Use the following trick to easily defeat the Pros in the throwdowns. After get your board sponsor and get the Pros' numbers, call them up one at a time to one of the locations (for example, the library for the stairs). Before the challenge starts, drag some objects and place them at the top of the stairs. There are some ramps, rail, and benches on the other side of the stair on the lower level (for example, the challenge "Can You Spell Girl?"). If done correctly, the Pros will fail their tricks, or get off their boards and try to jump over the objects. Do not forget to leave an opening for yourself. As long you have the objects in the middle of the opening (where the arrow shows up), you are good. For some reason the Pro keeps going to the middle no matter what. After defeating the Pro you will not only get the wager money, but also the sponsor's money. You can do this as many times as you desired.