Jonathan McCourt recently score 1,027,000 at a live event in Sherwood, AR. The competition was the Kong Klash 5, hosted by Z82 Retrocade. This event was also attended by DKF members Wes Copeland, Billy Gaines, Andrew Garrett, and Josh Mayden.
There is no full video of Jon's performance, but the final moments were captured along with a restart and some footage of the control panel and PCB. This short video has been rebroadcast on the DKF Twitch channel and can be viewed here:
Jonathan McCourt - 1,027,000 on 5/17/15After reviewing this footage I believe the evidence is acceptable and that this score can be included on the HSL. While the video quality is not crystal clear, certain facts can deduced:
1) A kill screen occurs at ~3:42 in the footage and Jon can be seen playing.
2) Jon enters his initials in the last row of the high score table.
3) When a close-up of the high score table is shown the last row shows 027000 and JON, and the High Score (top of screen) shows 999900.
4) This was a 1,027,000 kill screen game by Jon.
5) Upon restart (~4:09) it is difficult to see the number of lives, but we can see/hear 3 deaths. This confirms that the base lives setting was set to 3 men.
6) The score reached upon restart was only 1300, so this wasn't enough to confirm the Bonus setting. Since this was a live competition attended by several members of this forum who are aware of the standard rules for this game it is probably safe to assume the Bonus was set to 7,000. I ask Wes, Billy, Andrew, and/or Josh (or any others who attended) to confirm.
7) A 4-way restrictor is shown at ~5:25.
8) The footage of the of PCB is dark and blurry and the DIPs are obstructed. However, it looks to me like a DK PCB and the DIPs can be inferred by other evidence.
I encourage people to watch this clip and voice their opinions here. If the community agrees (or doesn't respond) then I plan to add this score to HSL during the weekend.
