barBar Rescue · Season 7, Episode 2 · Aired March 8, 2020
Lucky 66 Bowl
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Status unknown. No reliable current signal turned up. The last confirmed sighting we found dates to 2020.
What happened after
Fan-tracker sources claim closure in March 2020 (COVID-19) and a rebrand to Great 66 Entertainment Center, but no independent (Yelp/Facebook/Google/news) confirmation could be pulled during this pass, and the official lucky66bowl.com site reportedly still displays content suggesting operations -- a direct conflict that could not be resolved within budget.
What happened on the show
A Vietnam veteran's bad attitude had driven away his own beloved granddaughter, and Taffer set out to rebuild the family while saving the business. At Lucky 66 Bowl in Albuquerque, a combined bowling alley and bar, the owner's temperament had fractured his family, and the rescue leaned as much on reconciliation as operations. In a rare gesture, Taffer gave the owner 10,000 dollars of his own money to cover payroll and expenses until profits came in, something he said he had done only once before in his life. He reopened the venue as The Great 66 Entertainment Center, a broadened rebrand meant to reposition the bowling-and-bar concept as a family destination, betting that mending the family and expanding the concept could secure a business the owner's attitude had put at risk.
After the cameras left
Lucky 66 Bowl's current status could not be verified. Fan-tracker sources claim a March 2020 pandemic closure and a rebrand to Great 66 Entertainment Center, but no independent confirmation could be pulled, and the official lucky66bowl.com site reportedly still shows content suggesting operations, a direct conflict left unresolved. Location is even cited inconsistently across sources. Because the closure and rebrand claims trace to sources the project cannot cite and clash with the live official site, the status is honestly recorded as unverifiable, flagged for a cleaner direct check.
Sources
Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.