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Thad's Pinball Wizard Challenge

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
Sep 22, 2024
Location
Charlottesville, VA, United States
Director
Daniel Purdy
Ranking System
Main
Information
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Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Colin Sartori 18.12 6139 1515.69 6139 -> 4346 1515.69 -> 1559.27 12.63 -> 19.19
2 Charlotte Robertson 12.52 10948 1392.48 10948 -> 6802 1392.48 -> 1450.09 6.65 -> 14.69
3 Matt Larsen 9.75 1010 1549.89 1010 -> 991 1549.89 -> 1582.86 19.81 -> 20.1
4 Jim Klingenberg 7.77 1869 1508.09 1869 -> 1782 1508.09 -> 1540.75 18.66 -> 19.25
5 Doug Haight 6.28 7823 1522.00 7823 -> 6591 1522.00 -> 1560.4 15.49 -> 18.04
7 Daniel Purdy 4.20 2142 1705.68 2142 -> 2128 1705.68 -> 1706.58 38.13 -> 37.52
7 Stephanie Traub 4.20 268 1536.09 268 -> 276 1536.09 -> 1557.75 13.42 -> 13.43
7 Jose Chong 4.20 221 1492.32 221 -> 228 1492.32 -> 1522.04 14.08 -> 14.09 246 -> 244
9 Scott Searcy 2.90 737 1582.78 737 -> 746 1582.78 -> 1591.6 25.84 -> 25.77
9 Paul Ferlan 2.90 8440 1403.95 8440 -> 7701 1403.95 -> 1440.28 8.88 -> 9.5
12 Caroline Creekman 1.80 5163 1356.30 5163 -> 5103 1356.30 -> 1393.14 6.35 -> 6.42
12 Chris Edmonds 1.80 7843 1424.58 7843 -> 7448 1424.58 -> 1450.33 15.22 -> 14.57
12 Robert Peters 1.80 781 1626.57 781 -> 788 1626.57 -> 1615.71 25.79 -> 25.68
12 Sable White 1.80 14432 1132.58 14432 -> 12526 1132.58 -> 1212.8 2.96 -> 3.52
16 Repp Glaettli 1.21 10144 1315.73 10144 -> 9655 1315.73 -> 1342.83 5.98 -> 6.05
16 Ryan Galla 1.21 12423 1242.89 12423 -> 11481 1242.89 -> 1288.9 5.59 -> 5.76
16 Dave Weaver 1.21 1960 1420.81 1960 -> 1974 1420.81 -> 1429.05 11.37 -> 11.32
21 Kris Turpin 0.95 21175 866.63 21175 -> 17522 866.63 -> 991.2 1.56 -> 2.24
21 Kendall Tawes 0.95 9646 1291.94 9646 -> 9346 1291.94 -> 1302.5 7.07 -> 6.93
21 Keira Yates 0.95 25604 824.22 25604 -> 19290 824.22 -> 1010.67 1.32 -> 2.35
21 Stoller Schiltz 0.95 2816 1588.34 2816 -> 2834 1588.34 -> 1546.12 12.67 -> 12.49
21 Michael Dmytryszyn 0.95 15237 975.52 15237 -> 13843 975.52 -> 1055.43 1.65 -> 1.96
21 Jessy Kennedy 0.95 3593 1277.41 3593 -> 3606 1277.41 -> 1290.62 7.24 -> 7.21
21 Lindsey Daniels 0.95 11415 1183.89 11415 -> 10893 1183.89 -> 1214.01 3.53 -> 3.64
26 Paul Yates 0.73 11913 1245.80 11913 -> 11393 1245.80 -> 1243.6 11.88 -> 10.54
26 Brian Rodeffer 0.73 2707 1642.75 2707 -> 2717 1642.75 -> 1560.36 24.04 -> 23.34
26 Nicholas Schell 0.73 13137 1519.19 13137 -> 12465 1519.19 -> 1466.16 34.81 -> 22.54
30 Neil Jablonski 0.56 3781 1366.47 3781 -> 3797 1366.47 -> 1324.6 10.27 -> 10.13
30 David Demas 0.56 11175 1179.44 11175 -> 10946 1179.44 -> 1171.88 2.78 -> 2.8
30 Rebekah Anderson 0.56 50098 1189.54 50098 -> 27246 1189.54 -> 1164.73 0 -> 3.09
30 Scott Anderson 0.56 16043 1311.75 16043 -> 15011 1311.75 -> 1279.74 5.71 -> 5.16
30 Sam McGeehan 0.56 21438 973.74 21438 -> 18885 973.74 -> 1015.14 2.58 -> 2.72
34 Ben Dudden 0.39 9339 1307.65 9339 -> 9258 1307.65 -> 1255.5 7.5 -> 6.98
34 Dale Schiltz 0.39 2481 1484.67 2481 -> 2496 1484.67 -> 1404.13 9.62 -> 9.54
34 Jeannie Boatwright 0.39 22098 1092.66 22098 -> 19978 1092.66 -> 1078.68 3.06 -> 2.75
37 Allysha Welsh 0.26 9601 1163.25 9601 -> 9622 1163.25 -> 1127.27 3.37 -> 3.27
37 Matthew Simon 0.26 9811 1328.87 9811 -> 9799 1328.87 -> 1266.75 7.96 -> 7.41
37 Brian Wilcox 0.26 17612 1418.77 17612 -> 16929 1418.77 -> 1299.3 10.25 -> 7.26
37 Ted Clarke 0.26 50098 1181.33 50098 -> 34278 1181.33 -> 1014.04 0 -> 1.43
40 Nels Simon 0.13 20143 1079.78 20143 -> 19595 1079.78 -> 1046.36 2.49 -> 2.22
41 Gabriel Simon 0.09 20000 1099.26 20000 -> 19635 1099.26 -> 1056.5 2.81 -> 2.42
41 Chris Wolfe 0.09 23486 1043.22 23486 -> 22810 1043.22 -> 995.36 1.65 -> 1.42
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
Decades Arcade 418 E. Main St Charlottesville, VA 22902
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Format
Fair Strike Knockout
Player Limit
No Limit
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Overall

