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Thad's Pinball Wizard Challenge

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
Sep 22, 2024
Location
Charlottesville, VA, United States
Director
Daniel Purdy
Ranking System
Main
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Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Colin Sartori 18.12 6139 1515.69 6139 -> 4347 1515.69 -> 1559.27 12.63 -> 19.19
2 Charlotte Robertson 12.52 10947 1392.48 10947 -> 6801 1392.48 -> 1450.09 6.65 -> 14.69
3 Matt Larsen 9.75 1010 1549.89 1010 -> 991 1549.89 -> 1582.86 19.81 -> 20.1
4 Jim Klingenberg 7.77 1868 1508.09 1868 -> 1782 1508.09 -> 1540.75 18.66 -> 19.25
5 Doug Haight 6.28 7822 1522.00 7822 -> 6591 1522.00 -> 1560.4 15.49 -> 18.04
7 Daniel Purdy 4.20 2142 1705.68 2142 -> 2128 1705.68 -> 1706.58 38.13 -> 37.52
7 Stephanie Traub 4.20 268 1536.09 268 -> 276 1536.09 -> 1557.75 13.42 -> 13.43
7 Jose Chong 4.20 221 1492.32 221 -> 228 1492.32 -> 1522.04 14.08 -> 14.09 246 -> 244
9 Scott Searcy 2.90 737 1582.78 737 -> 746 1582.78 -> 1591.6 25.84 -> 25.77
9 Paul Ferlan 2.90 8439 1403.95 8439 -> 7700 1403.95 -> 1440.28 8.88 -> 9.5
12 Caroline Creekman 1.80 5163 1356.30 5163 -> 5103 1356.30 -> 1393.14 6.35 -> 6.42
12 Chris Edmonds 1.80 7842 1424.58 7842 -> 7447 1424.58 -> 1450.33 15.22 -> 14.57
12 Robert Peters 1.80 781 1626.57 781 -> 788 1626.57 -> 1615.71 25.79 -> 25.68
12 Sable White 1.80 14431 1132.58 14431 -> 12525 1132.58 -> 1212.8 2.96 -> 3.52
16 Repp Glaettli 1.21 10143 1315.73 10143 -> 9654 1315.73 -> 1342.83 5.98 -> 6.05
16 Ryan Galla 1.21 12422 1242.89 12422 -> 11480 1242.89 -> 1288.9 5.59 -> 5.76
16 Dave Weaver 1.21 1960 1420.81 1960 -> 1974 1420.81 -> 1429.05 11.37 -> 11.32
21 Kris Turpin 0.95 21174 866.63 21174 -> 17521 866.63 -> 991.2 1.56 -> 2.24
21 Kendall Tawes 0.95 9645 1291.94 9645 -> 9345 1291.94 -> 1302.5 7.07 -> 6.93
21 Keira Yates 0.95 25603 824.22 25603 -> 19289 824.22 -> 1010.67 1.32 -> 2.35
21 Stoller Schiltz 0.95 2816 1588.34 2816 -> 2834 1588.34 -> 1546.12 12.67 -> 12.49
21 Michael Dmytryszyn 0.95 15236 975.52 15236 -> 13842 975.52 -> 1055.43 1.65 -> 1.96
21 Jessy Kennedy 0.95 3593 1277.41 3593 -> 3606 1277.41 -> 1290.62 7.24 -> 7.21
21 Lindsey Daniels 0.95 11414 1183.89 11414 -> 10892 1183.89 -> 1214.01 3.53 -> 3.64
26 Paul Yates 0.73 11912 1245.80 11912 -> 11392 1245.80 -> 1243.6 11.88 -> 10.54
26 Brian Rodeffer 0.73 2707 1642.75 2707 -> 2717 1642.75 -> 1560.36 24.04 -> 23.34
26 Nicholas Schell 0.73 13136 1519.19 13136 -> 12464 1519.19 -> 1466.16 34.81 -> 22.54
30 Neil Jablonski 0.56 3781 1366.47 3781 -> 3797 1366.47 -> 1324.6 10.27 -> 10.13
30 David Demas 0.56 11174 1179.44 11174 -> 10945 1179.44 -> 1171.88 2.78 -> 2.8
30 Rebekah Anderson 0.56 50097 1189.54 50097 -> 27245 1189.54 -> 1164.73 0 -> 3.09
30 Scott Anderson 0.56 16042 1311.75 16042 -> 15010 1311.75 -> 1279.74 5.71 -> 5.16
30 Sam McGeehan 0.56 21437 973.74 21437 -> 18884 973.74 -> 1015.14 2.58 -> 2.72
34 Ben Dudden 0.39 9338 1307.65 9338 -> 9257 1307.65 -> 1255.5 7.5 -> 6.98
34 Dale Schiltz 0.39 2482 1484.67 2482 -> 2497 1484.67 -> 1404.13 9.62 -> 9.54
34 Jeannie Boatwright 0.39 22098 1092.66 22098 -> 19977 1092.66 -> 1078.68 3.06 -> 2.75
37 Allysha Welsh 0.26 9600 1163.25 9600 -> 9621 1163.25 -> 1127.27 3.37 -> 3.27
37 Matthew Simon 0.26 9810 1328.87 9810 -> 9798 1328.87 -> 1266.75 7.96 -> 7.41
37 Brian Wilcox 0.26 17611 1418.77 17611 -> 16928 1418.77 -> 1299.3 10.25 -> 7.26
37 Ted Clarke 0.26 50097 1181.33 50097 -> 34278 1181.33 -> 1014.04 0 -> 1.43
40 Nels Simon 0.13 20142 1079.78 20142 -> 19594 1079.78 -> 1046.36 2.49 -> 2.22
41 Gabriel Simon 0.09 19999 1099.26 19999 -> 19634 1099.26 -> 1056.5 2.81 -> 2.42
41 Chris Wolfe 0.09 23485 1043.22 23485 -> 22809 1043.22 -> 995.36 1.65 -> 1.42
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
Decades Arcade 418 E. Main St Charlottesville, VA 22902
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Format
Fair Strike Knockout
Player Limit
No Limit
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Overall

