[FSPA] VUK League Playoff Results!

[Stephen Jonke]

I meant to write in the problems book but forgot, that the Houdini lock
catapult is now consistently shooting the ball well to the right of the
trunk, as you noted here. Needs adjustment.

Steve

On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 9:57 AM, Rob Wintler-Cox via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org
> wrote:

> We ended our biggest season yet with four divisions of tough playoff
> matches. Spirits were crushed, hearts were broken, game picks were
> regrettable, but overall everybody seemed to have a good time on a cold and
> drizzly late Sunday afternoon.
>
> A Division
> #1 Steve Jonke - 13 points
> #2 Justin Bath - 12 points
> #3 Tim Peterson - 9 points
> #4 Rob Wintler-Cox - 6 points
>
> After DQ-ing two malfunctioning games in a row, it was anybody’s match
> going into round 4, when the high seeds had their game picks thrown back in
> their faces and laughed at. Justin picked Star Trek against Tim — which
> both the numbers and Tim said was a solid choice — but Tim had Justin
> declared unfit for command and sent him to the brig, scoring 80 million to
> 11. I picked Houdini in the same round and got Jonked, 426K to 81K. Those
> two four pointers — plus Steve's stunning 28.5B Rule the Universe game on
> AFM in round 3 — allowed the critical 1 point difference that gave Jonke
> the win.
>
> B Division
> #1 Elliott Keith - 14 points
> #2 Max Baskin - 12 points
> #3 Ed Most - 8 points
> #4 John Mucciardi - 6 points
>
> B Division had some tough matches, with only a handful of bonus points
> being awarded, the notable exception being round 2 where the eventual
> winners threw down a couple of 4-point shots on Houdini (Ed vs Max) and
> Guardians (John vs Elliott). Ed had a tough break on Houdini with two stuck
> balls in the same game, one that timed out a mode and a cannon shot that
> missed the trunk and wedged into the habitrail entry to the right. In the
> end, Elliott took the win in his first FSPA season, showing us that
> Crabtowne don’t raise no chumps.
>
> C Division
> #1 Rob Thomas - 12 points
> #2 Stephanie Traub - 10 points
> #3 Joseph Fisher - 10 points
> #4 Peter Schiff - 8 points
>
> On the other hand, the Police had to be called on C Division because they
> were stealing points right and left. Rob Thomas MD prescribed a beatdown on
> Stephanie and Peter in the head-to-head rounds, but got medical schooled by
> Joseph on Guardians. Top seed Peter had a rough start, but even though he
> Dialed In a score that was larger than all the other players combined, Rob
> took home C Division gold.
>
> D Division
> #1 Manuel Hernandez - 13 points
> #2 Kevin Walton - 11 points
> #3 Angela Pecora - 9 points
> #4 Audrey Bonsignore - 7 points
>
> Clearly tired of all those 13th place finishes at the weekly tournaments,
> D Division got kicked into Manuel overdrive… he pulled away from the pack
> in his custom Cadillac early and didn’t look back. Houdini put Angela in a
> milk can and wouldn’t let her out with a disappointing 6,000 point score.
> And in the final round Kevin came out with 7 bills on AFM to clinch second
> place.
>
>
> Thanks to everyone for another exciting season! We gave out over $1000 in
> prizes! We are planning to mount what will probably be our final season
> this summer, weekly tournaments will continue under the heat-resistant eye
> of Elliott, Iron Maiden will be coming to join us, and our nation turns its
> lonely eyes to the return of pinball to College Park. Come on out and play
> those games while you can!
>
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