[FSPA] VUK Pinball League Summer Season is almost upon us!

[Rob Wintler-Cox]

We drop the two lowest scores.

On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 12:24 PM Daniel Northover <northovr at verizon.net>
wrote:

> What are the rules if you need to miss a week or two
>
> Thanks
> Daniel
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> On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9:52 AM, Rob Wintler-Cox via FSPA <
> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>
> Summer is here, and that means another league season at VÜK Pinball! Come
> out for some IFPA sanctioned competitive pinball with 40 games and all that
> stuff!
>
> We meet on Tuesdays at 7:30pm at VÜK Pinball, nestled snugly between
> Trader Joe's above and the Metro below at Chevy Chase Pavilion, 5335
> Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC.
>
> Competition starts with Week 1 on June 16th, and finals are scheduled for
> August 11th. Dues will be $30, or $15 for players new to competitive
> pinball. All of the money collected goes to the prize pool! The egregious
> IFPA fees are on us.
>
> This time we're going to use balanced groups for the entire season, and
> we'll be dropping the two lowest scores. This should give a little more
> flexibility to folks with the Summer vacations and whatnot. At the end of
> Week 8, assuming we have more than 20 players 🤞🤞🤞, we'll divide up into
> divisions based on the number of players (probably two, but if we have 40
> or more players three). The top 8 in each division will go to finals.
>
> Schedule:
> Week 1 - June 16th
> Week 2 - June 23rd
> Week 3 - June 30th
> Week 4 - July 7th
> Week 5 - July 14th
> Week 6 - July 21st
> Week 7 - July 28th
> Week 8 - August 4th
> Finals - August 11th
>
> As always, most of the games at VÜK will be eligible for league play, and
> they're only 50 cents a game and just a quarter for EMs. Each week we’ll be
> playing games from the early 70s to the 2020s with the 1980s pricing!
> That's still your best coin drop value in the area.
>
> VÜK Pinball is located right above the Friendship Heights Metro station,
> which is pretty convenient on rainy or snowy days. However, plan your Metro
> trips carefully: Due to Puce Line construction, commuters from the Shady
> Grove side of things will face some bus detours starting July 6th. Maybe
> you should consider parking in the streets around the mall for free on
> weeknights after 6:30, or you can pay a King's ransom to park in the
> building. Or just live nearby and walk.
>
> See you there!
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