Sentence 1: Tom was out bowling with friends. 
 Sentence 3: Tom was slowly catching up 
 Sentence 4:  At the last minute the power went out 
 Sentence 5:  It cleared their scores and ruined the game 
 Option 1: Two of the friends were really competitive and an argument ended up with one of them leaving. 
 Option 2: They were having a close game.