RENO, Nev. - United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer Bill Lillard Sr. of Houston already gets the longest introduction each year at the USBC Open Championships, and he's inching closer to adding one more accolade to his impressive resume.

The eight-time Open Championships titlist is the event's active pinfall leader and continued his quest for the top spot on the all-time list this week at the National Bowling Stadium.

Lillard made his 66th consecutive tournament appearance and shot 485 in team, 478 in doubles and 456 in singles for a 1,419 all-events total, bringing his career pinfall total to 121,434, an average of 198.4. He now needs just 2,336 pins to catch fellow hall of famer Joe Norris, who toppled 123,770 pins in a record-tying 71 visits to the Open Championships.

Lillard, who was joined on the lanes by his son Bill Lillard Jr., a 35-time tournament participant, now is tied for third place on the participation list with Les Berry of Wooster, Ohio, who last competed in 2009.

Syl Thiel of Lake City, Minn., is the event's active participation leader and recently competed for the 68th time.

Here's a look at the updated participation and pinfall lists (*have competed in 2013):
 
Participation (60 years or more)
Joseph Norris, San Diego, 71 years
Bill Doehrman, Fort Wayne, Ind., 71 years
Sylvester Thiel, Lake City, Minn., 68 years*
Leslie Berry, Wooster, Ohio, 66 years
Bill Lillard Sr., Houston, 66 years*
Jimmy Schroeder, Tonawanda, N.Y., 64 years
Judd Hall, Carrollton, Ohio, 64 years
Anthony Malone, Erie, Pa., 64 years*
Frank Carr, Fort Wayne, Ind., 62 years
Don Ellis, Sugar Land, Texas, 62 years
Glenn Allison, Anaheim, Calif., 61 years
Greg Griffo, Syracuse, N.Y., 61 years
Nelson Silverstrim Jr., Williamsport, Pa., 61 years
Andrew Stuart, Homosassa, Fla., 61 years
Frank Benkovic, Milwaukee, 60 years
Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill., 60 years

Note: 157 bowlers have competed in 50 or more Open Championships.

Pinfall leaders (100,000 pins or more)
1. Joseph Norris, San Diego, 123,770
2. Bill Lillard Sr., Houston, 121,434*
3. Jimmy Schroeder, Tonawanda, N.Y., 113,903
4. Sylvester Thiel, Lake City, Minn., 111,260*
5. Glenn Allison, Anaheim, Calif., 111,096
6. Don Ellis, Sugar Land, Texas, 110,544
7. Dick Weber, St. Louis, 109,745
8. Bill Doehrman, Fort Wayne, Ind., 109,566
9. Anthony Malone, Erie, Pa., 105,743*
10. Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill., 104,525
11. Frank Carr, Fort Wayne, Ind., 102,651
12. Greg Griffo, Syracuse, N.Y., 102,483
13. Leslie Berry, Wooster, Ohio, 100,528

Presenting sponsors for the 2013 USBC Open Championships include Circus Circus Reno, Eldorado Hotel Casino Reno and Silver Legacy Resort Casino Reno.