2020 Stern Pro Circuit Championship Game 1

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TL;DR

Stern Pro Circuit Championship Game 1: Jason Wardrick wins on Godzilla Pinball with dominant 705M+ score.

Summary

Tim Sexton commentates Game 1 of the 2020 Stern Pro Circuit Championship, a ladder format tournament on Godzilla Pinball. Four players compete: Zach Sharp (seed 17), Derek Price (20), Luke Horniak (19), and Jason Wardrick (18). Jason Wardrick dominates the match with strategic play, reaching 705+ million points and securing first place, while Derek Price struggles without starting any modes early. The commentary emphasizes strategy, player skill, and Godzilla's complex rule set.

Key Claims

Godzilla Pinball was released in 2021 by Stern Pinball and designed by Keith Elwin
high confidence · Tim Sexton introduces the game selection
Jason Wardrick qualified for the IFPA World Championships in 1992 at age 17 and finished second place three years in a row
high confidence · Jason Wardrick provides his tournament history during commentary
The Stern Pro Circuit Championship offers up to $5,000 to the winner plus a brand new pinball machine
high confidence · Tim Sexton states prize structure in opening
Players in competition settings do not earn actual extra balls; extra ball awards are converted to points
high confidence · Tim Sexton explains competition rules during Jason's gameplay
The ladder format starts with 20 players, with only four playing at a time in initial rounds
high confidence · Tim Sexton describes tournament format

Notable Quotes

“I tried and true method of you know attacking a battle trying to get a multiball going a playfield multiplier and really trying to put pressure on the later players after me”
Zach Sharp @ mid-match — Reveals Zach's strategic approach to Godzilla multiball gameplay
“I'd say about eight years and uh casually I mean I started playing when I was about 10 years old”
Luke Horniak @ mid-match — Luke discusses his competitive and casual pinball history
“The goal here the Stern Pro Circuit final it's a ladder format don't come in last first second second or first place second place third place are all the same”
Tim Sexton @ commentary — Clarifies the ladder format scoring where only placement matters
“I've been making predictions all broadcast many have come wrong but I think Jason's safe right now I think he will not come in last”
Tim Sexton @ Jason's final ball — Meta-commentary on commentator accuracy predicting player outcomes
“Godzilla because we're gonna see this game surely in the next several matches is a game where it's been described by other players as you know you're getting on a a train when you start the game”
Tim Sexton @ late-game commentary — Describes community perception of Godzilla as a cumulative, progressive game

Entities

Tim SextonpersonZach SharppersonDerek Priceperson Luke Horniakperson Jason Wardrickperson Keith Elwinperson Stern Pro Circuit ChampionshipeventGodzilla Pinball

Signals

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community_signal: Stern Pro Circuit Championship established as premier competitive pinball tournament with significant prize pool ($5,000 cash + new machine) and ladder format accommodating 20 players
high · Tournament structure, prize announcement, and comprehensive broadcast coverage indicate institutional support and community prestige
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competitive_signal: Godzilla Pinball strategy meta centers on: (1) early mode completion for multiplier build-up, (2) multiball lock sequencing to preserve bonus timing, (3) progressive feature unlocking creating 'train ride' scoring structure, (4) risk/reward in extended single-ball modes with ball save expiration
high · Tim Sexton's analysis of all four players' strategies demonstrates consistent pattern recognition; Jason's victory built on mastering these meta elements
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event_signal: 2020 Stern Pro Circuit Championship represents major professional pinball tournament with broadcast commentary, live audience, and competitive ladder format involving top-seeded players
high · Full tournament broadcast with multiple commentators, player introductions, audience reaction (clapping noted), and championship belt/prizes

Topics

Tournament format and strategy (ladder, seeding, player positioning)primaryGodzilla Pinball rule set and gameplay mechanics (modes, multiballs, scoring)primaryCompetitive player skill and decision-making under pressureprimaryPinball history and player biographies (IFPA, veteran competitors)secondaryCommentary and broadcast presentation of competitive pinballsecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— Broadcast maintains enthusiastic, appreciative tone toward all players and game design. Strong celebration of Jason's dominant performance and skilled play across all competitors. No negative sentiment toward players or manufacturer.

