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Thanksgiving Throwback: Bowling with frozen turkeys was the weirdest way people celebrated

Participants bowled frozen turkeys to raise canned food donations for the needy, continuing a 1990 tradition that offers a playful Thanksgiving alternative.

  • Wendy Gio of Florida's 2 News reported on an Orlando fundraiser where bowlers rolled frozen turkeys, with canned food entry to aid needy families.
  • A group decided to bowl with frozen turkeys instead of cooking them to avoid Thanksgiving cooking pressure and asked entrants to donate canned food to feed others.
  • Frozen turkeys weighed like a bowling ball, gloves were allowed, Cindy May opened with a strike, and Cheryl Neal added a successful throw.
  • Something ran afoul on lanes 23 and 24 at Sky Bowl Fairlanes while the broadcast included video and an archival playlist inviting viewers to watch, Florida's 2 News reported with Wendy Gio.
  • Called the 'Turkey bowl,' the event combined athleticism with a novelty throwback, drawing top-flight athletes who towed frozen birds straight at pins as organizers emphasized the spectacle.
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WLWT broke the news in Cincinnati, United States on Monday, November 24, 2025.
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