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Big Shot / IPD No. 271 / January, 1974 / 2 Players

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Manufacturer:

D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

January, 1974

Model Number:

343

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

2,900 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Billiards

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumper (1), Slingshots (2), 7-bank drop targets (2), Standup targets (2), Kick-out hole (1), Right outlane ball return gate. Completing sequence 1 through 8 or 8 through 15 lights special targets alternately. End-of-ball bonus scores 1000 points for each ball lit in center playfield rack, or double or triple this award on last two balls in play. 3 or 5 ball play. Wedge head.

Design by:

Ed Krynski

Art by:

Gordon Morison

Notes:

The 4-player version of this game is Gottlieb's 1973 'Hot Shot'. The 1-player Add-a-ball version is Gottlieb's 1973 'Pro Pool' which was made for Italy as Gottlieb's 1972 'Play Pool'.

We previously showed a date for this game of August 1973. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation.

Photos in:

The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981 External Link

, page 54
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/271 (External site)

Documentation:

2 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram - Supplement Coin Chute Circuits For Big Shot (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

Files:

5 MB

PDF

Installation Procedures And Game Operation Instructions (double-paged) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

7 MB

PDF

Installation Procedures And Game Operation Instructions (low resolution, bleached, single-paged) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

716 KB

PDF

Score Card Recommendation List (A-14709-2) and Score Cards (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

Images:
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Playfield 446x543	Backglass 636x436	Backglass 550x433	Flyer 612x788	Cabinet - Front View 1024x1365 [Dave Christiansen]
Center Plastic* 381x267 [Dan Biechler]	Backglass 400x400 [Bruno Durand]	Upper Playfield 633x476 [Marty Wilke]	Lower Playfield 639x477 [Marty Wilke]	Cabinet - Right 506x441 [Marty Wilke]
Cabinet - Front 574x354 [Marty Wilke]	Inside Backbox 524x478 [Marty Wilke]	Backglass - Detail 400x300 [Bruno Durand]	Instruction Card 3 Balls 665x473	Instruction Card 5 Balls 668x472
Score Card Index 1200x1692 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backglass 1200x1017 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Illuminated Backglass 1024x868 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Playfield - Detail 1024x951 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Full View 1024x1152 [Jean-Pierre Renault]

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