Hitting the drop target with the light on behind it scores the bonus value (up to 5000) rather than the normal 500. Do that.
Once all drops are lit hit the bullseye standup (ctr) to reset and keep racking points. Nudging up top will usually get bottom half drops.
Safest plunge is to the 2 or 3 lane, 1 and 4 stand a higher likelihood of going STDM
To advance the bonus value either complete 1,2,3,4 OR complete all 10 drops and hit the super drainy center target.
Don’t drain
Team One: it's all about scoring WOWs. In Novelty mode, each WOW is worth 50K! Finish lanes 1-6 and every lit drop is now worth 50K
Team One: after you complete one of the drops banks, shoot the center standup for a WOW, aka 50K in Novelty mode.
Looks like Team One pin also points here: Team One is slightly different, in that lit drops score a fixed 5K from beginning of the game.