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Hotdoggin'

Bally 1980
Strategy updated: June 23rd, 2026

Strategy

Knock down inline drop targets in upper left to get bonus to 5X, light spinner, and light saucer. Shoot saucer to collect special, can repeat saucer. Collect all 15 letters in HOTDOGGIN SKI FUN to light 30K super bonus and collect bonus on repeat by hitting “K” lane and then collect at mid-right lane.

Skill Shot

Plunge for the “K” letter every time, lights collect bonus & kickback in right lane on mid-playfield

Ruleset

❗️Note the upper right flipper embedded in the right sling, use to deflect from a right outlane drain

Bonus X: Shoot inline drop targets in upper left corner for Bonus X (3X, 4X, 5X)

  • Often make-able with a rolling backhand

  • Getting the first inline drop target (3X) also lights the spinner

  • Getting the last inline drop target (5X) lights the saucer for a special (50K), subsequent saucers award 25K

Bonus: Spell HOTDOGGIN SKI FUN, each collected letter is worth 2K bonus, collect all 15 to light 30K special bonus

  • H O T - right side standup targets award 300 points / completed value is 3K each

  • D O G G - upper left drop targets award 300 points / completed value is 4K each

  • I N - upper right stand up targets award 300 points / completed value is 3K each

  • S K I - top lanes award 500 points / completed value is 5K each

  • F U N - center drop targets award 300 points / completed value is 3K each

Collect Bonus: Every time the “K” lane is hit, a kickback is lit on the mid-playfield right lane.

  • This collects the bonus (with multipliers) and kicks the ball up into play

  • Bonus is not reset when collected, so can be lucrative, yet hard to get into right lane

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