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Czernicki had a series of personal highs, including a 194 single, a 466 triple, and 707 for five strings. In her high single, she rolled consecutive strikes in the first five boxes. She also shares the world record for women's doubles (2382), mixed doubles (2676), and women's five strings
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Czernicki died on January 17, 1993, in Webster, Massachusetts, aged 70. Husband Anthony Czernicki died in 2009.
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