Bill Hoffman, also widely referred to as The Joker, of Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

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, USA, is a Ten-pin bowler

Ten-pin bowling

Ten-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just...

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Hoffman, 29, finished 17th in his Bowling World Cup debut in Lisbon

Lisbon

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, Portugal

Portugal

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, in 2000http://www.qubicaamf.com/Files/worldcup/ar/2000.htm. He is a graduate of Ohio State University

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

, where he majored in international relations

International relations

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 and political science

Political science

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. He has rolled several 300 games and has a personal-best mark of 857 for three games. Hoffman is averaging 225 in league and tournament play.

Bill Hoffman is a five time World-Champion, and has been inducted into the International Bowling Hall of Fame

International Bowling Hall of Fame

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