Transcript

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welcome to the stern pro circuit championships I'm your host Tim sextini here to guide you through the intense ladder format where we have player winning the stern pro circuit championship belt cash prizes with up to five thousand dollars given away to the winner and a brand new pinball machine the latter format of the stern pro circuit Championship offers a unique take on a pinball format we start with 20 players only four play at a time starting with seed 17 18 19 and 20. let's take a look at our field I am Zach sharp I am from Chicago Illinois my name is Derek price and I'm from San Diego California my name is Luke horniak I'm from Minnesota and just south of the Twin Cities my name is Jason wardrick I'm from Park Ridge Illinois in each match the top seed player has the opportunity to choose the game or choose their order on the game they chose to take fourth knowing who the next person would choose which was Zach sharp I figured he would choose Godzilla because uh he likes that game and he's pretty good at it he chose order and in this kind of format that's strategic because if you're player four you just try not to get last the game selected for this match is Godzilla pinball released in 2021 by Stern Pinball and designed by Keith elwin so we're here with Zach sharp first match of the stern Pro Circa championships and he is off with a short plunge and a skill shot gets him a little bit of ball save it's the very first ball and as player one he's really just going to want to get points and he's going exactly what he needs to do right into the scoop for one of his modes we'll see which one he picks ibra this one requires you to hit all three Spinners he's aiming for the left spinner there it's the right spinner above Mechagodzilla and then there's the center spinner that requires the most spins just have any spins yet he took a danger there but still in play there he goes left spinner there five million points for completing that oh and a tough sling drain but that's the plan and it just didn't work out for Zach on his ball one but he's gonna be able to get back into ibra and finish that mode he's going to lose out on some point opportunities because he didn't complete it in one go and up next it looks like we have from Southern California Derek price who was our 20th Place qualifier just made it into the stir pro circuit he's looking around at the play field uh looking maybe a little jet lagged coming from California it's two hours behind scratch at the back of his neck and he's gonna do the same thing as Zach hit the ramps and hit the scoop that's gonna be everybody's opening in this game because it's the fastest way to get early points in the game so there he goes with his left ramp goes with this right ramp he's gonna have to get the ball to the left flipper decides to try to pass it over by holding the flipper up doesn't work out for him shoots the ramp it's the spinner for some reason and oh wow so I have to admit I don't understand why he shot the spinner the ball kind of came weird off the upper flipper and just hit the bottom of the slingshot and went out the middle so that's not really how you want to start the game you want to get into that mode it's all ready for these players but if anyone you know gets through a mode they're going to get to their multiballs they're gonna get to their other features and they're gonna have a comfortable lead on ball one so let's see if anyone does that Luke nohoniak from Twin Cities area in Minnesota is up next wearing his trademark always has orange on him for some reason he's also shooting the ramps he has his mode scoop ready shoots another ramp so he may be going for a multiball first strategy or at least getting it primed as you fill up the lights in front of the building red you're making progress towards your multiball so he is going yes absolutely for multiball right now but I imagine before that multiball is ready he's going to start a mode so this is the first diverging strategy lucao has his multiball locks ready he has to lock three balls from this flipper how he took an aggressive backhand shot there but oh that one didn't work out either so okay finally his third shot to the middle that locks ball one so Luke has to put two more balls in the building we'll lock up top get to know their skill shot for some ball save tries to the live catch there just puts it up in the building on the backhand and Luke could just go third lock right now but what I think he's going to do is go for the Mode start try to bounce past it there didn't work has the ball save though yeah it looks like he's trying to get it on that flipper ow an aggressive Shake there almost brought it back in didn't tilt but it pulled it back too forward hit the top of the slingshot went out the left side that happens and um so that's two players who haven't started there modes yet but Luke with that strategy of getting the multiball ready is in a much better position than I think either the other players who went before him even though Zach has more points up next here squinting at the game we have Jason wordrick from Park Ridge Illinois Jason's nickname is the kid because at one point he was one of the youngest players uh playing competitive pinball