| World Tournament Shortest Game by Year | ||||||||||||||
| Senior Men's Championship Complete Tournament | ||||||||||||||
| 40 Point Games Started 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Winner | Winner | Shortest | Winner | Opponent | Total | Winner | Opponent | Combined | ||||||
| Year | Winner | Opponent | Placed | Score | Game | Ringers | Ringers | Ringers | % | % | Avg. | World Location | ||
| 2020 | WT Cancelled-Pandemic Covid-19 Virus | West Monroe, Louisiana (*) | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Roy Buhler (UT) | Ken Jones | 8th. | 40-6 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 71.43% | 35.71% | 53.57% | Wichita Falls, Texas (*) | ||
| 2018 | Rou Buhler (UT) | David Mallory (OK) | 1st. | 40-0 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 88.46% | 38.46% | 63.46% | Florence, South Carolina (*) | ||
| 2017 | Bob Swain (NM) | Gary Roberts (OH) | 1st. | 40-7 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 61.54% | 23.08% | 42.31% | ST. George, Utah (*) | ||
| 2016 | Raymond Bedard (MA) | Virgle J. McCown ( | 1st. | 41-5 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 57.14% | 14.29% | 35.71% | Montgomery, Alabama (*) | ||
| 2015 | James Dunlap (MI) | Dennis Wilson (PA) | 2nd. | 42-4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 73.08% | 26.92% | 50.00% | Topeka, Kansas (*) | ||
| 2014 | Raymond Bedard (MA) | Bill Navratil (CT) | 1st. | 43-7 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 71.88% | 37.50% | 54.69% | Buffalo, New York (*) | ||
| 2014 | Paul Bachelor (MI) | Jerry Roberts (TN) | 2nd. | 42-11 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 65.63% | 34.38% | 50.00% | Buffalo, New York (*) | ||
| 2013 | Tom Westbrook (SC) | Dave Koch (CA) | 8th. | 40-17 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 56.67% | 30.00% | 43.33% | ST. George, Utah (*) | ||
| 2012 | Ron Deckard (FL) | Roy Buhler (UT) | 2nd. | 41-11 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 75.00% | 43.75% | 59.38% | Knoxville, Tennessee (*) | ||
| 2012 | Mick Gillette (MO) | Jon Harris (CO) | 9th. | 40-8 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 68.75% | 37.50% | 53.13% | Knoxville, Tennessee (*) | ||
| 2012 | Tom Westbrook (SC) | Stan Leis (ON-CAN) | 6th. | 40-20 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 62.50% | 40.63% | 51.56% | Knoxville, Tennessee (*) | ||
| 2011 | Charlie Webb (IL) | Jerry Comstock (CO) | 1st. | 40-0 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 72.73% | 18.18% | 45.45% | West Monroe, Louisiana (*) | ||
| 2010 | M.O Turner (MO) | Richard Altis (MO) | 9th. | 42-3 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 60.71% | 21.43% | 41.07% | Cedar Rapids, Iowa (*) | ||
| 2009 | Charlie Webb (IL) | M.O.Turner, (MO) | 7th. | 40-4 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 85.71% | 42.86% | 64.29% | Springfield, Illinois (*) | ||
| 2008 | Elbert Shifflett, (MD) | Bob Lautenschleger, (OH) | 4th. | 40-0 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 90.91% | 31.82% | 61.36% | York, Pennsylvania (*) | ||
| 2007 | Don Deckad, (FL) | Dick Dvorak, (MN) | 1st. | 40-8 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 73.08% | 30.77% | 51.92% | Ardmore, Oklahoma (*) | ||
| 2007 | Don Deckad, (FL) | Paul Stewart, (NC) | 1st. | 40-9 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 65.38% | 23.08% | 44.23% | Ardmore, Oklahoma (*) | ||
| 2006 | Richard Altis, (MO) | Bob Vandiver, (IL) | 2nd. | 42-5 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 69.23% | 23.08% | 46.15% | Gillette, Wyoming (*) | ||
| 2005 | Paul Stewart, (NC) | Bob Clark, (WA) | 8th. | 42-7 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 64.29% | 25.00% | 44.64% | Bakersfield, California (*) | ||
| 2004 | Kurt Von Kleist, (PA) | Jerry Gorton, (OR) | 2nd. | 40-3 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 79.17% | 33.33% | 56.25% | Pocatello, Idaho (*) | ||
| 2003 | Paul Stewart, (NC) | Clair Bruce, (PA) | 3rd. | 40-0 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 95.00% | 30.00% | 62.50% | Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*) | ||
| 2002 | Art Sperber, (WA) | Wayne Totten, (WI) | 2nd. | 40-1 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 70.00% | 30.00% | 50.00% | Red Deer, Canada (*) | ||
| 2002 | Wayne Totten, (WI) | Ken Schaver, (IL) | 6th. | 42-6 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 76.67% | 40.00% | 58.33% | Red Deer, Canada (*) | ||
