I played in "C". I am ranked 1138th. I did not qualify, but it had nothing to do with Escher or anyone else being in the division. It had to do with me. I had four entries that would have qualified me if I had played just a reasonable game 5. In the most memorable I had played 4 solid games and just needed 25 points or so. I had AC/DC left. I own it and played about 200 games on it the week before PAPA. I had the second highest score in C div for the week on the game. It was set up easy with a factory ball save and a generous tilt. 30 million would have done it. I scored under 6. Was this Escher's fault? Did he intimidate me with his IFPA ranking? Nope. I choked. One thing about 10 year olds is they don't choke. They may play badly, they may make silly decisions, they may get distracted, but they don't choke. 48 year olds choke because they make the game more important than it is (and most of the people in this thread are doing the same thing - even a number who apparently did not go, but want to critique - It's only pinball after all...) To kids it's still just a game. PAPA is a tough format and quite frankly when you get below the really top echelon of players the winner will be the calmest, least emotional player who got a few good bounces that week. If you have never been, it is definitely worth the trip. And please tip the washroom attendant. That guy busts his ass. Hearty congrats to all that bested me this weekend. I will be back for more punishment at Pinburgh in April.

I love brutal honesty. Evan is my new hero! Congrats EB.