now I'm talking two decades ago at this point Jason is one of the veterans of the sport he's played many many years of competitive pinball went to probably hundreds of tournaments in his lifetime and he's a great guy and like playing with him all these guys are great guys can't can't say a negative thing about him and all the competitors here are you know they all know each other they've all played with each other these are the best of the best on the stern part circuit the Jason in this game has already gotten his two dangers and he's using the ends of the flippers very well to keep the ball in play shooting is ramped so I think he's taking more of Luke's approach of getting the Godzilla multiball primed with the building before he starts his mode because people don't want to lose the bonus they get from finishing the mode so it's a It's A wise choice but wow this ball one is over already and no one has pulled away from anyone else yet so going back to Zach Sharp his eyes barely visible under the broom of his cap Zach's going right back for the mode shot gets the grace period ball save back to the left flipper I think he's gonna hit it here he did not I was wrong he hit the saucer that was a nice save he made a great move to get the ball out from the right side and he lands in the scoop staying in Tokyo means he's forced to battle ibra again we know he's completed his left spinner so he's got the center she goes for right there lets the ball come around nicely without flipping the upper flipper he's gonna back in that Center spinner that's a great shot on this game nice catch there on the left flipper six more spins left on the center that'll complete it five million points sure shoot the building for some progress that was a weird flip another half flip to get him control gets his 2x multiplier this is really big because if he could finish this mode and he does here 20 million for the right spinner plus a finishing bonus we'll see soon is doubled 92 million points just from that mode already another 4 million on the saucer attack so the double scoring plus the game has really started to open up with the features available he's got a destruction jackpot ready at the center looking for control here you get 60 seconds on the 2x multiplier timer second Danger he's holding it he's waiting okay we've got the 2X doubled so it's a really a 4X destruction jackpot available 5 million so Zach is getting points very quickly on this game right now so this is 8 million times two which would actually be over 32 million if he hits the shot and he does Nails it so here's some funny math right eight million times two 33 million it's because he has the 2x Road and double Playfield running at the same time as he got the 2x destruction jackpot 178 million already for Zach and the other players are all in their single digit Millions and he's got his Godzilla multiball locks ready to go now he has a decision to make does he want to change cities and try to bring in another mode or just go right into Godzilla and with that shot tells me since he has the 2x running I think he's going to go right for Godzilla multiball this is a classic Zach move the ski pass to the other flipper rides of the multiball wrote in only three seconds left but hey he's got the 178 million take more points than the multiball here goal is not to come and last so just keep going with it so guys say hello will destroy the building which will bring all the balls back back down to the play field and he's got a ball safe here so that one will come back he's going to be shooting his Arrow shots all around the Playfield it's Godzilla I kind of had a tried and true method of you know attacking a battle trying to get a multiball going a Playfield multiplier and really trying to put pressure on the later players after me thank you you're getting a few shots picked off 750 000 for that jackpot they start low and that's that's over that is a quick um Godzilla multiball really didn't make out of that what he probably hoped he could have but he's getting a lot of just points on the Playfield right now he's got his jet fighter attack these rage combos uh giving him all these just millions of points on these shots compare that to the points wow heat ray there gotta call that he used the center button to spot all the shots of the Playfield for 11 million points at this point as player one Zach he's got a chance here to pick a power up he's going to pick connect Godzilla obviously he already played his Godzilla wall two ball you're feeling good with you've got the points that you need like If You're Gonna Lose with 225 million then hey it's going to be a great game but you feel very relaxed once you get to this position and you know that it's just time to pile on the points how many can you get keep going with this jet fighter attacks here he'll probably aim for the right spinner at some point to bring in Mecca Godzilla wow it's like I can read these players Minds you may think I'm cheating I'm not I just the strategies players use at this level is very consistent predict what they're doing you can also just tell from how long they trap the ball what shot they're gonna go for because of the timing in their head I'll explain that later all right I think that was a great ball from Zach I think Zach is