| 2001 | Bob Lautenschleger, OH | John Brown, (OH) | 5th. | 40-11 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 65.63% | 37.50% | 51.56% | Hibbing, Minnesota (*) | ||
| 2001 | Ron Hassler, (MO) | Gerald Stangland, (MN) | 3rd. | 41-9 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 78.13% | 43.75% | 60.94% | Hibbing, Minnesota (*) | ||
| 2000 | John Bogardus, (NY) | Clair Bruce, (PA) | 2nd. | 41-18 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 58.82% | 41.18% | 50.00% | Bismarck, North Dakota (*) | ||
| 1999 | John Knapp Sr, (OH) | John Bogardus, (NY) | 10th. | 42-12 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 61.76% | 29.41% | 45.59% | Greenville, Ohio | ||
| 1998 | Bob Lautenschleger, (OH) | Glenn Brown, (NY) | 3rd. | 40-0 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 79.17% | 25.00% | 52.08% | Ainsworth, Nebraska | ||
| 1997 | John Brown, (OH) | Glenn Brown, (NY) | 1st. | 40-11 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 78.57% | 42.86% | 60.71% | Kitchener, Ontario (*) | ||
| 1996 | John Brown, (OH) | Allan Withrow, (CO) | 2nd. | 45-2 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 87.50% | 40.63% | 64.06% | Gillette, Wyoming (*) | ||
| 1996 | Howard Weitzel, (SK) | Elywn Cooper, (MO) | 4th. | 40-9 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 87.50% | 56.25% | 71.88% | Gillette, Wyoming (*) | ||
| 1995 | Art Sperber, (WA) | Jim Wiltse, (MI) | 7th. | 42-13 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 75.00% | 39.29% | 57.14% | Perry, Georgia (*) | ||
| 1994 | All Pitched 40 Shoes Games | Syracuse, New York (*) | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | Lawrence Miller (OH) | Jesse Hobbs (KS) | 7th. | 40-19 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 60.71% | 35.71% | 48.21% | Spearfish, South Dakota | ||
| 1993 | Ed Arionus (TX) | Edward Kowatch (IN) | 3rd. | 44-7 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 78.57% | 35.71% | 57.14% | Spearfish, South Dakota | ||
| 1992 | Karl Van Sant, (IN) | Dan Beshore, (PA) | 1st. | 41-9 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 70.00% | 40.00% | 55.00% | Columbus, Ohio | ||
| 1991 | Al Zadroga, (PA) | Jesse Hobbs (KS) | 3rd. | 42-1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 81.82% | 18.18% | 50.00% | Biloxi, Mississippi (*) | ||
| 1990 | Carl Steinfeldt, (FL) | Marvin Reheis, (KS) | 1st. | 41-5 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 75.00% | 32.14% | 53.57% | Stone Mtn., Georgia (*) | ||
| 1990 | Anelo Cieslak, (MA) | Stephen Powers, (OH) | 7th. | 41-12 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 75.00% | 42.86% | 58.93% | Stone Mtn., Georgia (*) | ||
| 1989 | Lawrence Miller (OH) | Theodore Wright, (SD) | 5th. | 43-11 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 78.57% | 39.29% | 58.93% | Spearfish, South Dakota | ||
| 1989 | Glen Henton, (IA) | Francis Edward, (IA) | 2nd. | 41-9 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 75.00% | 35.71% | 55.36% | Spearfish, South Dakota | ||
| 1988 | Carl Steinfeldt, (FL) | Lou Fontaine, (CA) | 1st. | 41-10 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 75.00% | 39.29% | 57.14% | Pleasanton, California (#) | ||
| 1988 | Carl Steinfeldt, (FL) | Bob Thompson, CA) | 1st. | 41-5 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 82.14% | 39.29% | 60.71% | Pleasanton, California (#) | ||
| 1987 | Glen Henton (IA) | Loren Gillespie (IL) | 2nd. | 40-7 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 68.75% | 37.50% | 53.13% | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | ||
| 1986 | Vernon Valdois (KS) | Emmett Schroeder (CA) | 5th. | 40-3 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 83.33% | 33.33% | 58.33% | Ainsworth, Nebraska | ||
| 1985 | Lawrence Miller (OH) | Sol Berman (FL) | 1st. | 41-4 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 80.00% | 40.00% | 60.00% | Lafayette, Indians (+) | ||
| 1984 | Missing Score Sheets | 0 | Huntsville, Alabama | |||||||||||
| 1983 | Lawrence Miller (OH) | Omar Blacketer (KY) | 1st. | 43-0 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 96.15% | 42.31% | 69.23% | Statesville, North Carolina | ||
| 1982 | Flann Newell (CA) | Lawrence Milller (OH) | 6th. | 41-13 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 70.00% | 40.00% | 55.00% | Huntsville, Alabama | ||
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