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????$20 Entry Fee, $10 of which goes directly to the Madison County Animal Shelter (the remaining $10 covers tournament costs)
????First 45 attendees receive a T-shirt! Pre-register to reserve yours
????12:30-2pm Practice time during Decades Arcade public hours, 2pm is deadline to sign-up, 2:15-2:30pm Announcements, 2:30pm sharp Tournament begins
????Progressive Fair Strike Tourney - 7 strikes & you're out. Assigned groups of 3 or 4 players each. Winner gets 0 strikes; middle places get 1 strike; last place gets 2 strikes. This is an IFPA-sanctioned event. Standard IFPA rules & procedures apply for any problems. All EM games are set to 5-ball and all SS games are set to 3-ball (except Joker Poker and Stars). On single player games, Tilt ends game.
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????1st Place
- PCB Trophy handmade by Dan Purdy
- Alltek Ultimate MPU Board ($200 value) https://allteksystems.com/.../ultimate-mpu-universal... or $100 CASH
- $48 to Decades Arcade
+more to come
????2nd Place
- Alltek Ultimate Solenoid DMPU Board ($150 value) https://allteksystems.com/.../ultimate-solenoid-driver-board or $75 CASH
- $36 to Decades Arcade
+more to come
????3rd Place
- Alltek Ultimate LED/Lamp Driver Board ($120 value) https://allteksystems.com/.../ultimate-led-lamp-driver-board OR $60 CASH
- $24 to Decades Arcade

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 18.5
  • Total (before TGP) 21.58
  • TGP 84%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 18.12
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 0.71
  • Ratings Strength 2.37
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 42
  • Rated Players 37
Player Locations
  • United States 41
  • Mexico 1
Age Distribution
  • 12-18 1
  • 26-35 1
  • 35-45 7
  • 45-55 6
  • 56-65 4
Event Date Ranking System Winner
Main Tournament September 07, 2025 MAIN Daniel Purdy
Main Tournament September 10, 2023 MAIN Jessy Kennedy
Main Tournament August 28, 2022 MAIN Michael Tyler

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