Despite whatever assurances you've been given, and maybe even how the game looks, you gotta peek under the apron and look at the diddler what fiddles the balls:
That was under a Torpedo Alley which, to be fair, had other signs of heavy use. No biggie, but when the game wouldn't recognize a drain I was thinking "ah, just a trough switch or something". NOPE! That kicker pawl had worn so badly it was occasionally snagging the edge of the trough wall and digging a notch therein.
I mean just look at how badly this thing has worn down:
Pretty impressive, I must say. The funniest part about this is, for all this game's other normal wear and tear, the shooter lane is fine...