probably not gonna lose this this game and Derek who is the lowest score right now isn't feeling terrible but he saw Zach put up all those points he knows the game is playable and he has to get comfy enough to get to where Zach is so he's going looking for his skill shot right now looks like he went for a longer skill shot and he has no ball said because he did not accomplish any of the skill shots and immediately goes down the left out lane and his uh pacing around the room tells me he's not happy with how that ball went and I'm gonna say now that Derek is in a tough spot because he's got all these players behind him with more points than him who need to take advantage of his position they know that Derek's the guy that they need to point press to get him out another skill shot there for Luke he went for one of the shorter skill shots just gets a ball save there would have helped Derek you know just in case she hit a slingshot so Luke we know he has two balls locked even though they're gone from the building and he's gonna start his first mode picks Titanosaurus which requires you to hit your uh purple or blue targets forgive me I'm colorblind I've been playing competitively for I'd say about eight years and uh casually I mean I started playing when I was about 10 years old and he'll do that at the same time as Godzilla multiball and this is this is a comfortable position in the game because you have ball save you have more balls coming into play you've got a Target mode so just shooting anything even if you miss your arrow shots hitting those power line targets what she just did there with one and a second one is going to give you the most points right now he needs that far right target the one that's tucked in the back went for it there with the shot didn't hit it hitting jackpots in the meantime so from the left flipper he's going to go for the Target here oh he's not I was wrong he's going for just uh Godzilla jackpots even though that power line Target's lit still fine it's getting 2 million a shot right now with the multiplier and that'll end wow that'll end his multiball and the mode so out of that you know some points Titanosaurus some points Godzilla multiball but I don't think he took either of those modes to where he wanted to go and even with 60 million he's going to be disappointed because he knows the caliber of these players here um but the goal here the stern pro circuit final it's a ladder format don't come in last first second second or first place second place third place are all the same Jason also in my opinion wisely taking the short plunge getting that ball save and Jason's going for Mechagodzilla and starting his first mode and you'll notice Jason will often take times to watch the animations play out players can skip these by hitting both flippers Jason doesn't do that he likes just watching the videos play so Gigan interesting though this is a ramp mode um this mode requires just hitting the ramps back and forth it's probably the safest mode to play and it takes the most shots because hitting eight ramps takes a long time but every ramp feed is going to go back to a flipper unless the bridge is out so there he goes first guy get award comboing these will give him more points but because his building is in a different position he's not going to have the chance to Loop left and right maybe he doesn't care maybe he just wants to finish the mode he's already made four shots to Gigan jet fighters are running at the same time as well there's another jet fighter destroyed and that's the first ball lock for Godzilla multiball which pauses the mode timer scratching his nose a bit flipping a flipper oh that plunge will give him the ball lock ball safe but doesn't give him any additional skill shot ball save and he gets his 2x Playfield multiplier so this is this is a big moment because finishing your mode here look at these points six million a shot four million a shot within two or three more shots he's going to be ahead of Luke gets the second ball lock and we're getting just a relaxed Jason Pace watching all these videos play taking his time with every plunge here another skill shot times three plus the 2x is running that that should put yep that puts Jason ahead of Luke's score on ball two here out of three guy good final blow for 20 million plus 6 million and he has this destruction jackpot lid at 2x still has the double play field running goes for the destruction jackpot gets a five million award so all the points for all these players that have earned points have really come from the modes at this point in the game it's the modes and then while they're playing the modes they're bringing in other features and that's where Derek is really far behind us player two in this game he hasn't even started one mode yet and he wasn't working on his Godzilla multiball a lot either so you know he could get back into it with a good Gigan mode or something but he is far behind right now all these players the 4 million plus just the progress in the game because all these players have a ball to play and all their scores are gonna go up Jason now is going for his Godzilla multiball he's not stacking it with the mode and he's just gonna play it out and he's comfortable right now because he's in second place and he's gonna make