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Ten pin bowling seemed a good way to make the Celebs bond after training, but when £10 is on offer there's more at stake.
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The Celebs showed just what a fiercely competitive bunch they are in a team
bonding ten pin bowling tournament.
The final featured a comedy team pitted against TV team, plus plenty of barbed
banter.
Ralf Little, Patrick McGuiness, Will Mellor and Phil Tufnell made up the comedy
foursome, while the TV team comprised Anthony Hutton, Philip Olivier, Ben Shephard
and Jonathan Wilkes.
Comedy must have been favourites to win the final after cruising through the two
previous rounds, posting consistently high scores. Their exuberant celebration of
every strike ruffled the feathers of their opponents, with Jonathan Wilkes
complaining about their "etiquette".
The final began with a strike from Little, while Wilkes could only manage nine.
But when Hutton grabbed a strike for TV, Wilkes bared his bum to the comedy team.
With insults being thrown back and forth, it was clear just how much everyone
wanted to win. Plus, they had a tenner on the outcome.
Comedy had a narrow edge during the early frames before Phil Tufnell, of all
people, registered only one pin, handing TV the lead.
Luther had introduced a tactical element to the game, telling the teams that if a
player scores three strikes, his score won't register. Hutton had thrown two
strikes out of two and was anxious to avoid a third. "I don't know how to not
throw strikes," he said.
But Hutton managed to knock over nine of the pins as TV romped home to win.
"We are the champions, we are the champions," sang the TV team, to the crushed
losers. "Call yourself a bowler," Olivier said, niggling Tuffers.
With this evening's street cricket in mind, Tufnell shot back, "I'll show you
later, mate, what a f***ing bowler I am!"
The winners were then presented with their trophy - a jar of sweets. But the real
prize was the priceless bragging rights.
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