November 9th 2013 at Independent www.independentatlanta.com Food & Drinks are available for purchase see website for directions and menu.
Tournament details are subject to change and update prior to show opening on November 9th.
Check website for latest info. www.georgiapinball.com

Qualifying:
Saturday 11am – 5:00pm
Finals:
Saturday 6:00pm till winners are crowned
Tournament entry fee is $20 which includes 6 plays/tickets. Additional tickets are 1 for $5 or 3 for $10. There is no limit on qualification entries. Qualifying ends at posted times. NO REFUNDS will be given on unused tickets.

Players will compete on a bank of 7 pinball machines. Only a player’s single highest score on each machine will be counted. A player’s best scores from a total of any 5 machines will equal your qualifying score from the bank of 7 machines. You don’t have to play all 7 from the bank but it can’t hurt! Since only your best top 5 best scores count a maximum of 500 points is available if you place 1st on all 5 machines. (This could change to a 6 bank/best 4 games depending on machine volunteers)

Making the Finals:
The top 87 scores on each machine are given points…
100 points for 1st
90 points for 2nd
85 points for 3rd
84 points for 4th
…decreasing to 1 point for 87th.

The top 16 players will move on to the finals. The next 8 positions 17 – 24 will have a runner up tournament with prizes as well.
Finals will consist of PAPA style scoring format. Highest seed picks position or game and the rest follow suit. 4 player Games scored:
1st 4 points
2nd 2 points
3rd 1 points
4th 0 points

Top 2 players after 3 games moves on from each set.

All Tournament Officials decisions are final.
Game malfunction rules will generally follow PAPA rules. (posted on site) Rules are fairly the same but some exceptions can/will be made by tournament officials.
Failure to appear within 5 minutes of designated final times will be grounds for forfeiture and player(s) will be moved up from qualifying to fill the spot(s)
Bang backs and death saves are NOT allowed.
If a malfunction occurs during game play, stop immediately and alert a tournament staff member to assist you

Top qualifier at the end of qualifying gets $40

Top 16 Finals

1st place = 40% prize pool + prizes

2nd place = 20% prize pool + prizes

3rd place = 15% prize pool + prizes

4th place = 10% prize pool + prizes

5th place – 8th place Consolation prizes

Runner up finals

1st place = 10% prize pool + prizes

2nd place = 5% prize pool + prizes

3rd place– 4th place Consolation prizes

Consolation prizes include shirts, pinball sets and free entry passes to the next tournament.

Registrations are open. So please sign up early if you plan to attend. Gifts for early sign ups

Line up at the moment

Dirty Harry
Dr. Who
Hulk
Iron Man
Metallica
Paragon
8 Ball or Taxi

A couple may change prior to the event.

Do you visit Bumpernets in Birmingham? They have a league and tournaments.
They are having a Star Trek Release party tournament soon.

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Remember to register early to be included for the drawing

THE BASICS
1. Please keep your Player Number visible for the scorekeepers. (We'll provide the sticker)

2) Do not start a game before an official puts you in the queue with the tablet and then instructs you to start the game.

3) Do not walk away from the game! Raise your hand and wait for the scorekeeper to enter your completed game. You can either have your score entered or void that entry. Players that walk away without having the score verified will forfeit that game and the entry will be voided. NO REFUNDS SO PAY ATTENTION!

4) Your highest score on 5 Separate Machines is what counts. So play at least 5 machines or try your luck on all 7!

5) QUALIFYING IS A BIG DEAL! The highest ranked qualifier in each group of finalist gets to pick game OR position in your group in the finals.

6) HAVE FUN! And ask an official if you have any questions.

Please practice good sportsmanship and remember that these machines have been donated by fellow collectors for our tournament use. Treat them as well as (or better than) you’d treat your own.

DO NOT BANG ON THE MACHINES OR LOCKDOWN BAR! You will be warned once and then you will be disqualified for the 2nd offense!

Big Shout out to my local sponsors!! If you need repairs in Atlanta call www.AtlantaPinballRepair.com! They also sell pins. Looking for the latest in cool LEDs, balls, rubbers and more?? Titan Pinball's site will be up and running shortly! If you're like me and love to whore a pinball shirt everywhere I go then you should check out www.Pinballshirts.com for some cool shirts, signs and more. They have more designs coming up all the time.

