Evel Knievel

This is one of those “deferred UTAD” games. First, you need to complete the set of five drop targets to light one of the spinners alternately. This scores 5,000 and lights Double Bonus, so you’ve got three excellent reason for doing this right away. Then you go UTAD through the lit spinner. Pay attention to the fact that balls rolling through a return lane will change the lit spinner to the side facing that flipper if that’s not already the lit side - - the machine sets up your shot for you\! Plan on shooting the spinner after any return lane balls - - cradle up if it’s going slowly enough, if not, one-time it.

Some Evel Knievels have one spinner lit from the start - - that’s the machine’s easier setting. If the one you’re playing is like that, just shoot the spinner all day from the start.

Base bonus maxes out at 15K, 30K with double bonus. A few good spinner shots can get you that much, so don’t sweat the bonus advances. The drop targets, stand-ups, top lanes and return lanes all advance bonus, so with a decent ball, you’ll max it out without trying to.

You get a letter in S-U-P-E-R for each shot to the top saucer; while it may be set to award 25,000 points for a special when completed, which letter it awards is random and the letters reset every ball, so it’s rare to finish them.

Completing the right side “C-L-E” targets lights the center bumper to be worth 1,000. Completing C-Y-C-L-E (the first C and the Y are the top side lanes near the saucer) lights one of the outlanes for a special, also worth 25,000. Like the SUPER letters, the CYCLE letters reset each ball, making them hard to safely finish. I tend to ignore them due to rebound risk from the C-L-E stand-ups; if you get them anyways, fine.