As part of winning the Flippin' With the Greats League week #4 raffle, Curtis Baker received an autographed photo of Coach Ditka, a Bronze Ditka "Hall of Fame" Medallion, and a congratulatory letter from the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, naming him the "Honorary Captain"  of the 2014 Flippin' With the Greats competitive Pinball campaign.

The prizes continue with Tim Sexton winning the Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame Medallion set for best collective NFL team scoring in the NFC East this past weekend.

We will be planning our next raffle soon, so sign up for the FWTG League to make yourself eligible to win!

A quick reminder that there are TWO components of the Flippin' With the Greats campaign:

1) The LEAGUE – This is fantasy football meets pinball. Sign up and join the team of your choosing. All the WPPR points you have earned in 2014 will go towards helping that team in the standings. We will be raffling off prizes the rest of the year to league members, including NFL memorabilia, pinball memorabilia, invitations into the Grand Final, and actual pinball machines. Click HERE for more details.

2) The TOURNAMENT SERIES – This will be the IFPA's December charity fundraiser campaign supporting the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund. There will be 32 tournaments held in the various NFL cities where players can donate to the cause, and play for a chance to advance to the Grand Final and win other prizes. Click HERE for more details.

The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund (GGAF) is a non-stock, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing financial grants and ‘pro bono’ medical assistance to retired NFL players in dire need. The organization focuses on the humanitarian side of post-football related issues, which include coordination of social services to retired players who are in need due to a variety of reasons including inadequate disability and/or pensions.

Get behind Coach Ditka's Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund and "LIKE" Gridiron Support on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gridironsupport.org.

blog post courtesy of Daniel Spolar

$50 donation to win a brand new Stern pinball machine in time for the holidays!

Your choice of machine sent to your doorstep.

Six different Pro model pinball machines to choose from:

• The Walking Dead
• Iron Man Vault Edition
• Mustang
• Star Trek
• Metallica
• AC/DC

All proceeds go to Project Pinball Charity 501(C)3 #46-3417202 to help put more pinball machines in the Children’s Hospitals across the nation.

Sweepstakes start on September 24th at 10:00 am edt and runs until December 20th, 2014
 
Each Sweepstakes Offering Limited to 200 chances. New Sweepstakes Offering will start when the prior Sweepstakes has been sold out.
 
Live Drawings on October 19th, November 23rd and December 21st 2014
 
Enter SWEEPSTAKES Here:  http://www.projectpinball.org/sweepstakes

Limited to the United States Deliveries only.

This sweepstakes will open at 9/24/2014 at 10:00 am edt. It will be $50 Paypal donation for a single chance. There will be 200 chances in each sweepstakes offering. After 200 chances are sold that sweepstakes offering will be closed and another sweepstakes offering will be started until the next 200 chances are sold and will continue as long as interest is held or sweepstakes end as been reached on 12/29/2014 at 12:00 am est.

Those sweepstakes that are sold-out will be drawn live on Sunday October 19th at 2:00 pm cst at the Chicago Pinball Expo by <a person to be named> to be broadcasted on PAPAtv LIVE.
The sweepstakes that are realized after October 18th will be drawn on November 23rd at 2:00 pm est the Free Play Florida Show in Orlando to be broadcasted on PAPA LIVE

The sweepstakes that are realized after November 23rd will be drawn on December 21st at 2:00 pm est.

All winners will be notified by email to verify United States address and Stern pinball machine game selection. Winners are not required to be present to win.

SWEEPSTAKES LIVE DRAWING INFORMATION: All sweepstakes live drawing information to be posted at http://www.projectpinball.org/sweepstakes-live-drawings

SWEEPSTAKES LOCATION: Limited to the United States deliveries only.

SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: Opens- September 24th, 2014 at 10:00 am edt. Closes- December 20th, 2014 at 12:00 am est. The fulfillment deadline for this promotion is December 20, 2014.

MORE INFORMATION: http://www.projectpinball.org/sweepstakes

The NFC north was the fastest growing division, with the slot machine being won by David Daluga (representing the Green Bay Packers).

We will be planning our next raffle soon, so sign up for the FWTG League to make yourself eligible to win!

Also, we are happy to announce that we will be expanding the FWTG Tournament Series to beyond the 32 NFL cities. Any city around the world can host a FWTG charity fundraiser tournament, with the winner advancing to the Grand Final. Any city not represented by an NFL Franchise will advance via a "Coach Ditka Wildcard" spot.

A quick reminder that there are TWO components of the Flippin' With the Greats campaign:

1) The LEAGUE – This is fantasy football meets pinball. Sign up and join the team of your choosing. All the WPPR points you have earned in 2014 will go towards helping that team in the standings. We will be raffling off prizes the rest of the year to league members, including NFL memorabilia, pinball memorabilia, spots into the Grand Final, and actual pinball machines. Click HERE for more details.

2) The TOURNAMENT SERIES – This will be the IFPA's December charity fundraiser campaign supporting the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund. There will be 32 tournaments held in the various NFL cities where players can donate to the cause, and play for a chance to advance to the Grand Final and win other prizes. Click HERE for more details.

