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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.

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Players Registered to Play

Legend: TD: Tournament Director, PW: Previous Winner, RSVD: Reserved, * Confirmed, – Cancelled, + Spot available from wait list


A-C (13)

Alex Jeffrey
Allen Foglesong
Angela Pecora
Audrey Bonsignore
Avery Pierce
Bob S. Johnson
Brian Weingartner
Bryan Henson
Chris Newsom (pw)
Chrissy Corica
Christoper Morgan
CJ Brown US
Corey Long

D-I (15)

Dan Reynolds
Daniel Purdy
Dave Snyder VA
David Barber
David Horner (pw)
David Ross
Deb Kapke
Donnie Wilhelm
Edan Grossman
Elliott Keith
Fil Baird
Francis Parks
Gilles Melanson
Howard Dobson
Ivan Maldonado

J-L (6)

Jason Bell
Joe Kenney
Jose Chong
Kengtai Ko
Kevin Stone (td)
Lindsey Most

M-Q (7)

Madmike Richardson
Matt DeWorken
Melissa Decker
Michael Tyler
Mike Corica
Mike Oehler
Mike Polisky

R-Z (19)

Rob Pannell
Rob Thomas MD
Robert Peters
Rose Malinowski Weingartner
Scott Durfee
Scott McIntyre
Scott Searcy
Scott Sidley (pw)
Shandi Cromarty
Spencer DesRoches
Stephanie Traub
Steve Clapp
Susan Williams
Tim Peterson
Tom Kenyon
Tom Warner
Victor Scelba
William Cromarty
William Krusa

Wait List

General Information


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Details

Entry
Main: $30 per player, kids 15 and under are $10

Schedule
Doors Open: 11am ET
Main Begins: 1pm ET
Doors Close: 3am ET

Format
Qualifying: 4 strike knockout Swiss format until 8 players remain
Finals: PAPA style playoffs (3 or 4 game match), seeding based on # of strikes from qualifying

World Pinball Player Ranking (WPPR) Points
All participants will receive WPPR points based on their performance. 

Location
House of Stone, McLean, Virginia
Contact tournament director for address

Official Rules

See Official Rules for more details on format, finals, extra balls, etc.

Payouts and Expenses

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.

Results

2013 – 3 strike non-Swiss knockout

2014 – 3 strike Swiss knockout

2015 – 4 strike Swiss knockout

2016 – 4 strike Swiss knockout
PAPA final 3 games

2017 – 4 strike Swiss knockout
PAPA final 4 games

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

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

Machines


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Pinholics Winners Club


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