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| Year | Champion | Hometown | W - L | Rngr% | |
| 1924 | Frank Stinson | Minneapolis, MN | 12-1 | 46.4 | |
| 1951 | Dave Loucks | San Francisco, CA | 15 - 0 | 47.9 | |
| 1952 | Dave Loucks | San Francisco, CA | 7 - 0 | 50.0 | |
| 1953 | Dave Loucks | San Francisco, CA | 7 - 0 | 54.0 | |
| 1954 | Bryon Bowman | Murray, UT | 12 - 0 | 54.0 | |
| 1955 | Bryon Bowman | Murray, UT | 10 - 1 | 54.1 | |
| 1956 | Bob Madson | American Forks, UT | 4 - 1 | 45.2* | |
| 1957 | Rodney Hilton | Murray, UT | 4 - 1 | 48.5* | |
| 1958 | Billy Backer | Salt Lake City, UT | 11 - 0 | 52.2& | |
| 1959 | Donnie Roberts | Pike County, OH | 7 - 0 | 55.9 | |
| 1960 | Hal Brown | Mulberry, IN | 6 - 1 | 55.0 | |
| 1961 | Gary Roberts | Pike County, OH | 8 - 2 | 53.4* | |
| 1962 | Gary Roberts | Pike County, OH | 7 - 0 | 62.4 | |
| 1963 | Gary Roberts | Pike County, OH | 9 - 0 | 62.8 | |
| 1964 | Gary Roberts | Pike County, OH | 6 - 1 | 67.6 | |
| 1965 | Ross Stevenson | Boden, ON, CAN | 7 - 0 | 65.1 | |
| 1966 | Mark Seibold | Huntington, IN | 7 - 0 | 75.6 | |
| 1967 | Farron Eiseman | Riverton, WY | 8 - 1 | 73.6# | |
| 1968 | Farron Eiseman | Riverton WY | 7 - 0 | 78.5 | |
| 1969 | Mark Seibold | Huntington, IN | 7 - 0 | 83.7 | |
| 1970 | Bill Holland | Indianapolis, IN | 7 - 0 | 79.7 | |
| 1971 | Walter Ray Williams Jr. | Eureka, CA | 7 - 0 | 86.6 | |
| 1972 | Walter Ray Williams Jr. | Eureka, CA | 7 - 0 | 89.2 | |
| 1973 | Jeffrey WIlliams | Eureka, CA | 7 - 0 | 85.5 | |
| 1974 | Doug Kienia | Kittery, ME | 7 - 0 | 81.2 | |
| 1975 | Walter Ray Williams Jr. | Auburn, CA | 8 - 1 | 86.6 | |
| 1976 | Jeffery Williams | Auburn, CA | 8 - 1 | 87.8# | |
| 1977 | Brian Neff | Greenville, OH | 7 - 0 | 80.9 | |
| 1978 | Steve Hohl | Wellesley, ON, CAN | 11 - 0 | 84.1 | |
| 1979 | Mark Dyson | Taylorsville, NC | 11 - 2 | 74.1* | |
| 1980 | Mark Dyson | Taylorsville, NC | 11 - 0 | 82.1 | |
| 1981 | Mark Dyson | Taylorsville, NC | 10 - 1 | 84.0 | |
| 1982 | Alan Francis | Blythdale, MO | 11 - 0 | 84.2 | |
| 1983 | Alan Francis | Blythdale, MO | 11 - 2 | 80.8* | |
| 1984 | Alan Francis | Blythdale, MO | 11 - 0 | 84.2 | |
| 1985 | Alan Francis | Blythdale, MO | 11 - 0 | 88.8 | |
| 1986 | Tony Hankins | Goshen, KY | 13 - 2 | 66.5 | |
| 1987 | Kipp Barody | Gansevoort, NY | 14 - 1 | 83.4 | |
| 1988 | Edward Neeb | Kitchener, ONT, CAN | 11 - 0 | 80.7 | |
| 1989 | Jim Walters | Troy, OH | 11 - 0 | 74.3 | |
| 1990 | Jim Walters | Troy, OH | 11 - 0 | 84.9 | |
| 1991 | Jim Walters | Troy, OH | 11 - 0 | 84.8 | |
