# Event Details - **Event Name**: Winter Bash 2025 - Stern Pro Circuit Pinball Tournament - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 11:00 am – Sun, 14 Dec, 2025 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: The eighth annual Winter Bash takes place at the Atomic Pinball Arcade on Dec 13th/14th, apart of the 2025 Stern Pro Pinball Circuit!About this EventWINTER BASH 2025 - Year End Pinball Tournament@ Atomic Pinball Arcade :: 102 Whitelaw Ave Wood River, IL*Apart of the 2025 Stern Pro Circuit*Saturday, December 13th – QualifyingSunday, December 14th - FinalsCertified IFPA Sanctioned and played for world, state, and pro circuit ranking points. Will be IFPA Certifed+ if reaching 128 rated players or more.Entry Fee: $90- to be paid upon arrival to the Atomic Pinball Arcade on the morning of December 13th.Limited to 148 entrants.Streamed Live on Twitch thanks to Fox Cities Pinball!!All games in the Atomic Arcade are on FREE PLAY. No coin drop required.To register, please secure ticket via Eventbrite (https://tinyurl.com/winterbash25). Walk-ins will be allowed, however walk-ins are not guaranteed a spot if we reach the player cap. Registration is allowed beginning on Saturday October 11th beginning at 11am CST - 8 spots have been reserved for players assisting in the running of the tournament, making for 140 registration spots available.Please direct any pertinent questions to Tyler Becker via email (pinballderby@gmail.com).The $90 entry fee is broken down per-player as :: $50 for full weekend admission to the Atomic Pinball Arcade, $30 to A-Division Prize Pool, and $10 to direct tournament expenses (IFPA Fee, SPC Fee, Trophies) - the weekend admission to Atomic will also help cover any remaining direct and indirect expenses associated with the weekend. Entry fee must be paid upon arrival via Cash or Card(all card payments will incur a 3.5% processing fee).Cash payouts to the Top 16 players in Winter Bash (5-8 and 9-16 get equal payouts respectively, while 1-4 get increased payout by finishing order).A-Division Payouts (Percentage of A-Division Prize Pool)1st: 20% + Trophy2nd: 14% + Trophy3rd: 10% + Trophy4th: 8% + Trophy5th-8th: 6%9th-16th: 3%B-Division Payouts (Fixed Amount)1st: $80 + Trophy2nd: $60 + Trophy3rd: $40 + Trophy4th: $20 + Trophy:FORMAT:Qualifying: Group Matchplay :: 7 Rounds of 3-Game Banks(21 Games Total). Tiered Swiss Pairings. IFPA (7,5,3,1 Scoring). At conclusion of 7 Rounds, the top 40 players advance to Finals on Sunday. Insignificant Ties to be settled by strength-of-schedule tiebreaker. Tiebreakers for final playoff spot and cutoff spots that receive a Bye to be settled by a chosen classic game.Finals: 40 Player Finals Bracket. PAPA Style Group Matchplay (Groups of 4 players - 3 Games - PAPA(4,2,1,0) Scoring - 2 Advance from each group). The Top 16 players from qualifying receive a BYE to the round of 28. The Top 4 Players from qualifying receive two BYEs into the round of 16. When reaching the Final Four, it is the final group as positions 1-4 are determined based on that group's results. Player's finishing results(if eliminated in same round) will be compared across groups, and be based on points acquired in that round. The top seed in the given group will have choice of game bank from the finals bank section, no repeat choices of bank made be made by the same player throughout bracket.-Schedule-:Saturday December 13th:9:30am: Doors Open/Check-in Begins11:00am: Roll Call/Introductions11:05am: Winter Bash Round 1 Begins5:00pm(approx): One hour dinner break begins after round 46:00pm(approx): Return from Dinner Break, Round 5 begins10:30pm(approx): End of last qualifying round (round 7). Tiebreakers then take place on chosen classic game.10:35(approx): After-party lasts til 11 or later.:Sunday December 14th:8:15am: Doors Open (practice allowed on non-finals games, no practice allowed on finals games)9:15am: Roll Call for seeds 17-40 in Finals Bracket9:20am: Round 1 of Finals Bracket Begins10:30am: Roll Call for seeds 5-16 in Finals Bracket11:50am: Roll Call for seeds 1-4 in Finals Bracket5:00pm(approx): End of Winter Bash Finals Bracket5:05pm(approx): Trophy Presentation / Doors Close-There will also be a B division Finals for the Top 16 Players from Qualifying who don’t make main finals. (B Division is capped to players ranked below 500 in most current (as of Dec 13th) IFPA World Rankings. More Info Incoming.All players regardless of skill level are welcome to compete at this pro circuit event!!Join us at the Atomic Pinball Arcade for the annual Winter Bash!!!::Past Winter Bash Grand Champions2018: Chuck Sanderson2019: Brian Bannon2020: Rick Knopik2021: Steve Rolsing2022: Travis Murie2023: Carlos Delaserda2024: Zach McCarthy - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wood-river/winter-bash-2025-stern-pro-circuit-pinball-tournament/100001740089126419 - **Event Categories**: sports, tournaments, nonprofit, parties, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fwinter-bash-2025-stern-pro-circuit-pinball-tournament-tickets-1740089126419 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Wood River - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: 102 N Whitelaw Ave - **lat**: 38.8621264 - **long**: -90.09708069999999 - **full address**: 102 N Whitelaw Ave, 102 North Whitelaw Avenue, Wood River, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Major League Pinball (https://allevents.in/org/major-league-pinball/24857129) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/6a17a1fa5bd3d35672592255de70ae7e96126ad8d15a97c402419cdaf216d5de-rimg-w1200-h1612-dc020101-gmir.png?v=1760449092 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/27b24c3005a9503fd8f176e54e7817de01385a0ef2bc753b3c8417d751180cd0-rimg-w400-h400-dc010101-gmir.png?v=1760449091 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 11:00 am - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** 102 N Whitelaw Ave, 102 North Whitelaw Avenue, Wood River, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Major League Pinball - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** sports, tournaments, nonprofit, parties, entertainment - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Winter Bash 2025 - Stern Pro Circuit Pinball Tournament ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Winter Bash 2025 - Stern Pro Circuit Pinball Tournament", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/6a17a1fa5bd3d35672592255de70ae7e96126ad8d15a97c402419cdaf216d5de-rimg-w1200-h1612-dc020101-gmir.png?v=1760449092", "startDate": "2025-12-13", "endDate": "2025-12-14", "url": "https://allevents.in/wood-river/winter-bash-2025-stern-pro-circuit-pinball-tournament/100001740089126419", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "102 N Whitelaw Ave", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "102 North Whitelaw Avenue", "postalCode": "62095", "addressLocality": "Wood River", "addressRegion": "IL", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "38.8621264", "longitude": "-90.09708069999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "The eighth annual Winter Bash takes place at the Atomic Pinball Arcade on Dec 13th/14th, apart of the 2025 Stern Pro Pinball Circuit!", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2025-12-14", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/wood-river/winter-bash-2025-stern-pro-circuit-pinball-tournament/100001740089126419" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/wood-river/winter-bash-2025-stern-pro-circuit-pinball-tournament/100001740089126419", "price": 0, "name": "Tournament Entry ($90 Due Upon Arrival)" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Major League Pinball", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/major-league-pinball/24857129" } ] } ] ```