Episode 286: Norma Jennings
Pinball Profile
31 min
Summary
Norma Jennings on 45 years of pinball, building Florida's competitive scene, and streaming through cancer.
Pinball Profile Episode 286 features an in-depth interview with Norma Jennings, a 45-year veteran pinball player and pillar of the Florida pinball community. Norma discusses her history with pinball from the electromechanical era through modern games, her role building the Florida Pinball Society (FLPS) and Florida Tournament Players (FTP), her 2024 women's tournament victory at Free Play Florida, and her Twitch stream 'Pinball and Cancer, Two Journeys': launched after her terminal metastatic cancer diagnosis in July 2020. The conversation centers on community, resilience, pinball's timeless appeal, and the sport's evolution across five decades.
From New York to Florida, Norma has enjoyed pinball for over 45 years. The 2019 Free Play Florida Women's Champion shares her story on this podcast and each Tuesday night on Twitch on her channel "Pinball & Cancer: Two Journeys".
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