Some of you pinball history buffs may have seen this before but I was looking through an old issue of Starlog Magazine from August 1979 and came across this Bally promo and story. You can win a Bally Star Trek pinball machine worth $1800, plus a $10 roll of quarters! All you have to do is come up with some exciting and colorful backglass art. I wonder who won 1st prize? Also there is a short story about Bally's new art direction mentioning artist Paul Faris and Dave Christensen. Enjoy!

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Thanks vid1900, to hear that from you means I found a nugget of pinball history! Looks like they gave the contestants about a month or less to submit. Not much time for a masterpiece of backglass art.