Pinball Machine of the Year 1950 - 1980

The 2005 World Pinball Championships
took place near Pittsburgh, PA
at the PAPA 8 TOURNAMENT
in Carnegie, PA

Final results were:

2005 World Pinball Champion - Bowen Kerins
2nd Place - Neil Shatz
3rd Place - Lyman Sheats

World Pinball Championship Trophy for PAPA 8

During this Professional Amateur Pinball Association event, baby boomers not only could see, but also play many of the pinball games they remember from the 50's and 60's. Even though video games have replaced pinball machines, there's still nothing quite like the hands-on feel of playing an old pinball machine...just watch you don't TILT!

"Pinball Wizard" was a song title on THE WHO's 1969 album 'Tommy.' The lyrics describe well the excitement of 'playing the silver ball' with mention of lights a-flashin' and buzzers and bells!

1950 - 1966 Pinball Machine of the Year
	1950 Chicago Coin's FIGHTING IRISH
	1953 Gottlieb's ARABIAN KNIGHTS
	1956 Gottlieb's SUPER SCORE
Footnote from a visitor regarding the 1956 Super Score The 1956 Pinball of the Year 'Super Score' is actually by Williams. The Super Score by Gottlieb (shown above) was made in the '60s -- I think 1967. Rich H.
Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball. From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all. But I ain't seen nothing like him In any amusement hall... That deaf dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pin ball!
	1958 Gottlieb's GONDOLIER
	1959 Gottlieb's UNIVERSE
	1965 Bally BAND WAGON
	1966 Williams CASANOVA

1967 - 1973 Pinball Machine of the Year
	1967 Williams DERBY DAY
	1968 Bally MINIZAG
	1969 Gottlieb's TARGET POOL
He stands like a statue, Becomes part of the machine. Feeling all the bumpers Always playing clean. He plays by intuition, The digit counters fall. That deaf dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pin ball !
	1970 Pinball Machine of the Year
	1971 Williams YUKON
	1972 Bally FIREBALL
	1973 Gottlieb's PRO- FOOTBALL

1974 - 1980 Pinball Machine of the Year
	1974 Williams STRATO- FLITE
	1975 Bally WIZARD!
	1976 Williams BLUE CHIP
He's a pinball wizard There has to be a twist. A pinball wizard's Got such a supple wrist. How do you think he does it? I don't know! What makes him so good?
	1977 TIME 2000
	1978 Gottlieb's DRAGON
	1979 Williams GORGAR
	1980 Bally XENON