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????$20 Entry Fee, $10 of which goes directly to the Madison County Animal Shelter (the remaining $10 covers tournament costs)
????First 45 attendees receive a T-shirt! Pre-register to reserve yours
????12:30-2pm Practice time during Decades Arcade public hours, 2pm is deadline to sign-up, 2:15-2:30pm Announcements, 2:30pm sharp Tournament begins
????Progressive Fair Strike Tourney - 7 strikes & you're out. Assigned groups of 3 or 4 players each. Winner gets 0 strikes; middle places get 1 strike; last place gets 2 strikes. This is an IFPA-sanctioned event. Standard IFPA rules & procedures apply for any problems. All EM games are set to 5-ball and all SS games are set to 3-ball (except Joker Poker and Stars). On single player games, Tilt ends game.
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????1st Place
- PCB Trophy handmade by Dan Purdy
- Alltek Ultimate MPU Board ($200 value) https://allteksystems.com/.../ultimate-mpu-universal... or $100 CASH
- $48 to Decades Arcade
+more to come
????2nd Place
- Alltek Ultimate Solenoid DMPU Board ($150 value) https://allteksystems.com/.../ultimate-solenoid-driver-board or $75 CASH
- $36 to Decades Arcade
+more to come
????3rd Place
- Alltek Ultimate LED/Lamp Driver Board ($120 value) https://allteksystems.com/.../ultimate-led-lamp-driver-board OR $60 CASH
- $24 to Decades Arcade

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 18.5
  • Total (before TGP) 21.58
  • TGP 84%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 18.12
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 0.71
  • Ratings Strength 2.37
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 42
  • Rated Players 37
Player Locations
  • United States 41
  • Mexico 1
Age Distribution
  • 12-18 1
  • 26-35 1
  • 35-45 7
  • 45-55 6
  • 56-65 4
Event Date Ranking System Winner
Main Tournament September 07, 2025 MAIN Daniel Purdy
Main Tournament September 10, 2023 MAIN Jessy Kennedy
Main Tournament August 28, 2022 MAIN Michael Tyler

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