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I just want to say thanks to all those that came and supported this event and The Independent. You all made this a great first GA Pinball Classic. The Sponsors: AtlantaPinballRepair.com, Pinballshirts.com, TitanPinball.com and PinballLife.com. Pinball Machine volunteers: Al W., Mark J., John S. and Robby H. without you guys this event would not have happened. So a big thanks to you guys for bringing in your pins for us to enjoy. I know it stinks leaving late and carrying them home. I had 3 and truck load of gear so I know it’s a pain but I truly enjoy meeting new faces and bringing more people to pinball.
Scorekeepers: Mark A. Chris C. Chris W. Matt K. Paul K. & Mark K. Thank for volunteering your time and giving my brother in law and I a break to eat and play a couple entries. (I hope I didn’t forget anyone)
The Independent for opening up early and allowing us to run this event! They were a great host.
Thanks to Runa and the gang there.
Thanks to the people that helped load and unload all our gear. Chris C. Scott K. Al W. Mark J. Joel R. Dana R. Bryan G. Matt K. and I know I’m forgetting someone but thanks to all of you.
A huge thanks to my wife for putting up with me freaking out the week prior and being stressed to hell. And her tournament front counter and scoring management. She also kept me organized the whole week getting everything I needed to bring for the event. Thanks to the best wife ever.
It pretty much ran smooth other than a time zone issue in the database settings. Thanks to Paul K for coming over and putting a second set of eyes on it and helping me with the quick fix. That momentary shut down of the system about sent me in an anxiety attack lol. Luckily we pushed the end of the tournament date in the software out one day and then the scorekeepers were able to get log back in and we kept on trucking. Every now and then the pages logging the scores slowed down a bit but overall I really like the software and will be using it permanently going forward.
It was so cool seeing 4 people from 4 different states in the final match. AL, TN, FL and GA (with the win)
We had 5 states represented that I know of total which included some guys from NC.
I’ll post the qualifying and finals results shortly. I didn’t do anything yesterday but recover

Georgia Pinball Classic Final Results

1 John Schlarb $635 + Titan Pinball Package + Star Trek Translite+ Trophy
2 Will McKinney $315 + Titan Pinball Package + Atlanta Pinball Repair's Powder Coated Legs w/levelers & bolts.
3 Joe Geneau $240 + Titan Pinball Package + Pinballshirts.com's signs
4 Chris Warren $160 + Shirt from Pinballshirts.com
5 Scott Kutheis Shirt from Pinballshirts.com + Leg protector set from Atlanta Pinball Repair
6 Mark Kiefert Shirt from Pinballshirts.com + Pingulp from Terry @ PinballLife.com
7 Tony Pierce Shirt from Pinballshirts.com
8 Paul Kiefert Free entry to next Georgia Pinball Org's next event
9 Bryan Broyles
10 Casey Bryson
11 Chad Hyatt
12 Chris Compton
13 Josh Karg
14 Robby Hay
15 Preston Burt
16 Charlie Gehlhaus

Runners up tournament (B div) No restricted players
1 Nick McKinney $160 + Titan Pinball Package + Trophy
2 Tyler White $75 + Titan Pinball Package
3 Aaron Williams Titan Pinball Package + Pins & Vids DVD from Pinballshirts.com
4 Mark Jarzewiak Free entry to next Georgia Pinball Org's next event
5 Matt Kiser
6 James Loflin
7 Alexander Ward (Alex)
8 Tony Teixeira

Georgia Pinball Classic Open Division Qualifying

1 Chris Warren
2 Chris Compton
3 Tony Pierce
4 Josh Karg
5 Robby Hay
6 Casey Bryson
7 Charlie Gehlhaus
8 Chad Hyatt
9 Preston Burt
10 Joe Geneau
11 Paul Kiefert
12 Will McKinney
13 Scott Kutheis
14 Bryan Broyles
15 Mark Kiefert
16 John Schlarb
17 Nick McKinney
18 Aaron Williams
19 Matt Kiser
20 Mark Jarzewiak
21 James Loflin
22 Alexander Ward
23 Tyler White
24 Tony Teixeira
25 Jaz Jarzewiak
26 Scott McNerney
27 Al Warner
28 Bryan Grantham
29 Joel Reeves
30 Darryl Schwartz
31 Lauren Emmel
32 Jon Frisco
33 Greg Banister
34 Matt Gard
35 Alex Krumbach
36 Sara Gard
37 Nick Lusk
38 Annie Lusk
39 Jason Loss
40 Michael Botelho
41 Mark Andrews
42 Andrea Gianiono
43 Kinney Bacon
44 Dana Reeves

Al Warner took the PinballLife T-Shirt drawing for preregisters. We also gave away plenty of swag from The Independent (shirts, sandals, hats and etc) for preregisters as well.
Chris Warren took $40 for Top Qualifier

Photos are here http://s1278.photobucket.com/user/gapinball/library/2013%20Georgia%20Pinball%20Classic