Here is the full list of 9 categories of the Best in Show winners:

ANTIQUE: 1958 GOTTLIEB SUNSHINE : DAVE METRANDO
1960'S: 1968 GOTTLIEB DOMINO: DAVE METRANDO
1970'S EM: 1978 GOTTLIEB EYE OF THE TIGER: GERRY FARBER
1970'S SS: 1979 GOTTLIEB TOTEM: GERRY FARBER
EARLY 1980'S: 1985 GOTTLIEB ROCK: DENNIS COLE
LATE 1980'S: 1989 WILLIAMS BLACK KNIGHT 2000: NICK MANAITIS
1990'S: 1995 CAPCOM PINBALL MAGIC: DAVID MADORE
2000+: 2014 STERN WALKING DEAD: IVAN LYSYKANYCZ
CUSTOM: ASH VS EVIL (DINER RE-THEME) ; BRIAN HAWKINS

Joel took some great pictures of the blue ribbon awarding and the games with the ribbons on them.
Will get those posted soon!

Pic attached of the TOTEM that won best 1970's SS.

-Dave (Doc)
Best in Show Judging Team Director

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Games in the Freeplay area (for sale or not) are all eligible to win a Best in Show ribbon.

We had some great games and some tough choices to make in each category this year. It really helps the game bringers to bring out their best examples for everyone to enjoy! =)

-Dave (Doc)

A lot of show goers love how the games are laid for the past 3 years of this show. All that great classic style artwork all lined up together just looks darn classy at the very least. The old school mellower sounding and playing pins around the perimeter and the louder faster modern pins in the center is still the way to go compared to other shows who do it differently.

The side effect of having it a bit more crowded in the newer pin section is having anyone not wanting to deal with that full time, head over to try a nicely restored EM for a change of pace and really get a chance to experience the mellow Chime Sounds and play of these EMs to see why people love them. =)

The EMs around the perimeter is still BEST as otherwise, they would get drowned out being set up next to a newer louder pin.

-Dave (Doc)