# Stern Pinball Costume Contest @ Chicago Pinball Expo 2021!

**Source:** Stern Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2021-11-26  
**Duration:** 4m 0s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDOhd_7BGpA

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## Analysis

Stern Pinball hosted a costume contest at Chicago Pinball Expo 2021 featuring attendees dressed as pinball-related characters. Contestants included participants dressed as KISS pinball, Black Widow, Captain Fantastic, Rudy (likely referencing a pinball machine), Black Knight, and Godzilla. Black Knight was announced as the contest winner.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Stern Pinball hosted a costume contest at Chicago Pinball Expo 2021 — _Official Stern Pinball video recording of the event_
- [HIGH] Black Knight won the Stern Pinball costume contest — _Announced as winner at end of contest segment_
- [HIGH] Contestants included people dressed as KISS pinball, Black Widow, Captain Fantastic, Rudy, Black Knight, and Godzilla characters — _Video shows hosts announcing each costume as contestants cross the stage_

### Notable Quotes

> "my name is Rudy Rudy from courthouse everybody the night will forever ride at Stern Pinball i am the Black Knight"
> — **Black Knight costume contestant (Rudy)**, mid-contest
> _Winning contestant introduces themselves and references the Black Knight pinball machine_

> "there was no voter fraud"
> — **Stern Pinball host**, end of contest
> _Humorous closing remark about contest legitimacy_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Stern Pinball | company | Official event host and sponsor of costume contest |
| Chicago Pinball Expo 2021 | event | Annual pinball industry trade show and community event where costume contest was held |
| Black Knight | game | Pinball machine referenced by winning contestant; costume winner dressed as this character |
| KISS | game | Pinball machine by Valley and Stern that a contestant dressed up as |
| Godzilla | game | Pinball machine theme that a contestant dressed as |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Community engagement and events, Chicago Pinball Expo, Stern Pinball brand presence, Pinball machine themed costumes

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Lighthearted, festive atmosphere; hosts engaging with contestants; humorous commentary throughout; celebration of community participation

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** Stern Pinball organized and hosted a costume contest at Chicago Pinball Expo 2021, demonstrating commitment to community engagement and fan participation at major industry events (confidence: high) — Official Stern Pinball video recording of organized costume contest with hosts, judges, and announced winner
- **[community_signal]** Stern Pinball investing in entertainment and engagement activities at flagship industry event, strengthening brand loyalty and community connection (confidence: high) — Dedicated stage, organized contest format, prize awards, professional hosting at major expo

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## Transcript

so let's get started you guys ready ready to see some cool costumes can i have some spooky type of music hey what pinball do you relate to the Kiss pinball machine from Valley and Stern thank you Space Man here we go Black Widow the black widow that's awesome are there any R's there is you can't be Captain Fantastic i'll beat all of you nice do you like this you want to say what your name is my name is Rudy Rudy from Courthouse everybody the night will forever ride at Stern Pinball i am the Black Knight stop across the stage Godzilla stop across but Godzilla we have Sparkle Khan here to fight the votes are in and the winner of the Stern Pinball comes with the Stern Pinball costume contest come on Black Knight bring it down there was no voter fraud thank you everyone for coming to our amazing Stern stage that Pinball Expo 2021

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 57b0c587-9861-4929-98a0-aabe2940cb8e*