# Concord Open 2026 Classics: Tiebreaker for 1st on Gottlieb Wizard. Streamed from The Flipper Room.

**Source:** DRI374  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2026-05-02  
**Duration:** 13m 46s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxoq4HVECg8

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## Analysis

Coverage of a tiebreaker match at the Concord Open 2026 Classics tournament streamed from The Flipper Room, featuring competitive play on Gottlieb Wizard. Two players compete in a single-game playoff, with Dustin achieving a score of 996,000 points on his three balls, followed by Scott's attempt. The commentary focuses on gameplay strategy, shot control, and the wizard mode mechanics.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Dustin scored 996,000 points in the tiebreaker match on Wizard — _Streamed commentary from The Flipper Room, directly observed gameplay_
- [HIGH] Wizard has letters (W and D) hidden behind drop targets that can be collected by hitting stand-ups behind the drops — _Commentary explaining game mechanics during play_
- [HIGH] The wizard mode requires 20 lit drop targets to complete — _Streamed commentary identifying objective during Scott's attempt_
- [HIGH] Dustin lit wizard on ball two and achieved the mode on his three balls — _Commentary observations during the tiebreaker match_
- [MEDIUM] Scott was the top seed in another concurrent group playing Paragon for tiebreaker — _Commentary mentions another tiebreaker group playing Paragon simultaneously_

### Notable Quotes

> "He's just going to town on this. Maybe we're going to see that 2 million maybe."
> — **Streamer/commentator**, mid-match
> _Commentary on Dustin's scoring momentum and high-scoring potential on Wizard_

> "996. That was a lot of wow. Yeah. 996. Okay. That's almost like psychological warfare."
> — **Streamer/commentator**, end of Dustin's ball three
> _Reaction to Dustin's nearly-million score as a strong defensive position for the tiebreaker_

> "Just keep hitting drops. Yeah. And there we have it. So, he's got he's got wizard. And now we need drop targets. Lit drop targets. 20 of them."
> — **Streamer/commentator**, Scott's wizard attempt
> _Explains the core objective of wizard mode on Gottlieb Wizard_

> "Dustin's such a patient player. He always knows exactly what he has to do and can like work to kind of like slow it down, control it, and get it where it needs to be."
> — **Co-commentator**, mid-match analysis
> _Character assessment of Dustin's playing style and strategic approach_

> "We were a wizard now. Okay, we've got Yeah. Another thing with this game is that there are like letters hidden behind the drops there."
> — **Commentator**, early in broadcast
> _Introduction to Wizard's hidden letter mechanic and gameplay depth_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Concord Open 2026 Classics | event | Tournament where this tiebreaker match is taking place |
| The Flipper Room | venue | Venue where the Concord Open 2026 Classics tournament is being streamed from |
| Gottlieb Wizard | game | Machine used for the tiebreaker match; classic electromechanical pinball game |
| Dustin | person | Player in the tiebreaker who scored 996,000 points; described as patient and strategic |
| Scott | person | Player competing against Dustin in the tiebreaker; described as top seed in another concurrent group |
| Paragon | game | Machine being played in concurrent tiebreaker match by another group |
| Dr. Blueberry Johnson | person | Chat participant asking strategic questions about wizard mode lane selection |

### Signals

- **[competitive_signal]** Single-game playoff match between two competitors in Concord Open 2026 Classics with gameplay analysis (confidence: high) — Tiebreaker match on Gottlieb Wizard with detailed commentary of competitive play and scoring
- **[gameplay_signal]** Analysis of Gottlieb Wizard gameplay mechanics including drop targets, letter collection, wizard mode objectives, and player control techniques (confidence: high) — Detailed commentary on hidden letters behind drops, 20-target wizard completion, ball control, and strategic positioning
- **[competitive_signal]** Characterization of Dustin as a patient, strategic player with excellent ball control and game awareness (confidence: high) — Commentary praising his patience, control, and ability to manage scoring progression deliberately
- **[venue_signal]** Tournament event being professionally streamed with live commentary from The Flipper Room venue (confidence: high) — Streamed video with play-by-play commentary, chat interaction, and coverage of concurrent matches
- **[content_signal]** Real-time streaming of competitive tournament play with expert commentary for live audience engagement (confidence: high) — Professional streaming setup with multiple commentators, chat engagement, and multi-table coverage