The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund (GGAF) is a non-stock, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing financial grants and ‘pro bono’ medical assistance to retired NFL players in dire need. The organization focuses on the humanitarian side of post-football related issues, which include coordination of social services to retired players who are in need due to a variety of reasons including inadequate disability and/or pensions.

Get behind Coach Ditka's Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund and "LIKE" Gridiron Support on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gridironsupport.org.

The month long tournament hosted by Radio Shack, Stern Pinball and the IFPA culminated with the playoffs held this weekend. The top 16 finalists played through a single elimination playoff bracket until only one remained. In the final, [player]Andrei Massenkoff[/player] (ranked 10th in the world) defeated [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] (ranked 9th in the world) to take home the Stern Iron Man Vault Edition pinball machine.

blog post courtesy of Marcus Trevino

As the holiday season blossoms into a tremendous display of the blessings of our lives in the United States, it is important to remember that many families will struggle to eat during this time period. With this thought in mind, “Flip Off Hunger — Pinball Style” burst onto the tournament scene in 2013. 

“Flip Off Hunger” is a charity tournament event where cities across the United States work with their local players and food banks to raise money for hungry families during the Thanksgiving Holiday.  During these events, pinball tournaments raise awareness to the plight of the hungry.   In 2013, 14 cities participated in “Flip Off Hunger”. 

We raised $9,572 in 2013. Based on a $1 donation creating 3 meals, “Flip Off Hunger” donated over 28,716 meals!  Our goal for 2014 is to double that number of cities and tournaments.

With the help of the IFPA, “Flip Off Hunger” will offer an exemption to locations that have previously hosted their annual event.  This means that “Flip Off Hunger” sites can host a tournament worth full WPPR Value as long as it occurs on a weekend during November 2014 regardless if they have already hosted an annual event.

The event must be held anytime in November, and the 30 day advanced notice rule to get the event of the IFPA calendar is in effect.

If you are interested in hosting an event , please contact Marcus Trevino at [email protected]

You can also visit our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/324029571067423/

With the support of the pinball community, we can raise thousands of dollars and feed even more people!

The FWTG League will be raffling off a matched set of GGAF medallions this upcoming weekend. Gridiron Support will be tallying up the weekend scores for all the NFL teams in each division, we'll draw a player out of the highest scoring NFL division for the prize. Sign up and join the league by kickoff Sunday at Noon CST to be eligible!

A quick reminder that there are TWO components of the Flippin' With the Greats campaign:

1) The LEAGUE – This is fantasy football meets pinball. Sign up and join the team of your choosing. All the WPPR points you have earned in 2014 will go towards helping that team in the standings. We will be raffling off prizes the rest of the year to league members, including NFL memorabilia, pinball memorabilia, spots into the Grand Final, and actual pinball machines. Click HERE for more details.

2) The TOURNAMENT SERIES – This will be the IFPA's December charity fundraiser campaign supporting the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund. There will be 32 tournaments held in the various NFL cities where players can donate to the cause, and play for a chance to advance to the Grand Final and win other prizes. Click HERE for more details.

The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund (GGAF) is a non-stock, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing financial grants and ‘pro bono’ medical assistance to retired NFL players in dire need. The organization focuses on the humanitarian side of post-football related issues, which include coordination of social services to retired players who are in need due to a variety of reasons including inadequate disability and/or pensions.

Get behind Coach Ditka's Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund and "LIKE" Gridiron Support on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gridironsupport.org.

The Ron and Don Show on 97.3FM in Seattle interviewed [player]Adam Jenkins[/player] (ranked 1553rd in the world), [player]Evan McBride[/player] (ranked 4103rd in the world), [player]Mark Lutsock[/player] (ranked 11014th in the world) of Pinheads Pinball. Click HERE to listen to the interview.

Wisconsin Public Radio's "Central Time" radio show recently did a piece on pinball. Featured on the broadcast was [player]Tim Enders[/player](ranked 529th in the world) and [player]Steve Tully[/player](ranked 2156th in the world). Click HERE to listen to the show.

The inaugural IFPA European Championship Series is now through Event #10 out of 17, after the United Kingdom host the 2014 UK Pinball Open. Full results of the UK Pinball Open are available HERE.

An incredible 795 players have taken part in at least one ECS tournament, with [player]Michael Trepp[/player] continuing to sit at the top of the standings, with 2-time World Champion [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player] sitting roughly 40 points behind. The current ECS standings are available HERE.

The next ECS event takes players to Sweden, where the 2014 Borås Pinball Open will be taking place September 18th-21st. Details of that event are available HERE. The entire ECS schedule can be found HERE.

We're looking to round up some volunteers to help us with hosting the Stern The Walking Dead Pinball Launch Party tournaments.

The date Stern is targeting is October 17-19th weekend, or the weekend after.

If you are interested in helping serve as an IFPA representative for a launch party in your city, please send me an email (ifpapinball at gmail dot com) including the city you live in. We'll then get that information to Stern to try and find a distributor/operator/location owner in your area to match you up with to get the party set up.

IFPA representative duties would include game setup at the site, along with running the tournament portion of the party.