I never saw mention of this but supposedly some translights were stolen from the tournament area. I was told that these were brought by the Stern guys as part of the prize packages for the kids.
My daughter won second place in the tournament and was more than happy with the cool Lego trophy and Avatar toy set.
Felt bad for the guy to have to tell the kids that there was more there for them but some greedy adults couldn't keep their hands to themselves.
Major thanks to Daniel Spolar from Project Pinball and Stern for putting that tournament together for the kids.