| 1992 | Jim Walters | Troy, OH | 9 - 0 | 89.3 | |
| 1993 | Jim Walters | Troy, OH | 11 - 0 | 88.2 | |
| 1994 | Vance Harren | Badger, MN | 13 - 1 | 75.8 | |
| 1995 | Joseph Smith | Gladbrook, IA | 5 - 0 | 76.5 | |
| 1996 | Jeremy Umphries | Tyler, TX | 5 - 0 | 82.3 | |
| 1997 | Jeremy Umphries | Tyler, TX | 5 - 1 | 80.4* | |
| 1998 | Branson Miller | VA | 6 - 1 | 75.7 | |
| 1999 | Branson Miller | Middletown, VA | 16 - 1 | 74.85 | |
| 2000 | Chase Battle | Mt. Ida, AR | 7- 0 | 74.61 | |
| 2001 | Lance Albrecht | Rochester, MN | 6-1 | 74.4 | |
| 2002 | Drew Becker | Kitchener, ON | 7-0 | 73.44 | |
| 2003 | Drew Becker | Kitchener, ON | 7-1 | 79.15 | |
| 2004 | Nick Preston | Bristol, VT | 10-1 | 76.92 | |
| 2005 | Matthew Korpela | MN | 11-0 | 73.06 | |
| 2006 | Thomas Lee | Sisseton, SD | 11-1 | 73.14 | |
| * Denotes Playoff & Denotes Special Playoff # Denotes Playoff, but missing some statsitics for accuracy of average. | |||||
| Ringer % - Total | 88.0 | Kipp Barody, NY | 1987 |
| Ringer % - game | 96.0 | Jim Walters, OH | 1991 |
| Ringer % - 7 games | 89.5 | John Passmore, IN | 1975 |
| Ringer % - (one day) | 91.1 | Jim Walters, OH | 1992 |
| Ringers / game - 50 points | 103.0 | Walter Ray Williams Jr, CA | 1976 |
| Double RIngers / game - 50 points | 44.9 | John Passmore, IN | 1975 |
| Shoes / game - 50 points | 118.9 | Walter Ray Williams Jr, CA | 1976 |
| Longest game - shoes - 50 pts | 190 | Richard Howe, MA | vs | John Passmore, IN | 1975 |
| Ringer % | 90.36 | Jeffery Williams, CA | vs | John Passmore, IN | 1975 |
| Total Ringers - 50 points | 342 | Richard Howe, MA | vs | John Passmore | 1975 |
| Double Ringers - 50 points | 152 | Richard Howe, MA | vs | John Passmore, IN | 1975 |
| Canceled Ringers - 50 points | 312 | Richard Howe, MA | vs | John Passmore, IN | 1975 |
| "Four Deads" - 50 points | 61 | Richard Howe, MA | vs | John Passmore, IN | 1975 |
| Consecutive "Four Deads" | 12 | Richard Howe, MA | vs | John Passmore, IN | 1975 |
| Mark Dyson, NC | vs | Alan Francis, MO | 1981 | ||
| Jim Walters | vs | Vorn Ven, KS | 1990 |
| Winning ringer % | 100.0 | Jim Walters | 1993 |
| Losing ringer % | 90.0 | Walter Ray Williams Jr, CA | 1976 |
| Ringers, winner - 50 points | 172 | Richard Howe, MA | 1975 |
| Ringers, loser - 50 points | 170 | John Passmore, IN | 1975 |
| Double ringers, winner - 50 points | 77 | Richard Howe, MA | 1975 |
| Double ringers, loser - 50 points | 75 | John Passmore, IN | 1975 |
| Consecutive Ringers | 44 | Jeffery Williams, CA | 1975 |
| (Over 3 games) | 48 | Jim Walters, OH | 1993 |