Moose Jaw’s South Hill Bowling Centre will be one of hundreds of Canadian bowling venues participating this month in the second annual Turkey Bowl, with participants eligible for $17,500 in prizes.
Think Turkey and Bowl Canada have teamed up once again to bring the Turkey Bowl challenge to bowling centres across the country in February.
Canadians are invited to visit their closest bowling venue from Feb. 17 to 19, a holiday weekend in most provinces; in Saskatchewan, it’s the Family Day long weekend. The challenge remains the same: bowlers must score a “turkey” — known in bowling as three strikes in a row in a single game.
Canadians who bowl a turkey and submit their entry will be entered to win one of 250 $50 Visa gift cards as well as a grand prize of one of 10 $500 grocery gift cards to use towards their next turkey dinner.
“Last year, we saw unprecedented attendance at bowling centres during the Turkey Bowl weekend, with hundreds of thousands of bowlers across the country participating in the challenge,” said Bob McKay, marketing chair at Bowl Canada.
“We’re delighted to continue our partnership with Think Turkey again this year and invite families to enjoy some friendly competition.”
Roughly 300 bowling centres are expected to participate in the challenge from coast to coast. To submit an entry, bowlers snap a picture of their “turkey” on the digital scoreboard and share to a public Instagram or Facebook account with @CanadianTurkey and #ThinkTurkey tagged or upload it via the contest entry form at ThinkTurkey.ca/TurkeyBowl.
To get into the spirit, bowlers can fuel up for the challenge with turkey menu items like turkey nachos and turkey hot dogs available at select participating bowling centres.
“We were thrilled with the participation and excitement for Turkey Bowl in 2023 and look forward to bringing it back,” said Darren Ference, chair of the Turkey Farmers of Canada. “We hope bowlers take the opportunity to try the delicious turkey menu items at their local bowling centre.”
Last year’s Turkey Bowl resulted in record-high numbers, with roughly 648,500 bowlers competing during the long weekend. The inaugural Turkey Bowl saw 729 Canadians bowl a turkey and enter for their chance to win prizes.
“A turkey dinner brings family and friends together, and so does bowling!” said Mark Hubert, president and CEO of the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors. “We hope this fun challenge becomes an annual tradition for years to come.”
A full list of participating bowling centres, along with the details and rules on how to enter, can be found at ThinkTurkey.ca/TurkeyBowl. The list will be updated daily in the lead up to the Turkey Bowl, so be sure to visit before you bowl.
Turkey Farmers of Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors’ turkey primary processing sector members, launched Think Turkey in 2019 — a national, bilingual campaign aimed to boost turkey consumption.
Meanwhile, for 60 years, Bowl Canada has served the Canadian bowling community with passion.
As a not-for-profit association comprised of member bowling centre operators across the country, the association supports bowling venues, promotes the benefits of the sport and recreation to the public, creates a better relationship between bowling establishments and organizations and encourages all practices that are in the game’s best interests.
