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

DRI374·video·13m 46s·analyzed·May 2, 2026
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TL;DR

Concord Open 2026 tiebreaker on Gottlieb Wizard at The Flipper Room.

Summary

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

  • Dustin scored 996,000 points in the tiebreaker match on Wizard

    high confidence · Streamed commentary from The Flipper Room, directly observed gameplay

  • Wizard has letters (W and D) hidden behind drop targets that can be collected by hitting stand-ups behind the drops

    high confidence · Commentary explaining game mechanics during play

  • The wizard mode requires 20 lit drop targets to complete

    high confidence · Streamed commentary identifying objective during Scott's attempt

  • Dustin lit wizard on ball two and achieved the mode on his three balls

    high confidence · Commentary observations during the tiebreaker match

  • Scott was the top seed in another concurrent group playing Paragon for tiebreaker

    medium confidence · 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@ 4:54 — 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@ 9:07 — 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@ 11:03 — 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@ 5:38 — 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@ 2:05 — Introduction to Wizard's hidden letter mechanic and gameplay depth

Entities

Concord Open 2026 ClassicseventThe Flipper RoomvenueGottlieb WizardgameDustinpersonScottpersonParagongameDr. Blueberry Johnsonperson

Signals

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    competitive_signal: Single-game playoff match between two competitors in Concord Open 2026 Classics with gameplay analysis

    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

    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

    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

    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

    high · Professional streaming setup with multiple commentators, chat engagement, and multi-table coverage

