Robert Mushtare

Robert Mushtare is an American ten-pin bowler from Carthage, New York, whose name is tied to the rare perfect 900 series, three games of 300 in a row. The United States Bowling Congress recognizes him for two of them, rolled on December 3, 2005 and February 19, 2006, both at Pine Plains Bowling Center in Fort Drum, New York. He is also said to have rolled an earlier one in league play, but it was never recognized because the league was not properly certified that day. Both recognized series were bowled early, days ahead of his regular league night and sometimes alone, and ESPN's Jeremy Schaap examined the controversy on Outside the Lines. The USBC later changed its rule so that unopposed pre-bowled or post-bowled scores no longer qualify for high score awards, and he remains recognized as the first youth bowler with a certified 900 series.