Winner's Circle Roundup
Winner's Circle Roundup
Wow, what a weekend at the Texas Pinball Festival! You can find the 2025 recap below. For 2026 and future shows, be sure to visit Pinballnews for a full recap including tournament winners and Best of Show awards.
2025 Winner's Circle Roundup Gallery
This year the tournaments got a makeover. Changing format to a heads up style tournament allowed players to only spend part of their day in the tournament room and the rest of the time they got to enjoy the show. It also allowed us to stay on time which everyone really appreciated. Here are the winners from this year’s tournaments.
Wizards A
1st Place – Texas Grand Champion – Preston Moncla! Way to go Preston! 2nd place Jack Revnew. 3rd place Garrett Shahan. 4th place Nick Mueller
Wizards B
1st Place – Austin Kemp. 2nd place Michael Hew. 3rd place Ian Taylor. 4th place Jokton Strealy
Wizards Novice
1st Place – Allie Lawson. 2nd place Ali Diaz. 3rd place Michael Hendrick. 4th place Shane Told
Women’s Texas Takedown
1st Place – Dawnda Durbin. 2nd place Mandy Peel. 3rd place Ariel Dutton. 4th place Kelly Moncla
Kid’s Tournament
"Best of Show" - Machine Awards
Best Antique (Pre-1960) – Baffle Ball Gottlieb, 1931 – Redshaw
Best 1960’s – Diamond Jack Gottlieb, 1967 – Ken Head
Best 1970’s (EM) – Jet Spin – Gottlieb, 1977 – Ken Head
Best 1990’s – Bride of Pin*Bot – Williams, 1991 – Eric Smith
Best 00’s – Playboy – Stern, 2002 – Brandon Haney
Best Modern – Jaws – Stern, 2024 – Kim and Cory Keist
Best Original – Devil King (Tecnoplay, 1987) – Wormhole Pinball
Best Newcomer – Mr. and Mrs. Pac-Man Pinball (Bally, 1982) – Brown Family Restorations
Best Restoration – Future Spa (Bally, 1979) – Ben Bassinger
Best Custom Pinball – The Greatest Showman (2025) – Pinball Reborn
Best Custom/Innovative Video Game – Tekken 7-Fated Retribution (Custom, 2025) – Ismael Rodriguez
GRAND CHAMPION – Dracula – Damon White / Aaron Mabau
TPF Fan Favorites
