Episode 301: Anna Neal & Rebecca Hinsdale. Hot Nudge!
The stars of Hot Nudge on Twitch, Anna and Rebecca talk about streaming, competing in general and also in the recent Stern Heads Up Pinball Invitational (including winning it!), playing in the Chicago area and of course...cats.
Kineticist’s take
Anna Neal wins Stern Invitational; discusses challenge formats, prep strategies, and competitive pinball culture.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Anna Neal and Rebecca Hinsdale from Hot Nudge about their participation in the Stern Heads Up Pinball Invitational (Shoopies). Anna won the championship on Avengers. The conversation covers tournament format, preparation strategies, the challenge-based competition structure, and comparisons to other competitive pinball events like Pin Clash. Both guests emphasize the importance of community and encourage new players to compete.
Entities
- Chicago Women's Expo· event
- Pin Clash· event
- Stern Heads Up Pinball Invitational (Shoopies)· event
- Avengers (pinball machine)· game
- Jurassic Park Escape Nublar· game
- Bells and Chimes· organization
- Deadfoot Studios· organization
- Hot Nudge· organization
- IE Pinball· organization
- Andy· person
- Anna Neal· person
- Carl D'Angelo· person
- Emoto· person
- Escher· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jane VerWise· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Ray Day· person
- Rebecca Hinsdale· person