from the stub axle 96 and extending through and resting on the lower end 62 a of the arcuate slot 62 in the back wall 56 such that the tab 102 functions to hold the plate 90 in its normal horizontal blocking position unless a user grips the outer end 88 b of the elongated member 88 located at the exterior of the front wall 54 of the housing 28 and causes it to rotate and the plate 90 to thereby pivotally move from the horizontal to vertical position the arcuate shaped slot 62 permits the tab 102 to move therealong and allow the pivoting of the plate 90 between its horizontal and vertical positions the plate 90 is normally in the horizontal position blocking the path 82 such that the scoring coin c when tossed through the scoring aperture 72 will land on the plate 90 and stay there until the user intentionally pivots the plate 90 by the coin c landing and staying on the plate 90 the user can prove to the proprietor of the apparatus 10 that the target 30 was made in case a prize is offered to users for making the target the coin c will drop off the plate 90 and continue downwardly along the path 82 toward and into the coin deposit slot 40 resulting in.