# HUGE Winter Is Coming Hurry-up

**Source:** Straight Down the Middle  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2018-01-08  
**Duration:** 5m 11s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIRUhR2vnw0

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## Analysis

A pinball player discusses a high-scoring achievement on Lord of the Rings pinball machine, capturing a 'Winner is Coming' hurry-up worth 462 million points. The player reflects on their love of George Gomez-designed games including Sopranos, Lord of the Rings, and Monster Bash, identifying Gomez as their favorite designer.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] George Gomez designed The Sopranos, Lord of the Rings, and Monster Bash pinball machines — _Straight Down the Middle host/player statement during Lord of the Rings gameplay_
- [MEDIUM] Lord of the Rings is George Gomez's best effort as a designer — _Player opinion expressed during gameplay commentary_
- [HIGH] Player captured a 'Winner is Coming' hurry-up worth 462 million points on Lord of the Rings — _Direct gameplay observation with visual confirmation stated by player_

### Notable Quotes

> "I just caught a The Winner's coming hurry up for $462 million. Oh, my God."
> — **Straight Down the Middle host**, 0:00-0:10
> _Captures the main gameplay achievement of the video_

> "George Gomez was on all of them, he was like immediately my favorite designer."
> — **Straight Down the Middle host**, 0:20-0:35
> _Establishes player's preference hierarchy and Gomez's reputation across multiple classic games_

> "I'm just trying to collect them I don't care what the rest of my hurry ups are worth."
> — **Straight Down the Middle host**, 1:15-1:25
> _Clarifies player's strategic goal during the session_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| George Gomez | person | Legendary Stern pinball designer; credited with designing Sopranos, Lord of the Rings, and Monster Bash; identified as player's favorite designer |
| Lord of the Rings | game | Stern pinball machine being played; described as George Gomez's best effort; player achieves 462M point hurry-up during gameplay |
| Sopranos | game | Pinball machine designed by George Gomez; player was heavily into this game before discovering Lord of the Rings |
| Monster Bash | game | Pinball machine designed by George Gomez; player discovered and enjoyed this game as part of their introduction to pinball |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Lord of the Rings and other games discussed; George Gomez is a designer at this company |
| Straight Down the Middle | organization | Video content creator/channel producing this pinball gameplay video |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Game design and designer preference, Lord of the Rings pinball gameplay and scoring
- **Secondary:** George Gomez's design portfolio and legacy, High-score achievements and hurry-up modes

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Player expresses enthusiasm about both the gameplay achievement and the designer's work; shows excitement throughout the session with positive tone regarding Lord of the Rings and Gomez's design philosophy

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Player demonstrating engagement with Lord of the Rings gameplay and sharing session content, indicating continued community interest in classic Stern titles (confidence: medium) — Straight Down the Middle video channel producing and sharing Lord of the Rings gameplay footage with detailed scoring commentary
- **[design_philosophy]** Player expressing strong preference for George Gomez as a designer, identifying him as favorite across multiple game titles (confidence: high) — Direct statement: 'he was like immediately my favorite designer' after discovering Gomez designed multiple beloved games (Sopranos, Lord of the Rings, Monster Bash)

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## Transcript

 oh Eric Robert it's gonna hold it Get up there. Did you guys just see that? I just got a winner's coming hurry up for $462 million. Oh, my God. Yeah. Gomez and Lord of the Rings, I think, is definitely his best effort. It's funny, when I first started playing pinball at a time, I really got into the Sopranos. And after getting into the Sopranos and playing the hell out of that I shortly thereafter found a Lord of the Rings and loved that game too And then shortly after that I found a Monster Bash and loved that And then once I started learning more about pinballs and designers and all that kind of stuff and found out that Gomez was on all of them, he was like immediately my favorite designer. I definitely have to clip that hurry up I just did later. Or if somebody can do it now, that'd be awesome. That winner is coming, hurry up, I collected it on the right orbit. that was 462 million holy crap now we got to get to winners come that's our goal right here I'm just trying to collect them I don't care what the rest of my hurry ups are worth. I'm on ball three too, that sucks. I'm in multiball. I do not want to use my add a ball here because I want to save it for Multi Liberations Checkpoint! Checkpoint! Checkpoint! All right, right ramp. Oh. Yes! Alright, people. So we all came here for it. Come on! Come on Thank you Get up there. Woo! How much was that worth? What? How is it only worth 70?

_(Acquisition: youtube_groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 0c12777c-2845-4f56-bfac-f66ec8c40fb2*