Periodic Meeting

Pinholics Anonymous periodic meeting is the original and ongoing tournament hosted by Always Smooth at the House of Stone in McLean, Virginia.  Held three or four times a year with a current average of 70 players, Pinholics meetings will continue to bring old and new friends together for more pinball fun.

Players from all over the East coast, and every part of the country, have attended one or more meetings. We’ve hosted players from as far away as California, Oregon and Texas.  East coast players have come from North and South Carolina, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia as well as locally from Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia.

Come join us, meet new people, and feed your pinball addiction in a fun filled day of low stress competition at a low cost.

Videos: 9/18/2013 tourney (created by Pete Pinocci), 9/28/2014 documentary (created by Scott Roberts), 10/22/2016 streaming (provided by Jose Chong), 12/16/2017 streaming (provided by Jose Chong), 4/28/2018 streaming (provided by Jose Chong), 9/22/2018 streaming (provided by Jose Chong)

Next Tournament is on December 21st, 2019. Pre-registration will start on November 20th at 8pm.

Entry Fee Breakdown
Prize Pool – $20+ / player
Food Budget – $5 / player
IFPA Player Dues – $1 / player
Pintervention Fee – $1 / player
Management Fee – $100

Prize Fund
Prize fund is $23 / player minus $100 Management Fee.

Management Fee
$100 goes towards management fee for the host, which helps with incidentals, party supplies and repairs

Prizes and Payouts
All remaining prize pool money is paid out to the top 8 finishers per the schedule below.  If there are less than 35 paid players, then only the top 4 finishers receiving prize money.

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Pinholics Anonymous director, Kevin Stone, will no longer be eligible to win any prize money for Periodic Meetings, yet will still compete.  Any finish that would place him in the money will be ignored and players finishing below him will move up as if he did not participate in the tournament.  This is only for prizes and not for IFPA results.

2013 – 3 strike non-Swiss knockout

• March 31st
• July 14th
• September 28th
• December 22nd

2014 – 3 strike Swiss knockout

• March 22nd
• June 15th
• September 28th
• December 21st

2015 – 4 strike Swiss knockout

• June 13th
• October 3rd
• December 19th

2016 – 4 strike Swiss knockout
PAPA final 3 games

• May 14th
• October 22nd
• December 17th

2017 – 4 strike Swiss knockout
PAPA final 4 games

• April 29th
• October 28th
• December 16th

2018 – 4 strike Swiss knockout
PAPA final 3/4 games

• April 28th
• September 22nd
• December 15th

2019 – 4 strike Swiss knockout
PAPA final 3/4 games

• April 20th
• September 28th
• December 21st