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Concord Open 2026 Main: Tiebreaker for 2nd on Stern Wheel of Fortune. Streamed from TFR.

DRI374·video·13m 3s·analyzed·May 1, 2026
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TL;DR

Concord Open 2026 Wheel of Fortune tiebreaker match with gameplay analysis and commentary.

Summary

Streamed tournament play from Concord Open 2026 at TFR featuring Stern's Wheel of Fortune pinball machine. Commentary covers gameplay mechanics, rule shots, multiball setup, and scoring, with emphasis on the game's difficulty, outlane drain risk, and use of aftermarket ROM modifications. Tiebreaker match for 2nd place position.

Key Claims

  • Wheel of Fortune is using an aftermarket ROM that enables adjusted scoring (e.g., 15 million big money values) for more balanced scoring dynamics

    high confidence · Direct commentary during gameplay: 'This is using a using an aftermarket ROM. So, you probably don't have that where you can get like 15 million or something in the in the in the big money. So, I think the uh scoring is a little bit more even Steven.'

  • The game has difficult outlanes and greedy drain patterns that make it hard to save balls and build scoring runs

    high confidence · Commentary: 'this game should be hard to tilt because it's very hard to save anything on this because outlanes are greedy. The whole thing going on going on between the flippers are just completely out of control.'

  • The multiball start difficulty setting is configured to 'hard' at this tournament installation, causing all targets to flash simultaneously

    medium confidence · Commentary: 'the game I kind of has this weird, you know, set up down here... the uh I think the multiball start is kind of set to hard because all the all the targets are flashing'

  • Wild card shot mechanic can complete multiple puzzle letters in a single shot

    medium confidence · Commentary: 'I've seen it complete like all your multiple letters like in one in one shot basically' and later 'wild card COMPLETE PUZZLE'

  • The commentator has played Wheel of Fortune previously at Linns location but never heard the music version being used at this tournament

    high confidence · Direct statement: 'I mean I played quite a lot of Wheel of Fortune down at Linns, but I never never heard music ever on it. This is great.'

Notable Quotes

  • “This is using a using an aftermarket ROM. So, you probably don't have that where you can get like 15 million or something in the in the in the big money.”

    Commentator@ 1:51 — Reveals tournament machine is using modified ROM code to balance scoring compared to standard version

  • “this game should be hard to tilt because it's very hard to save anything on this because outlanes are greedy. The whole thing going on going on between the flippers are just completely out of control.”

    Commentator@ 10:31 — Describes core mechanical challenge and drain design philosophy of the machine

  • “I mean I played quite a lot of Wheel of Fortune down at Linns, but I never never heard music ever on it. This is great.”

    Commentator@ 7:36 — Indicates previous gameplay experience with the machine at a different venue, notes novelty of audio version

  • “wild card COMPLETE PUZZLE. NO!”

    Commentator@ 11:19 — Reaction to wild card mechanic completing puzzle and ending round unexpectedly

  • “20 million is actually that's a good that's a good score in this game seriously. It's just it's so hard to get something going on.”

    Commentator@ 12:01 — Assessment of game difficulty and scoring expectations at tournament setting

Entities

Wheel of FortunegameConcord Open 2026eventTFRvenueSterncompanyLinnsvenueHeath JohnsonpersonGabeperson

Signals

  • ?

    competitive_signal: Tiebreaker match for 2nd place position at Concord Open 2026 pinball tournament

    high · Title explicitly states 'Tiebreaker for 2nd on Stern Wheel of Fortune'

  • ?

    technology_signal: Wheel of Fortune tournament installation uses custom ROM code to adjust scoring values for balanced gameplay; specifically enables 15M+ big money modes not in standard version

    high · Direct commentary: 'This is using a using an aftermarket ROM... you can get like 15 million or something in the in the big money. So, I think the uh scoring is a little bit more even Steven.'

