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   Star Bowling   

  Stay standing after the ball has struck
  Fall over
  With your legs bound keeping balance is tough

Ten contestants play this game at once. Before starting they each pick a card, numbered from one to ten, at random. The number they pull tells the contestant which pin position they will take. The higher the number you pick the further to the back of the group you are - number one being right at the front.
All the contestants are dressed as bowling pins, and have their legs tied together. Once they're in position on the alley, a giant bowling ball is rolled down a ramp towards the contestants.
Any contestant that gets knocked over has lost the game. Anyone who manages to stay standing wins.

Played   20  times;  in episodes:
19-21, 29, 32, 40, 44, 51, 53, 61, 64, 69, 81, 93, 106, 111, 117, 119, 124, 125

 BGM:  Unknown
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From episode 21, men must face backwards so they can't see the ball coming.
In early episodes, professional bowlers joined the game to roll the ball - including Ritsuko Nakayama, Taro Iwakami and Emiko Namiki.