some shots let's see how he approaches this he's using the time of the ball save to flip the balls around the Playfield not caring too much about trapping up just trying to make shots hitting loops um making some more jackpot shots he has a chance to bring in another power up I think he's looking at that now um he actually I think he tried to go for the road and double and he actually has the at a ball now on the top button just that happens he can now extend this multiball by hitting the top player button he does not seem phased by it at all he was certain to notice it but does not seem phase that the 2x is not ready he's just gonna keep playing this and I like how he's playing it right now he's you know just kind of keeps making his shots building his jackpot multiplier he's taking the shots available to him on the play field shooting through the building there for fun um you know it takes a few shots to get your Godzilla multiball values going and he didn't build it with the power up either but 191 million points now so he's within Striking Distance of passing Zach taking some lube shots get some more jackpots on that one let's that ball go still has multiple running two balls in play is fine most people went in until you're just at one Bond played it's no longer multiple I think it may have helped him even not well oh he's using the other ball like maybe he was going for that at all because he can play it more relaxed when he doesn't have the 2x ready the 2x puts the pressure on the players to play a lot faster he took a button there with the heat writing it 10 million points getting all the jackpot shots spotted there's a nice 5x jackpot so the color of the arrows in this multiball indicating the value of the jackpots he's got a Super Jackpot lit in the middle 32 million that's great that's that's good stuff great points on that shot and there's another grace period jackpot on the loop another 4 million 110 million out of Godzilla multiball and he's qualified Monster Zero it's now it goes to the Main Magna grab in 1991 I played my first tournament which was pinball Expo which I did qualify in but then at my next tournament which was the ifp world championships in 92 I did wouldn't end up winning second place in that and then went on to Win Second Place uh three years in a row um so and actually I was probably the youngest at that time at 17 years old to be playing at a high level and uh winning almost winning winning world championships I went to London London a popular destination for these players because the perk is your destruction jackpot boosted and that's one of the highest scoring opportunities in this game so Jason now with 300 million points well in first place and in the player four position I have to say he's very unlikely to have to play his final ball here all three players have to pass him for him to have to play this final ball and he's still on ball too so I think Chase is feeling good and he's going to take this time to get as warm learning all these feeds in the game What's the best way you know let's look at the scoop feed what's the best way to handle the ball out of the scoop it's going for Eva so Paul's gonna come out to the left flipper Jason letting all the animations play he skips the one at the end bounce over and it kind of comes to the sling and up the up the ball guide laying there the inline guide so not too dangerous of a feed wow super spinner there for 3x 9 million you want to keep that going but it didn't happen Godzilla Wallop shot Godzilla Wallop happens when you shoot the shot between the captive ball and the building which actually comes through the building and then single ball play gives you a bit of a ball save as well in case that ball goes straight down the middle nice relaxed game here from Jason wardrick spinner that one's completed Center spinner would be your Bureau points maybe it's going for saucers now he's going for 2x I don't know what he's going for he hits the center spinner he's taking the points where he can get him this is a this is a relaxed game this isn't you know he's taking the shots that are available to him 50 million for the extra ball is great players don't earn actual extra balls in competition they just get points all the games are set on competition install competition rules so what's Jason gonna do here he's going for his scoop with the 2X yep Nails on the second try and he had success letting the ball bounce out of the scoop another power up and take the destruction jackpot extra time Godzilla was not his second multiball he actually has Bridge attack multiball here orange arrows are going to be his jackpots this can like all features in this game the scoring the multiballs can get really big if you really play them for a long time so Jason's using uh the safety of having the ball trapped on the left flipper here tried to go with it over under cradle separation it worked out for him to bail out on the left shot it's fine I thought he nailed that Captain ball there maybe uh it didn't register or maybe I missed it just taking more points on the play field he went for the captive ball again the other ball got in the way there goes all right it's it's collected Super Jackpot is lit on the right ramp oh he's gonna drop catch it wow that was a great drop catch out