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Meredith recaps The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 7, Episode 9 “Bowling for Champs,” where Heather plans a champagne-and-bowling couples night and Tamra warns her that Brooks may be an opportunist targeting Vicki’s assets. At lunch, Brooks asks Vicki how she’d divide her divorce assets, and Vicki shares details while saying he has full access to her phone and accounts. Alexis returns to Fox 5 after surgery, while Jim pressures her to choose between work and her dress line, using “biblical” language and prayer to shut down the conflict. Tamra recovers from implant-removal surgery as Gretchen visits. At Heather’s party, Vicki and Brooks win bowling, but Gretchen’s friend Sarah—drunk and escalating—repeatedly confronts and follows Vicki, forcing Heather to intervene and leaving the group united mainly by Sarah’s disruptive behavior.

00:00 Welcome and Episode Setup

01:42 Heather Plans Champs Bowling

03:26 Tamara Warns About Brooks

05:21 Vicki and Brooks Lunch Red Flags

06:02 Nurse Pay Soapbox

11:07 Assets Talk and Trust Issues

16:56 Invites and Alexis Fox Segment

20:15 Gretchen Vocal Coach Drama

22:32 Jim vs Alexis Independence

30:46 Tamara Surgery and Gretchen Visit

32:13 Bowling Party Begins

32:21 Champagne Bowling Setup

33:03 Rhode Island Spinoff Talk

35:20 Couples Arrive and Tension

36:24 Bowling Game and Prize

40:05 Sarah Confronts Vicki

43:52 Hamster Wheel Argument

49:03 Terry Restraints Rant

56:44 Awards and Aftermath

59:46 Sarah Deep Dive Wrap

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