Transcript

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The tiebreaker is on wizard.
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The tiebreaker is on wizard. >> Yeah, it is.
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Yeah, it is.
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Yeah, it is. >> All right,
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All right,
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All right, >> let's do it all over again.
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let's do it all over again.
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let's do it all over again. >> And it looks like the other group, the
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And it looks like the other group, the
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And it looks like the other group, the other two. No, >> what's happening here now? Yeah, there's
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what's happening here now? Yeah, there's
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what's happening here now? Yeah, there's a tiebreaker for >> Yeah, that's what the chat is asking if
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Yeah, that's what the chat is asking if
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Yeah, that's what the chat is asking if they can watch them both. Oh, and >> and I would like to go home eventually.
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and I would like to go home eventually.
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and I would like to go home eventually. >> Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Yeah. >> Yeah. We No, we're going to play them
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Yeah. We No, we're going to play them
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Yeah. We No, we're going to play them sequentially. >> Uh do you do we know what the other
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Uh do you do we know what the other
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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.
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Paragon.
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Paragon. >> They're playing Paragon. O almost got that R. >> Yeah, he's being so close. It was the
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Yeah, he's being so close. It was the
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Yeah, he's being so close. It was the same on the uh >> nice little nudge.
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No, that was a different player. Was somebody else struggling getting the ore? Yeah. Okay, we >> was um
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was um
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was um Doesn't matter. >> Yeah, we're we're all we're we're a
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Yeah, we're we're all we're we're a
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Yeah, we're we're all we're we're a wizard now. >> Okay, we've got
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Okay, we've got
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Okay, we've got >> Yeah. Another thing with this game is
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Yeah. Another thing with this game is
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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,
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If you um if you have those drops down,
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If you um if you have those drops down, you can collect the W by hitting the stand up behind the drop. >> Mhm.
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Mhm.
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Mhm. >> Or the D behind the drop. So, it's so many ways. There are so many ways to become a wizard
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So he's already up to 200,000. >> Yeah. So the 200 light was higher. Yeah.
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Yeah. So the 200 light was higher. Yeah.
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Yeah. So the 200 light was higher. Yeah. We didn't have it on >> the camera before. So we were just being
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the camera before. So we were just being
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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
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always.
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always. >> So, this is like where
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So, this is like where
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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.
4:14
Oh my god. Nice dig there. Oh my god. Another one. Oh, I thought that was >> Oh my god, another dig. Yeah, I thought
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Oh my god, another dig. Yeah, I thought
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Oh my god, another dig. Yeah, I thought so, too. There we go.
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Yeah, he's just going to town on this.
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Yeah, he's just going to town on this. He's Maybe we're going to see that 2 million maybe. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Love to
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Love to
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Love to see it. >> I just I mean
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I just I mean
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I just I mean >> I just want to hear him yell, "I'm going
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I just want to hear him yell, "I'm going
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I just want to hear him yell, "I'm going to roll it."
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So, I guess we're seeing why he picked
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So, I guess we're seeing why he picked this as the tie breaker. >> Mhm.
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And >> Dustin's such a patient player.
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Dustin's such a patient player.
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Dustin's such a patient player. >> Oh yeah.
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Oh yeah.
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Oh yeah. >> So he always knows exactly what he has
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So he always knows exactly what he has
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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,
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Yeah,
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Yeah, >> we're already up to 477.
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Amazing. Incredible. That was
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Amazing. Incredible. That was >> ball three. So he has two balls left
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and he has his wow at the center to re
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and he has his wow at the center to re um to reset his right bank.
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So he's probably going to try and get
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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
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uh a soft hit into it, too. So, he could
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uh a soft hit into it, too. So, he could control that it wasn't going to just brick straight down. >> Nice little grace.
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Nice little grace.
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Nice little grace. All right. Now, you got >> And now he can Yeah. Now he can reset on
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And now he can Yeah. Now he can reset on
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And now he can Yeah. Now he can reset on his left >> the other one. Yeah. Let's get it done.
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the other one. Yeah. Let's get it done.
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the other one. Yeah. Let's get it done. >> No.
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No.
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No. >> So close.
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So close.
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So close. >> Oh,
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Oh,
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Oh, >> what did you do there? Like what
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what did you do there? Like what
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what did you do there? Like what happened there? >> Deep breath. Calm down.
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Deep breath. Calm down.
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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
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look, he was just
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look, he was just >> He took his hand off. He took his hand
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He took his hand off. He took his hand
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He took his hand off. He took his hand off the game. >> I think it just bounced a little
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I think it just bounced a little
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I think it just bounced a little more than he was expecting.
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Nice. Reset the drops.
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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
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This is amazing. And this is his last
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This is amazing. And this is his last ball, so he's going to make the most of this.
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He's got another wow in the center to re set the drops. >> 700 now. Yeah. All right.
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700 now. Yeah. All right.
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700 now. Yeah. All right. >> Oh my god. Nice.
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Oh my god. Nice.
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Oh my god. Nice. >> 800. Is there a million lights? >> Uh, we're about to find out.
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Uh, we're about to find out.
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Uh, we're about to find out. >> Yeah, I think so, too.
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Yeah, I think so, too.
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Yeah, I think so, too. >> Oh,
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Oh,
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Oh, >> no, we're not.
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no, we're not.
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no, we're not. >> 996.
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996.
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996. He's going to nine it out. >> Excellent game from Dustin.
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Excellent game from Dustin.
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Excellent game from Dustin. >> N6. That was a lot of >> That was a lot of wow. Yeah.
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That was a lot of wow. Yeah.
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That was a lot of wow. Yeah. >> 996.
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Okay. That's almost like psychological
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Okay. That's almost like psychological warfare. Yeah. Right. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, just like I'm
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, just like I'm
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Yeah. Yeah. 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.
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Yeah, that's just insane. Just insane. Scott's got his work cut out for him right now.
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Yeah, we're just standing here watching it skeptically. >> I I mean,
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I I mean,
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I I mean, >> what is going to happen here? It's just
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what is going to happen here? It's just
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what is going to happen here? It's just >> there's not much to say.
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He's got his W. He's got to send it out
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He's got his W. He's got to send it out for the Za. >> Yeah. And and uh Dustin got his wizard
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Yeah. And and uh Dustin got his wizard
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Yeah. And and uh Dustin got his wizard lit on ball, too. So, it's very possible that Scott can do the same. >> Mhm.
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Mhm.
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Mhm. >> Once you have the wizard lit, it's
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Once you have the wizard lit, it's
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Once you have the wizard lit, it's really just about keeping the ball in play as long as you can. >> Yeah. Yeah. Just keep hitting drops.
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Yeah. Yeah. Just keep hitting drops.
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Yeah. Yeah. Just keep hitting drops. >> Yeah.
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And there we have it. So, he's got
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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.
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That's not going to get me to a million
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That's not going to get me to a million points. >> No, it's not. Spot. Oh, that pop. >> That's rough.
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Vu putting it in perspective. Who needs 20 drop targets when you can go for 1,000 pops? >> Mhm.
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Mhm.
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Mhm. >> And that would be pops literally all
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And that would be pops literally all
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And that would be pops literally all day. Pops all day strapped. Oh, good save. Yeah, he needs he needs it. >> You really
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You really
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You really >> Oh, my lord. Well, he's up to 100,000. >> Yeah, I got Yeah, you just need to add
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Yeah, I got Yeah, you just need to add
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Yeah, I got Yeah, you just need to add another zero there. So, >> just multiply it by 10.
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Oh.
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Oh. >> Oh, that's not gonna do it.
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Oh, that's not gonna do it.
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Oh, that's not gonna do it. >> And that's going to be it.
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And that's going to be it.
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And that's going to be it. >> All right. Yeah. All right. We got a
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All right. Yeah. All right. We got a
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All right. Yeah. All right. We got a winner. >> Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay. >> We got a winner.
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We got a winner.
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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.