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Recapping the Winners of The 2023 PiNbALL DeGENeRaTE Awards (AKA the DeGENies)
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Well - we just wrapped up the most degenerate pinball awards show of the season. Thanks to Joe Ciaravino, the 2nd annual Pinball Degenerate Awards (aka The Degenies) were pulled off without so much as a hitch. Filled with energy, love and so much bare midriff, the Degenies were broadcast live on Facebook from Cabin Fever in Toronto, Canada on Sunday, February 5th, 2023.
Joe Ciaravino carried the show as the host with assists from Howard Pressburger and lovable mascot Billy P. Ball. Chat was lively and the ceremony was intently watched by around 45 of the most hardcore, degenerate pin-heads anywhere.
We especially loved how Joe spent time highlighting all nominated members of the pinball community, as well as the very generous charity donations for several new memorial awards.
Be sure to join the Pinball Degenerates Facebook Group (one of our picks for best pinball communities) so you can join in on the fun and who knows, maybe get yourself nominated for next year's Degenies!
Special shoutout as well to the Pinball Degenerate Awards production crew:
Colin is the chief pixel pusher at Kineticist. He's a lifetime gamer who became enamored with pinball after taking in a family copy of the 1979 classic Joker Poker (the EM version). Since then he's bought, sold and repaired many machines, competed in all kinds of tournaments, and contributes to This Week in Pinball, the New England Pinball League, and Pin-Masters of New England. Previously, Colin spent over a decade working in marketing for agencies and tech startups. He also started and ran a music blog, happy hour website, and wrote a regular craft beer review column for Central Track in Dallas. Once aspired to be an artsy film director.
Here are your official winners of the 2023 Pinball Degenerate Awards!
WINNER: Alan Gamboa of NYC
RUNNERS UP: Brad Winston Breeding, Beck Gallagher, Petra Saurbrey, Ashley Ludwig, Kaite Martin
WINNER: Dalton Ely's Terminator 2 center-post save with no tilt!
RUNNERS UP: Ashley Weaver
WINNER: Sarah Line aka Mrs. Pinn
RUNNERS UP: Eric Henry Rude, David Abeling, Don Beaulieu, Daniel Donnell, Jordan Burgar
WINNER: Cliff Albert aka WarlockPinball777
RUNNERS UP: N/A
WINNER: Amy Kesting
RUNNERS UP: Jeff Simon, Mike Nogle
WINNER: Nudge Magazine
RUNNERS UP: Chad Hobbs, Skill Shot Zine (Seattle), Colin Alsheimer (Kineticist)
WINNER: Tanner Petch and his game Trashland
RUNNERS UP: Jake Danzig, Rob Anderson & Steven Kowal, Bob Nies, Ernie Silverberg
*Norma Jennings Memorial Award*
WINNER: Carlos DeLaSerda aka laser_los
RUNNERS UP: Nick Lane, Kevin Manne, Martha Finlonovan, Jay Fairbrother, Jeffrey Wirth, Rob Metzler, Dalton Ely, Karl DeAngelo, Jordan Jstyles Allen & Beck Gallagher, Jordan Burgar & Rebecca Salam, Mike Casselman & Lisa Casselman & Carter Casselman, Marc Patenaude
WINNER: Shannon Miles
RUNNERS UP: David "DJ" Riel, Alan Gamboa, Megan Sprague, Neil Kubath
WINNER: The Pinball Bunker - The Cassleman Family from Ottawa, Canada
RUNNERS UP: Ron Hallett, Rob Berk, Rick Osborn, Elena Kern
WINNER: Travis Murie and his 00 ball 1 on Bad Girls from INDISC 2023
RUNNERS UP: Kevin Manne, William Young, Tim Collins, Matt Faulkner, Eric Stone
*Allan Cihak Memorial Award*
WINNER: Dan Beeson - City Pinball
RUNNERS UP: Matt Faulkner, Mitchell Curtis, Shane Nazari, Bruce Nightingale, Adam Kiesler & Charlotte Fillmore-Handlon, Todd Brotsch
WINNER: Ashley Ludwig
RUNNERS UP: Jeff Miller, Brad Ladutko, Paul Laguette, Gabe Pribil, Patrick Marino
WINNER: 24 Hour Final Battle at The Sanctum in Connecticut
RUNNERS UP: “The Heckle Tournament” at Louisville Arcade Expo kick off, INDISC “HIGH STAKES” tournament, Golden State Pinball Festival, Houston Arcade & Pinball Expo, YEGPIN
WINNER: Steve Bowden - American Pinball - Also the first 2 time Degenerate award winner (Bowden won for the Most Degenerate Score in the 1st Degenies).
RUNNERS UP: Rachel Ristow, Greg Poverelli, Jeff Teolis
WINNER: Jonathan Bergeron AKA Johnny Crap
RUNNERS UP: Jon Chad, Jeremy Packer, Nikki Cure, Stephanie Hanlon
WINNER: Koi Morris
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