of the scoop that's a aggressive drop cap but a great feed and that gave him an addaball this building is Tesla strike value by hitting the spinner which is running at the same time more Bridge attack jackpots as far as I keep saying we're seeing a comfortable relaxed game from Jason now heat ray for sure spots of shots the goal here as I keep saying is not to come in last I've been making predictions all broadcast many have come wrong but I think Jason's safe right now I think he will not come in last he has climbed the mountain of Godzilla and he's at its Summit and he's given opportunities to make 60 million point shots and he has three extra seconds plus their default time to make it and he does Jason is having just a great time with this game look at his score 705 million points this is a light Monster Zero he's got a the first the game's first mini wizard mode ready he's got a tier two battle ready so the tier two battles which are unlocked later in the game they give you much higher scoring opportunities much more risk reward after these here some of them are multiballs this one is not it's a single ball mode I'm waiting for Jason to watch the animations but in a Singapore mode you do start with the ball saver that is confirming for me that it's also on in competition mode so this mode gives you the opportunity to just continue building a massive jackpot and you decide when to cash it out now the risk is this ball saver will eventually expire and you can drain and miss out on all of the points you just built up but when you have a 500 million point lead as Jason does this is this is a great mode to take because you could you could just put the hammer down and make all your opponents think about oh look at all this time Jason's been playing look at all this work I have to do how do I get all the way here in the game when he's already done all this stuff right and the thing is have a ball like Jason but we saw that you know there's a lot of outlay drains of the other players this can all end quickly Jason's just doing a great job job right now hitting all the shots getting the control it's making these great live catches controlling the ball in the middle of the Playfield which is key you're not seeing the ball hit the slingshots he's locked in on those drop catch moves uh he's blinking a lot but it doesn't really matter he's just doing great so this is this is where it makes the choice it's got a 43 million point jackpot fight he could build the jackpot even higher flee he's gonna take the points he choose his fight gives him a bunch more time on his timer and lets him continue building that jackpot you can keep collecting that first value at the scoop like the 43 million but that final jackpot is going to have a huge multiplier if he decides to flee because he has no balls over now so he is he is risking you know this ball ending and losing all these points ball just kind of flies its way off the sling off the pop bumper off the left side of the Playfield back of the scoop you'll take that keep fighting so his base jackpot is 27.5 million I mean 9 million now he's building that and he can also in addition to building the base jackpot value by hitting the arrows he can also build the multiplier value so we are building what could potentially be just a massive jackpot here there's another multiplier okay so he's looking at the Right Scoop potential 4X jackpot oh he's running low on time can he make it can he make it time is up oh it's another risk I forgot to mention that one you can just run out of time and not have a chance to cash in that that would have been what if 30 times four jackpot Jason's not crying over spilled milk here he had a great ball too already it's just gonna keep going look just for traveling to a different city he's gonna pick up another 114 million points and he's contemplating not even doing that now he's uh he's still contemplating it continue building he's gonna continue building the Carnage motor stocks wow what a risk Jason we're drink he's really like not showing any mercy here in game one goes up the middle for Monster Zero the first miniature wizard mode so just letting the game call itself there you know I as a commentator I'm focused more on strategy but the game is telling a story here and kind of like his uh previous mode but this one you know he can he can push how many balls he wants to lock when does he want to lock a ball versus when does he want to uh how long does he want to continue building for when you do start the multiball the number of balls locked is going to factor into what your Super Jackpot multiplier is that's gonna be your biggest factor in multiplier points but just shooting these red arrows that appear on the play field is going to build um additional points for those jackpots so at this point Jason's ball is completely safe unless he can't tilt but if he drains out this ball here he'll start a two ball Monster Zero multiball because he's locked the one ball so now he's making some shots to build those jackpots shooting the Red Arrows will continue to build and he's gonna use his heat ray which is going to do a great job at building his Monster Zero multiball value so his base jackpot values now 5.75 million gets his second ball lock Super Jackpot multipliers now at 5X and