026-04-20T09:36:01.233Z Jason Belmonte, known as Belmo, holds 32 professional bowling titles. He taught himself to bowl in small-town Australia, at his parents' bowling center. Tournament winnings, sponsorship deals, and branded products have made him a millionaire. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Belmonte. It has been edited for length and clarity. My career in professional bowling began before I was born, on a rainy day with some bored relatives. My parents had family visiting the small town where we all still live. It was the mid-80s, and bowling was just becoming a thing in bigger cities like Sydney.It was pouring rain during the visit, so the visitors asked if our town had a bowling alley. We didn't, and my parents had never been bowling, but as the visitor explained the game, they thought it sounded like a great business idea. They put all their savings behind it, then asked my paternal grandparents to do the same. The bowling center opened right around the time I was born.My parents and grandparents worked every shift, so naturally, I was there too. Once I was old enough to walk, the bowling ball became my babysitter. My parents would set me up with a lane, and — according to family stories — I would only stop for lunch and a nap. That's where I developed my unique two-handed bowling approach. I was so small that I needed both hands to throw the ball. I won a $16,000 bonus when I was 16By the time I was 16, I was on my state's youth team. At an event, two other boys on the team mentioned they were going to competitions in Singapore and Malaysia. I had no idea there were tournaments outside my little area, but when they asked me to join them, I did.During that first trip, I bowled a perfect game. That came with a $16,000 bonus prize. On the flight home, I realized that I had just made more than I could make working at my parents' bowling alley or my other job, Blockbuster Video. Bowling could be my career.I started buying round-the-world economy tickets for about $2,000, and used that to get to four or more different competitions in Asia and Europe. It was expensive, but if I won — which I often...
Born to Bowl - Worth the Hype? - Striking Spotlight
Born to Bowl, the 2026 five-part documentary series on HBO, takes viewers inside the world of professional bowling on the Professional Bowlers Association. Instead of treating bowling like a joke or a nostalgic pastime, the series follows some of the sport's biggest names as they navigate competition, travel, pressure, and the reality of ...
Did Jason Belmonte actually save professional bowling? # ... - Facebook
Did Jason Belmonte actually save professional bowling?#Bowlingontiktok#bowlingonYouTube#BowlingonIG#BowlingonFacebook#PBA#USBC#Bowling#Letsbowl#BowlingTips#Bowl#SweeptheRack#bowlingpodcast#BowlingHints#BowlingCommunity#bowlingideas#sportstalk#PBA50#BowlingRevolution#BowlingInnovation Daniel Allen and 3 others 4 Last viewed on: Apr 16 ...
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Five-part HBO Original documentary series available to stream on HBO Max
