Listening now. Nice job as always.
Pretty sure you shouldn't have been DQd on game 2 per the (new?) IFPA rules. Can't seem to find documentation to back up this claim, but I remember hearing someone in an official capacity talk about how all players are now held accountable for making sure the proper number of players is selected.
EDIT: Yup.
http://www.ifpapinball.com/rules
"In any multiplayer match on any machine, it is the equal responsibility of ALL players involved in the match to ensure that the correct number of players are started. If a game is started with the incorrect number of players, anything that occurs within that game is considered void, with no penalty to any player. At no time may players be added to the game once player 1 has plunged their ball into play. At no time may player 1 finish their game as a single-player. The game must be restarted from scratch, with the correct number of players started. Players may always ask a scorekeeper or tournament official to instead start the game in any final round. If the scorekeeper or official makes a mistake, the game will be terminated and restarted, with no penalty to any player. There will be no compensation or adjustment of scores or game state at any time."