In conjunction with Stern Pinball, the IFPA is proud to announce the Stern Pro Circuit event list for the 2024 season. 15 events from the 2023 season remain on the tour, with 5 new events joining the ranks for 2024.

Check out the list HERE.

The IFPA and Stern Army organized the Venom Global Leaderboard for January 2024!

We’re happy to announce the winners from this contest! Please email ifpapinball@gmail.com for details on how to redeem your prize.

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Scott Kutheis
April 3, 1969 – February 2, 2024

Scott Kutheis died Friday morning at home near Atlanta, GA.

Scott was a wonderful example of a human being. He spoke his mind. He wore his emotions on his sleeve. He did what he said he would do and he made the world a better place.

A central figure in the Atlanta pinball scene, Scott bridged the gap between the group of old-timers who pioneered GA pinball more than a decade ago and the young phenoms who clog the leaderboards today. Scott was comfortable and welcomed in both groups. And he could play.

He was a founding member of the Atlanta Head-to-Head League and was part of the Atlanta Pinball League from its inception. His absences from either league over the course of the last decade can be counted on one hand.

Scott’s first official competitive pinball event was in 2011 at Pinburgh, where he finished 125th. Never the sort to languish at the bottom of the standings, he rung Hell’s Bell in Birmingham at the AC/DC Big Balls Tournament, the first of many victories over the next decade just a year later.

Last fall, Scott won season-long titles in both the Atlanta Pinball League and the Atlanta Head-to-Head League. Sadly, these will stand as the last of many championships for “ICE.”

In his last major event, he finished second to Dalton Ely last month at the GA SCS finals.

Scott played his last competitive game of pinball a few hours before he died, finishing fourth on “Jurassic Park” in the finals of the monthly tournament at My Parent’s Basement in Avondale, GA.

Scott was a genuine sweetheart. He was smart, meticulous, responsible, and kind. He loved music, children, and dogs. He was the kind of friend who could pick up a conversation three months later without missing a beat because he was genuinely interested in the lives of the people he let into his own.

The world is darker today with Scott Kutheis gone. He will be missed by his family, his pinball family, and his friends across the planet.

Lift a glass to our fallen brother, Scott Kutheis. We were all so fortunate to share our lives with him, if only for a little while.

RIP.

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Last week Karl DeAngelo started his quest to reach the Divine Intervention wizard mode on Pulp Fiction Pinball. We set the bounty at $6-6-6 with a twist . . . every failed attempt will reduce that bounty by $1!

While Karl didn’t make it during this first night after 27 attempts, he did manage to rack up over 40 million points on his last game of the evening.

Click HERE to watch that gameplay . . . and tune in tomorrow night, February 7th at 6pm PST at IEpinball on Twitch to see Karl chase this down!

Louis Marx is back with the fifth interview in the IFPA Tournament Director Stories series. This time he meets with Tommy Bizzi.

To read the interview, click HERE.

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As the dust settles from NACS Day, we’re excited to announce the participants for the upcoming IFPA North American Pinball Championship. The champions from every State/Province/District get invited, with the runner-up serving as the only available alternate. The list below is the current seeding based on player confirmations of attendance. The top 6 seeds will receive a bye in the first round. Click HERE to view the bracket as it looks right now.

The IFPA North American Pinball Championship will feature over $40,000 in cash and prizes. This is in addition to the $130,000 awarded on NACS Day across the continent. Similar to the State/Province/District level, every participant in the IFPA North American Pinball Championship will walk away with a cash prize.

Registration for the IFPA North American Pinball Championship closes tomorrow, Sunday, January 28th at 8pm CST.

We’ve heard some feedback as an organization that we need to do a better job reminding players of deadlines so they don’t miss the opportunity to compete.

We’re going to try to do one better than that, and use the community to track down these missing Champions who have yet to respond to their invite. If you know these people feel free to reach out to them about accepting this invite before it’s too late.

IFPA Connecticut State Champion –> Ashton Capone (FOUND!)
IFPA Idaho State Champion –> Xyren Silvers (FOUND!)
IFPA New Hampshire State Champion –> Jillian Towne (FOUND!)
IFPA New Jersey State Champion –> Ken Rossi (FOUND!)
IFPA North Dakota State Champion –> Ryan Babb (FOUND!)
IFPA Quebec Provincial Champion –> Adam Kiesler (FOUND!)
IFPA Vermont State Champion –> Carter Casselman (FOUND!)

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