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The Ultimate Pinball Challenge

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Dec 16, 2018

Location
Denver, CO, United States

Director
Dan Gutchess

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Trent Augenstein	24.06	3	1836.51		1836.51 -> 1857.38	49.07 -> 49.28	8 -> 9
2	Wil Biddle	16.22	538	1661.06	538 -> 498	1661.06 -> 1694.36	22.46 -> 23.29
3	Jordan Dechaine	12.40	1083	1661.76	1083 -> 947	1661.76 -> 1695.35	39.92 -> 41.07
4	Jackson Fry	9.72	1197	1526.91	1197 -> 1071	1526.91 -> 1574.38	14.03 -> 14.68
5	Zach McCarthy	7.73	444	1767.52	444 -> 436	1767.52 -> 1776.6	22.57 -> 22.76
6	Kyle Delaney	6.19	3200	1294.24	3200 -> 2803	1294.24 -> 1364.48	4.77 -> 5.25
7	Dean Grover	5.00	387	1555.63		1555.63 -> 1582.74	18.94 -> 18.96
8	Cory Moren	4.08	2042	1436.30	2042 -> 1927	1436.30 -> 1476.57	8.67 -> 8.88
9	Griffin Carr	3.36	2354	1494.68	2354 -> 2209	1494.68 -> 1521.83	8.64 -> 8.89
10	Robert Slyker	2.80	5166	1474.73	5166 -> 4544	1474.73 -> 1500.81	9.5 -> 9.89
10	Dave Andersen CO	2.80	477	1542.88	477 -> 478	1542.88 -> 1557.48	18.51 -> 18.44
12	Mike Paproski	2.06	4300	1418.38	4300 -> 4016	1418.38 -> 1445.19	6.04 -> 6.26
14	Deborah Tahlman	1.65	523	1572.45	523 -> 525	1572.45 -> 1566.95	7.07 -> 7.07
14	Chad Evans	1.65	10761	1404.15	10761 -> 8402	1404.15 -> 1423.8	5.51 -> 5.88
14	Justin Searles	1.65	6322	1418.13	6322 -> 5691	1418.13 -> 1435.62	7.79 -> 7.64
16	Nathan Haas	1.41	636	1719.56		1719.56 -> 1686.61	21.91 -> 21.65
16	Adam Higgins	1.41	539	1563.87	539 -> 541	1563.87 -> 1551.53	15.9 -> 15.8
19	Bo Falcon	1.20	7259	1288.15	7259 -> 6581	1288.15 -> 1308.7	3.41 -> 3.58
19	Matt Cerny	1.20	2629	1496.19	2629 -> 2613	1496.19 -> 1484.98	12.05 -> 11.76
19	Chase Hart	1.20	733	1614.23	733 -> 736	1614.23 -> 1585.74	17.61 -> 17.28
21	David Pacileo	1.07	2129	1320.91	2129 -> 2130	1320.91 -> 1326.18	7 -> 6.95
21	Suppressed Player	1.07	2121	1563.35	2121 -> 2120	1563.35 -> 1531.76	8.68 -> 8.53
25	Snow Galvin	0.80	416	1652.80	416 -> 418	1652.80 -> 1593.27	14.26 -> 14.15
25	Derrick Casto	0.80	7223	1339.05	7223 -> 6832	1339.05 -> 1326.02	5.07 -> 4.79
25	Laura McCarthy	0.80	3759	1266.29	3759 -> 3730	1266.29 -> 1264.77	5.3 -> 5.22
25	Justin Rausch	0.80	2086	1480.46	2086 -> 2089	1480.46 -> 1445.73	7.09 -> 7
25	Justin Jancarik	0.80	5349	1310.44	5349 -> 5154	1310.44 -> 1303.16	4.64 -> 4.51
29	Helena Walter Higgins	0.53	381	1616.01	381 -> 384	1616.01 -> 1544.45	17.89 -> 17.76
29	Sarah Falcon	0.53	8519	1188.13	8519 -> 8051	1188.13 -> 1180.54	2.2 -> 2.2
29	Cari Moren-Breth	0.53	21917	1024.56	21917 -> 15152	1024.56 -> 1059.82	1.41 -> 1.85
31	Max Miller	0.40	17325	1111.87	17325 -> 14262	1111.87 -> 1092.3	1.78 -> 1.73
32	Kim Emmanuel	0.33	6572	1061.33	6572 -> 6497	1061.33 -> 1053.6	1.59 -> 1.59
32	Donavan Stepp	0.33	62	1834.48		1834.48 -> 1710.77	43.88 -> 43.52
34	Jim Hale	0.20	3558	1338.57	3558 -> 3560	1338.57 -> 1291.38	5.75 -> 5.51
35	Nathan Wright	0.13	2853	1261.86	2853 -> 2860	1261.86 -> 1219.41	8.06 -> 7.82
35	Ken Tronco	0.13	5334	1203.70	5334 -> 5336	1203.70 -> 1168.86	3.37 -> 3.19

Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.

Additional Details

Address

The 1UP Arcade Bar - Lodo 1925 Blake Street Denver, CO 80202

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format

Player Limit

No Limit

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format

Overall

The Ultimate Pinball Challenge. Sunday December 16th, 2018 at The 1up - Lodo.
Doors open at 11am, Tournament starts at 1pm sharp.
$20 entry fee. Plus cost of games.

The format is 12 strike group knockout. Players are paired against each other in groups of four. In that group, 1st place gets to smile. 2nd place gets 1 strike, 3rd place gets 2 strikes, 4th place gets 3 strikes. Once a player gets 12 strikes, that player is eliminated. Last person standing is the winner.

$200 added to the pot from the bar.
100% payback to the top 6 players. WPPR points and cash.
Stern Goodies will be awarded and given out randomly.
All WPPR fees will be paid by The 1up and not taken from the pot.
This will be an all ages tournament but if you under 21, or bringing someone under 21, let me know in advance.
Parking at street meters is free all day. There are also $5-$10 lots in the area.

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 17
Total (before TGP) 24.05
TGP 100%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 24.06

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 3.27
Ratings Strength 3.78
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 36
Rated Players 34

Player Locations

United States 34
Sweden 2

Age Distribution

19-25 1
26-35 1
35-45 10
45-55 6
56-65 2

Event	Date	Ranking System	Winner
Main Tournament	December 21, 2025	MAIN	Undecided
Main Tournament	December 15, 2024	MAIN	Walt Wood
Main Tournament	December 17, 2023	MAIN	Walt Wood
Main Tournament	December 18, 2022	MAIN	Walt Wood
Main Tournament	December 19, 2021	MAIN	Walt Wood
Main Tournament	December 15, 2019	MAIN	Zach McCarthy
Main Tournament	December 11, 2016	MAIN	Levi Fels