  • ?

    gameplay_signal: Wheel of Fortune exhibits high drain risk and difficult ball control dynamics due to aggressive outlane placement and flipper spacing; commentator notes 'hard to tilt' and greedy drains as core design characteristic

    high · Multiple commentary references: 'outlanes are greedy', 'whole thing going on between the flippers are just completely out of control', 'hard to save anything'

  • ?

    gameplay_signal: Game features green stand-up targets spread across playfield that light multiball; B-O-U-S spelling for bonus round; free spin awards; wild card shot that can complete multiple puzzle letters in single shot

    high · Detailed rule explanation throughout commentary: targets, scoop multiball, letter shots, free spins, wild card mechanic

  • ?

    venue_signal: TFR tournament installation uses music-enabled version of Wheel of Fortune with modified ROM; commentator notes first experience with audio version vs. silent mechanical version at Linns

Transcript

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0:22
Okay, we got some Wheel of Fortune here
0:22
Okay, we got some Wheel of Fortune here and we want to >> for round one is living
0:25
for round one is living
0:25
for round one is living >> god, it was loud.
0:28
god, it was loud.
0:28
god, it was loud. You'll get your ball back with that free spin. Yeah, we got some fun things going on here. You kind of want to get your green stand-ups here. They're all spread out all over the place that will light a multiball on the little kind of scoop thing that's that you got there and uh You also have the main shots here. You got B O and U S will start [music] your bonus round. And three I's.

medium · Commentator: 'I never never heard music ever on it. This is great.' at this venue vs. previous Linns experience

  • ?

    content_signal: Concord Open 2026 match streamed live from TFR with real-time gameplay commentary and analysis

    high · Source identified as DRI374 video stream with continuous live play-by-play commentary

    • 1:15
    And I think I think it's the I think the multiball start is kind of set to hard because all the all the targets are flashing and yeah, the game I kind of has this weird, you know, set up down here with the
    1:37
    with the with with two kind of separate lanes there and uh you can kind of get a value to light like a free spin or something or big it's called big money, right? And depending on the settings on the game. This is using a using an aftermarket ROM. So, you probably don't have that where you can get like 15 million or something in the in the in the big money. So, I think the uh scoring is a little bit more even Steven. So, >> [music]
    2:38
    The category for round one is same name.
    2:38
    The category for round one is same name. Free spin is lit. Oh, yeah. Get the ball under the flipper. That will definitely get the job done to get the the ball kind of dancing around there.
    4:20
    I'm stalling.
    4:20
    I'm stalling. DQ for stalling. All right, the multiball is ready. >> [music]
    5:26
    [music] >> No, why don't
    5:28
    No, why don't
    5:28
    No, why don't Danger, danger. All right, that was lucky. >> [music] Fortune. All right, jackpots on all the main shots.
    6:08
    And now you should need to relight it on the center kind of stand-up bank here. Oops. Right there.
    6:26
    This music is not making you stressed at all, is it? >> for round two is on the map.
    6:30
    for round two is on the map.
    6:30
    for round two is on the map. Here's a little something extra, a prize puzzle. All right, we're back to one ball play.
    6:43
    You also have these little cheeky uh what what are they called? Free spin or something. If you if you go down one of those lanes like the this ones there uh that's a ball save, basically.
    7:34
    Yeah, the truth is that I mean I mean I played quite a lot of Wheel of Fortune down [music] at Linns, but I never never heard music ever on it. This is great.
    7:59
    Hold on, player one is using the free spin. Oh my god. How how how is How is how are why are there no warnings?
    8:33
    Pick up that wild card. All right, so where's the wild card? Star. Landed on a star. I have an L. >> They big money, big money, big money.
    9:51
    Heath Johnson from Chicago. You are correct.
    10:04
    Three, there should be at least one
    10:04
    Three, there should be at least one team, 100,000. >> let's do the big spin, big money.
    10:22
    I mean this game should be hard to tilt because it's very hard to save anything on this because outlanes are greedy. The whole thing going on going on between the flippers are just completely out of control.
    10:38
    B, wild card. Done. Not one So, I'm certain what the wild card does. I've seen it complete like all your multiple letters like in one in one shot basically.
    11:02
    Are we going to try a post transfer? We are. And that wild card shot is tight.
    11:16
    Okay, so bonus round is ready. Okay, wild card COMPLETE PUZZLE. NO!
    11:39
    YEAH, I was late on the replay there, but that that looked fun.
    11:47
    We got some Italian there, so >> [laughter] All right, let's follow Gabe here. 20 million is actually that's a good that's a good score in this game seriously. It's just it's so hard to get something going on.
    12:15
    The thing is that the rage throw there
    12:15
    The thing is that the rage throw there almost had the ball kind of go on the you know, back and come back down, so >> You've just earned a free spin.
    12:43
    Free spin, use it or lose it. Can I buy a U? There is a U. [music] Oh, no. Gabe died.