Gerald Kirchner out of Lakewood, CA finished 2019 as the 485th ranked pinball player in the world. This qualified him for the Stern Rewards Program for finishing the year ranked in the top 1000. The rewards program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Gerald redeemed his reward for a Beatles Gold pinball machine.

Gerald participated in 9 IFPA sanctioned events in 2020 before the pandemic hit and has improved his rank to 417th in the world.

Congratulations to Gerald, and remember if you’re interested in qualifying for the Stern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

Brian O’Neill out of San Francisco, CA finished 2018 as the 66th ranked pinball player in the world. This qualified him for the Stern Rewards Program for finishing the year ranked in the top 1000. The rewards program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Brian redeemed his reward for a Jurassic Park Pro.

So far in 2019, Brian has participated in 32 IFPA sanctioned events and has improved his rank to 65th in the world. He’s also currently sitting in the top 10 of both the California and Massachusetts SCS qualifying for this season.

Congratulations to Brian, and remember if you’re interested in qualifying for the Stern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

Noah Davis out of Portland, OR finished 2018 as the 290th ranked pinball player in the world. This qualified him for the Stern Rewards Program for finishing the year ranked in the top 1000. The rewards program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Noah redeemed his reward for a Jurassic Park Pro.

So far in 2019, Noah has participated in 3 IFPA sanctioned events and remains in the top 1000 ranked players in the world (ranked 673rd currently).

Congratulations to Noah, and remember if you’re interested in qualifying for the Stern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

Dave Andersen out of Fort Collins, CO finished 2018 as the 442nd ranked pinball player in the world. This qualified him for the Stern Rewards Program for finishing the year ranked in the top 1000. The rewards program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Dave redeemed his reward for a Deadpool Pro.

So far in 2019, Dave has participated in 28 IFPA sanctioned events and remains in the top 1000 ranked players in the world (ranked 698th currently). He’s also currently sitting in 15th in the Colorado SCS qualifying for this season.

Congratulations to Dave, and remember if you’re interested in qualifying for the Stern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

In November 2018, Gerald Kirchner out of Lakewood, CA moved himself up 25,721 spots up the World Pinball Player Rankings. This earned him a “Biggest Mover” award and qualified him for the Stern Rewards Program. The rewards program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Gerald redeemed his reward for a Batman 66 Premium.

Since November 2018, Gerald has played in 32 more IFPA sanctioned events, moving himself up from 8002nd to 1085th in the world.

Congratulations to Gerald, and remember if you’re interested in qualifying for the Stern Rewards Program, check out the rules here. A reminder for anyone with a 2018 reward, you have until 12/31/19 to redeem it before it expires.

Jimmy Leingang  out of Madison, WI finished 2018 as the 847th ranked pinball player in the world. This qualified him for the Stern Rewards Program for finishing the year ranked in the top 1000. The rewards program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Jimmy redeemed his reward for a Deadpool Pro.

So far in 2019, Jimmy has participated in 12 IFPA sanctioned events and remains in the top 1000 ranked players in the world (ranked 907th currently). He’s also currently sitting in 39th in the Wisconsin SCS qualifying for this season.

Congratulations to Jimmy, and remember if you’re interested in qualifying for the Stern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

Apparently winning NIB games at a rapid pace just isn’t enough for World #1 Raymond Davidson. Finishing #1 in 2018 qualified Raymond for the Stern Rewards Program. The rewards program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Raymond redeemed his reward for a Batman 66 Premium.

So far in 2019, Raymond has participated in 10 IFPA sanctioned events and remains on top of the World Pinball Player Rankings (with a 186.22 WPPR point lead over World #2).

Congratulations to Raymond, and remember if you’re interested in qualifying for the Stern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

Raymond has also started the Do or Die Pinball Podcast. Click HERE to listen.

Chuck Webster out of Wakefield, MA finished 2018 being ranked 402nd in the world. This qualified him for the Stern Rewards Program for finishing the year ranked in the top 1000. The rewards program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Chuck redeemed his reward for a Batman 66 Premium.

So far in 2019, Chuck has participated in 3 IFPA sanctioned events and remains in the top 1000 ranked players in the world (ranked 487th currently).

Congratulations to Chuck, and remember if you’re interested in qualifying for the Stern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

Bruce Nightingale out of Rochester, NY finished 2018 being ranked 599th in the world. This qualified him for the $tern Rewards Program for finishing the year ranked in the top 1000. The rewards program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Bruce redeemed his reward for a Batman 66 Premium.

So far in 2019, Bruce has participated in 4 IFPA sanctioned events and remains in the top 1000 ranked players in the world (ranked 688th currently).

Congratulations to Bruce, and remember if you’re interested in qualifying for the $tern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

Ryan Wanger out of Boulder, CO finished 2017 being ranked 336th in the world. This qualified him for the $tern Rewards Program. The rewards program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Ryan redeemed his reward for a Guardians of the Galaxy Pro.

So far in 2018, Ryan has participated in 28 IFPA sanctioned events with 10 of them now being ranked in his top 20 WPPR resume. He is currently ranked 283rd in the world.

Congratulations to Ryan, and remember if you’re interested in qualifying for the $tern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.