A 279 has not lost many title matches in PBA Tour history. The most famous one was Mike Aulby’s 300-279 win over David Ozio in the title match of the 1993 PBA Wichita Classic. I’m not sure if there have been others, though there was Bryan Goebel’s 296-280 win over Norm Duke in the title match of the 1994 PBA True Value Open. Another happened Sunday in the 2026 Groupon PBA Illinois Classic at David Small’s Victory Lanes in Decatur, Illinois when defending champion Santtu...