Top four Rhode Island
1. Dominic Nardini
2. Ed Giardina (me)
3. Justin Blair
4. Jeffrey Bondorew

Dom and his wife are having a baby next month so he can't travel for nationals. I'm available and would travel to represent Rhode Island

Also, the Providence Journal had a great writeup of our state finals
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170211/ri-pinball-championships-draw-wizards-to-west-greenwich

Wait the IFPA tourney page said the event was at the Dallas convention center?!

Well rereading the page in question looks like I was wrong and booked a hotel in downtown Dallas

https://www.ifpapinball.com/2017-ifpa-nationalswomenspin-masters-championships-head-to-dallas/

A little confusing since the main nationals page didn't talk about location and the article above mentions convention center first

I went out in the first round, losing to a guy with a flashlight strapped to his head. My humiliation knows no bounds.

I ain't making fun of him. I was the one who was humiliated. And yeah, I talked with Sean. he was otherwise a nice guy and beat me fair and square. I just thought the headlamp was ridiculous and I stand by it.