still waiting for that magical moment as well. have at least a dozen 289's, don't even keep track of the 279's anymore. have one 298, 297 and still waiting on the big 8. high is 787 (3rd game, back to back slam 8 then slam 9 in 6th and 7th frame). would actually rather have an 800. shot the 297 earlier this year, missed a couple of boards right, did not finish and left the bucket. next night in a different center, watched a lefty on my pair throw over 3 different ARROWS, smacking the hole each time, for the last 5 of a 300 game, with high 5's from his teammates after each one. unbelievable.