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## Transcript

The tiebreaker is on wizard. Yeah, it is. All right, let's do it all over again. And it looks like the other group, the other two. No, what's happening here now? Yeah, there's a tiebreaker for Yeah, that's what the chat is asking if they can watch them both. Oh, and and I would like to go home eventually. Yeah. We No, we're going to play them sequentially. Uh do you do we know what the other group is playing for tiebreaker? Who's the top seed in that Scott? Uh not Dan, right? Paragon. They're playing Paragon. O almost got that R. Yeah, he's being so close. It was the same on the uh nice little nudge. No, that was a different player. Was somebody else struggling getting the ore? Yeah. Okay, we was um Doesn't matter. Yeah, we're we're all we're we're a wizard now. Okay, we've got Yeah. Another thing with this game is that there are like letters hidden behind the drops there. You see there's a W and D there. If you um if you have those drops down, you can collect the W by hitting the stand up behind the drop. Mhm. Or the D behind the drop. So, it's so many ways. There are so many ways to become a wizard So he's already up to 200,000. Yeah. So the 200 light was higher. Yeah. We didn't have it on the camera before. So we were just being fed false information. All right. Then this he's on. Which lane do you want on the plunge? Um so Dr. Blueberry Johnson in the chat is asking if you've already spelled wizard, which lane do you want on the plunge? But um it doesn't matter cuz you'll collect the same points through each lane, I believe. So it's just about, you know, like where you're going to have a comfortable return, I believe. M always. So, this is like where you really just want to be as careful as possible. Get it controlled on your flippers and just send it up and collect those points. Oh my god. Nice dig there. Oh my god. Another one. Oh, I thought that was Oh my god, another dig. Yeah, I thought so, too. There we go. Yeah, he's just going to town on this. He's Maybe we're going to see that 2 million maybe. Yeah. Love to see it. I just I mean I just want to hear him yell, "I'm going to roll it." So, I guess we're seeing why he picked this as the tie breaker. Mhm. And Dustin's such a patient player. Oh yeah. So he always knows exactly what he has to do and can like Oh my god. Work to kind of like slow it down, control it, and get it where it needs to be. Yeah, we're already up to 477. Amazing. Incredible. That was ball three. So he has two balls left and he has his wow at the center to re um to reset his right bank. So he's probably going to try and get that so he can get those drops back down. Look at that. Beautiful. That was like a soft uh a soft hit into it, too. So, he could control that it wasn't going to just brick straight down. Nice little grace. All right. Now, you got And now he can Yeah. Now he can reset on his left the other one. Yeah. Let's get it done. No. So close. Oh, what did you do there? Like what happened there? Deep breath. Calm down. No, I want to see I want to see this. Like like what did he do? What happened there? Like look, he was just He took his hand off. He took his hand off the game. I think it just bounced a little more than he was expecting. Nice. Reset the drops. 600. Yeah, this is a nice little wall he's building for himself. This is amazing. And this is his last ball, so he's going to make the most of this. He's got another wow in the center to re set the drops. 700 now. Yeah. All right. Oh my god. Nice. 800. Is there a million lights? Uh, we're about to find out. Yeah, I think so, too. Oh, no, we're not. 996. He's going to nine it out. Excellent game from Dustin. N6. That was a lot of That was a lot of wow. Yeah. 996. Okay. That's almost like psychological warfare. Yeah. Right. Yeah. I mean, just like I'm I'm going I'm going to build a defense. I'm going to build as tall as I can. Yeah, that's just insane. Just insane. Scott's got his work cut out for him right now. Yeah, we're just standing here watching it skeptically. I I mean, what is going to happen here? It's just there's not much to say. He's got his W. He's got to send it out for the Za. Yeah. And and uh Dustin got his wizard lit on ball, too. So, it's very possible that Scott can do the same. Mhm. Once you have the wizard lit, it's really just about keeping the ball in play as long as you can. Yeah. Just keep hitting drops. Yeah. And there we have it. So, he's got he's got wizard. And now we need drop targets. Lit drop targets. 20 of them. That's what we need. That's not going to get me to a million points. No, it's not. Spot. Oh, that pop. That's rough. Vu putting it in perspective. Who needs 20 drop targets when you can go for 1,000 pops? Mhm. And that would be pops literally all day. Pops all day strapped. Oh, good save. Yeah, he needs he needs it. You really Oh, my lord. Well, he's up to 100,000. Yeah, I got Yeah, you just need to add another zero there. So, just multiply it by 10. Oh. Oh, that's not gonna do it. And that's going to be it. All right. Yeah. All right. We got a winner. Okay. We got a winner. Uh we will be back with some prize ceremonies and stuff like that. Uh that was some mental play by Dustin. Right. See you later.

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