If you fail.
It goes down.
Right in the middle.
You lose.
Well, the solution is... don't shoot the left ramp. It doesn't do anything you need. Payback Time scoring is dominated by super jackpots and (in TPA) the chase loop.
I also found my score improved abusing the chase loop and far left lane shot. I try to avoid both ramps and I found it works also on Star Trek The Next Generation. I have really enjoyed this kickstarter tournament so far and beat all my personal high score records on all three tables.