Beer Church Turkey Bowl Trophy KIDNAPPED
Above - The West 5 bowling team after being awarded the trophy on Saturday night. As the celebration got the better of them, their world would be turned upside-down.
Say it isn't so!
On Saturday, November 23rd at the West Seattle Bowl, the West 5 Lounge and Restaurant won the 4th Annual Beer Church Bar Brawl. This was their fourth victory in a row. Teams from the Dog & Pony Alehouse, Beveridge Place Pub, Elliott Bay Brewery Pub, and Porterhouse Pub were disappointed to see the trophy handed over once again to the West 5.
While West 5 celebrated the victory, something horrible happened. The members of Team West 5 that were celebrating in the bar assumed that the trophy was in the care of their teammates that were not in the bar. And vice versa.
The trophy was missing. Rumors began to spread.
On Monday Afternoon at 1:34 p.m., the following ransom note was received by Dave Montoure of the West 5 and Kendall Jones of Beer Church.
Click here to view the ransom note in its original format.
We will keep you posted as the situation unfolds.
The note read:
IF YOu WANT TO SeE The TRoPHY ALIVE AGaIN,
Follow These instructions EXACTlY…
Since it is obvious you do not Honor, Respect, and Protect the Trophy as it Deserves, you must perform the following for the trophy to be returned:
1) Do Not Call the Police
2) Sell Out of your Allotment of Beer Church Pale Ale
3) Arrange for a One-on-one, one game bowl-off Between
Dave Montoure and Gary Sink
4) Dave and Gary must obtain pledges based on their bowling score, with proceeds going to the West Seattle Food Bank
5) Relinquish draft rights to Billy and Eric for next year’s Turkey Bowl
6) Oh, and we want ONE MILLION DOLLARS
(or maybe a tray of mac n cheese – with bacon, please)!