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Chris and Ryan Barnes win, but Guppy Troup steals the show on the opening night of the inaugural PBA King of the Lanes: Royal Family Edition

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, June 6, 2022 9:00 pm
Chris and Ryan Barnes win, but Guppy Troup steals the show on the opening night of the inaugural PBA King of the Lanes: Royal Family Edition
Ryan Barnes, left, and dad Chris, right, took the thrones in Mondays opening show of the inaugural PBA King of the Lanes: Royal Family Edition. Photo by PBA.
Those who aren’t old enough to have seen Guppy Troup in his prime had a chance to see a slice of what they missed in the opening night of the inaugural PBA King of the Lanes: Royal Family Edition. Chris and Ryan Barnes won the show that was taped last month at Bowlero Jupiter in Florida and aired Monday night on FS1, but Troup stole the show. Now 72 and hobbled by a stroke, Troup is a mere shadow of the bowler who won eight PBA Tour titles and more than 40 PBA Regionals, but he...