Episode 83_State Finals Season
Mark Takes a close second in his state finals. Guest Rick Deml wins the Oklahoma state finals and is headed to the Nationals! Dan is keeping his local league going, and Spencer, well, Spencer showed up and brought sodas and chips. Lots of exciting pinball action.
Kineticist’s take
State finals season recap: Mark gets runner-up at Nevada States, detailed tournament analysis.
Synopsis
Episode 83 of The Spinner Is Lit A Pinball Podcast covers state finals season with host Spencer and co-hosts Dan and Mark, plus guest Rick Dimmel. Mark finished second at the Nevada State Championships, narrowly losing to Jeff Reinhart in the finals after a strong tournament run. Dan hosted a local CCPL Interleague Championship. Rick competed in the Oklahoma State Championship. The episode features detailed game-by-game breakdowns of Mark's tournament experience, highlighting competitive strategy, game selection, and the emotional intensity of state-level play.
Entities
- CCPL Interleague Championship· event
- Nevada State Championships· event
- Oklahoma State Pinball Championship· event
- Silver Ball Showdown· event
- Reno· organization
- Alex· person
- Brandon· person
- Dan· person
- Dan Armstrong· person
- Jeff (Reno area player)· person
- Jeff Reinhart· person
- Mark· person
- Patrick· person
- Richard Jenkins· person
- Rick Dimmel· person
- Spencer· person
- Ted· person
- Tom· person
- Tony· person
- Tony's Place / Incline to Play· venue