Number 24 - JackPot

JackPot is a deadly dual vertical spinner robot straight out of Las Vegas. While other robots can cost more than $25,000 to build, JackPot cost only $4,000, which is very interesting to me. It has only competed in season 5 so far, but its rookie campaign was so impressive that I have to include it in my top 50 Battlebots list. JackPot's debut fight was against SubZero (which would end up in the final 32), and JackPot knocked it out. This win put it up against veteran and season 1 semifinalist Ghost Raptor, as seen above. JackPot handled its business violently, to say the least. At 2-0, JackPot was deemed worthy of taking on fellow 2-0 competitor, the legendary Lock Jaw. This was a much tougher fight for JackPot, but in the end Lock Jaw was counted out, putting JackPot at 3-0 and in the final 32. It was seeded unreasonably low, 11th, and it battled longtime star Rotator, which was having a rough season so far. For this fight with a deadly horizontal spinner, JackPot opted to lose its self-righting mechanism in exchange for a rear wedge. This started well early, as the wedge kept Rotator at bay and allowed JackPot to get in a huge hit, but after this Rotator was able to get under JackPot's wedge. In the end, a giant hit sent both robots flying and flipped JackPot upside-down, giving Rotator the win by knockout. Jackpot's all time record is 3-1 (.750) with three knockouts. For its astronomical winning percentage, deadly knockout power, good loss, and wins over two legendary robots, JackPot is an easy member of my top 50 Battlebots of all time.