As one of the Biggest Movers in the World Pinball Player Rankings in March 2012, Kevin Stone qualified himself for the IFPA's $tern Rewards Program. The $tern Rewards Program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Kevin redeemed his reward for an AC/DC Premium, which came with a certificate of authenticity signed by Gary Stern himself.

Kevin's journey up the WPPR charts has been incredible. Having played in his first tournament August 2011, which put him at a rank of 7857th in the world, Kevin has since moved himself up to 238th in the world in just over 20 months.

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

The Fairfax Times wrote an article about the Free State Pinball Association. The FSPA currently runs 3 of the nearly 50 IFPA endorsed leagues held around the world. Players mentioned include [player]Joe Schober[/player] (ranked 930th in the world), [player]Kevin Stone[/player] (ranked 386th in the world) and [player]Cristin Gasson[/player] (ranked 1627th in the world). Click HERE to read the article. For more details on the Free State Pinball Association, click HERE.

In continuing coverage leading up to the 9th annual Fairfax Pinball Open, the Fairfax City Patch interviewed [player]Kevin Stone[/player], the 5188th ranked pinball player in the world. The Fairfax Pinball Open is one of the nearly 350 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship. Click HERE to see the article/video. Click HERE for more information on the Fairfax Pinball Open.