We made it! It seemed like it would never happen, but here we are… Another TPF in the rear view mirror. Of course, we needed a few days (ahem… weeks) to sleep it all off…
And now it’s time to say THANK YOU!
Cancelling TPF2020 and 2021 was devastating and honestly, we were not sure how TPF2022 would go. Well… IT WAS AWESOME! There is absolutely no way that we could have pulled this off without the support of an incredible pinball community that reaches far and wide. We had Exhibitors bring games from all over the United States and Vendors that came from all over the world!
Putting on THE best pinball show though… that’s impossible without you and the games you bring to share with us all weekend. Every year, we’re amazed at the quantity and quality of machines that you bring to the show. And we’re proud you take ownership in the Texas Pinball Festival.
This year, sincere thanks goes to our dedicated and passionate volunteers: Pam Heffern, Tony Macevicius, Heath Stidham, Richard and Howard Barnett, Robert Harris, Jaelanne and Trey Gilliam, Kris Klinge, Gina Curbo, Michael and Melinda Braly, Kristin and Clark Nethers, Greg and Julie Spivey, Lisa Miller, Blake Dumesnil, Colin MacAlpine, Phil Grimaldi, Liz Dronet and Dick Curtis. You all spent more hours than we can count making sure things were handled… before, during and after the show. There were another 40+ volunteers that helped us fill in the gaps. And we can’t forget our Best in Show Judges Bill Morrison, Scott Martin, Rich Wiski, and Keith Holbrook. Kevin Moore, Jenny Beard and Jessica Richardson were game savers (literally) with their Pinball-ERS Hospital. We even had people just step in and lend a hand where they saw a need. Thank you all!
There are too many to list here, but we wanted to recognize all of our special guests, celebrities and speakers, including industry designers, artists and online and media personalities. We were pleased to have pinball manufacturers and executives bring their newest games out to show off. We were thrilled to have Sylvester McCoy with us.
As much effort as we put into making the Texas Pinball Festival a great show, we recognize the time and effort each of you puts forth. YOU make TPF the best pinball show in the country! It’s your show!
THANK YOU FOR MAKING TPF2022 INCREDIBLE!
And now we say Congratulations! To all of our winners… and there were a lot of them even if we can’t list them all here. To start with, Gary Walters took home the Jersey Jack “Willy Wonka” pinball machine in the National Videogame Museum Raffle. Raymond Davidson took home the top prize in the Texas Wizards Tournament AND dominated in the Classics Tournament. Jessica Thaxton shone as the winner of the Women’s Tournament. Young Wyatt Frazier took home a trophy that stands almost as tall as he does in the Kids’ Bump ‘n’ Win.
Exhibitor Cary Hardy earned the Grand Champion plaque in the Best in Show competition for his incredible High Speed 2: The Getaway.
During Exhibitor check in, 394 pinball machines and classic arcades came through the doors. We awarded over $13,000 in tournament money and trophies and over $1,500 in the Best In Show Award money. All in all, more than 4,500 people attended the 2022 Texas Pinball Festival.
We’ve uploaded more pics of our winners and special guests on our TPF2022 page. Once you’ve checked all that out, head over to Pinball News to check out Martin Ayub’s complete coverage of TPF2022.
If you didn’t see the TWIPY Awards Show live… and you haven’t seen it since, you can check it out here.
A lot of effort went into this production… Jeff Patterson from This Week in Pinball, Jack Danger and Imoto and their committee put a lot into this. Overall, it was an exciting and fun event and we are so proud that we can say that TPF attracted a variety of presenters, including celebrity Sylvester McCoy and a few pinball people too.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE TWIPY AWARD WINNERS! Finally… mark your calendars now for TPF2023: March 24-26, 2023. We will send out an email in a few months with details about our room blocks at the Embassy and surrounding hotels. We expect rooms will go faster than ever this year.