he's going to have to keep making these green shots gonna make the left ramp just gotta make the spinner she does perfectly without missing a beat does this little live catch the other flipper makes the middle and here he can once again continue shooting red arrows or he can end this mode or end this build phase by shooting the building as he does and start Monster Zero multiball Victory multiple Super Jackpot multiplier is 8x huge at his base jacked by value with that heat ray it's already over 6 million so once again shooting lit arrows quadruple look at that 25 million for just a a base jackpot there another one and you know the game of Godzilla because we're gonna see this game surely in the next several matches is a game where it's been described by other players as you know you're getting on a a train when you start the game of Godzilla and you take it you keep writing it and every time you write it to a new stop you have points to get chances to get points at that stop and Jason's made it several stops the Monster Zero stop and at this monster zero stop he has executed splendidly to a 266 million point total now every player has the chance to ride the train that log to make it to all these features as long as they don't train but right okay the ball's over for Jason I'm gonna clap for him everyone's in there is clapping as well great job he knows he is moving on to the next game unfortunately the next game ever starts with zero points but it's neither here nor there he gets a fist bump from Zach sharp that's great and I think Zach I was saying he's in a pretty good spot Zach has gone a few stops on the train he's gotten his first mode completed he's played his Godzilla multiball he's got another multiball lit right away tank attack multiball and this kind of blocks him out of lighting modes or anything but hey it's a multiball why wouldn't you take it and he does smells the scoop there X's plus 5x multiplier time bonus perk come into handy later come in handy later tank attack multiball so the rules of this multiball you've got green circle inserts representing tanks that are approaching Godzilla and you have to hit them for jackpots before they actually reach Godzilla and you can tell they're getting closer because the lights start blinking really really quickly so he's got a few lit on the right side of the play field spinner the ramp and the scoop and he's split all those shots now but Zach is a guy you'll see four go some shot making opportunities to keep control and keep the multiball going yeah you'd love to keep everything going you love to have all the shots available all the time and you love your multi bottle last forever but it's just it's just not going to be possible but get some good points at a tank attack multiball get another Power uplet he's over 300 million now and no one's really made a lot of progress on Mechagodzilla multiball either structure jackpot again no play field multiply running this time so it will just be the 17 million points if he hits it here a little late you have a chance you always have a chance to hit that spinner and feed it again but he passes on it wow so he decided not to take that shot and maybe because he was thinking about that choice he kind of flubbed it in the middle there so Zach the only player who doesn't have any balls left to play he's at risk but I don't think Derek's thinking about that I think he's thinking about I gotta do something in this game to pass Luke right now and Derek is sitting here flipping the flippers a lot he has waited a really long time he doesn't really have comfort on this game yet he hasn't been making these shots at getting friendly returns there he goes he goes with a short plunge there to get him some extra ball save time learned his lesson from last time and hits the scoop Okay so all this stuff I was saying Derek is now in the game we've got his choice of the four tier one Kaiju Battle mods megalon is a chant out of all these modes megalon is the one where you can get the most points it is the hardest shots are not always available for the players and it's you have to really pay attention to where the shots are you don't have a set shot pattern in megalon mode so game right now asking him to shoot the pop bumper that's gonna send the ball out of control no matter what but continue to combo the megalon shots within a reasonable amount of time you could build a multiplier on each of these shots so if you missed the pop-up reward he's got the left spinner next at the ball's on the right side takes a shot at the building lets the ball go pass the upper flipper what I'm seeing now from Derek is not that shot making in megalon that will get him ahead of Luke quickly but maybe he's changed his strategy to try oh this is this is weird eliminated well it had to be someone and Derek price is our first player eliminated from the stern pro circuit Championship bad first round a couple mistakes on on ball one ball two missed the skill shot on West Coast time this would have been 8 A.M so not warmed up yet so tough competition and and everyone played their heart out and did well they deserve to go on stick around we're going to be following the entire Stern pro circuit Championship let's see if any of these players can make it all the way to the finals foreign