The BEAST
More players make playoffs! More cash winners! Plus in 2025, an hour of practice time!
THE BEAST will once again be held at Pocketeer Billiards, 2444 Clinton St., in Buffalo, NY.
Weekend passes for THE BEAST (Main, Classics, Women’s) are $99 and go on sale on Friday, April 4 at noon ET online at www.pinballprofile.com/thebeast. Limited to the first 150 players. Confirmation and payment option will be sent once registration form is completed. A wait list will be taken for those not in the first 150 registered. Payment (via Venmo or PayPal) will be required by Friday, April 18th at 6pm ET for those registered online, otherwise you will be on the waitlist for THE BEAST. Those who pay before Friday, April 18th at 6pm ET will receive an early bird bonus of 10 free game entries (a $30 value)! The registration fee covers usage of the Main, Classics, and Womens’ pinball machines (turned to free play), IFPA fees, Stern Pro Circuit fee, delivery of other machines, trophies, other tournament expenses, and the remainder is put into the prize pool for Main, Classics, and Women’s.
For THE BEAST Main, Classics, and Women’s Tournaments players can purchase unlimited tickets to play individual games on their respective tournament machines (Herb style format). Each player’s best score on each machine is tracked and those scores are ranked against the other competitor’s scores using the Never Drains software. Players receive an aggregate of their machine rankings on their required number of games in each tournament to determine their overall qualifying position. Tickets are priced at 3 for $10, 7 for $20, or 20 for $50 (cash sales only at the Event). All money from paid tickets goes into the prize pools. All playoff finalists for THE BEAST Main, Classics and Women’s receive cash prizes based on their finishing position. Additional prizes are given to the top 4 from their respective tournament sponsors. Final payouts are determined by their tournament’s prize pools based on paid entries. There will also be random prize draws throughout THE BEAST.
THE BEAST Main Tournament features up to 21 LCD, DMD, and solid state pinball machines. Qualifying happens all day both Friday and Saturday. Your top scores on 9 different machines determine your ranking. At the end of qualifying Saturday night, the top 40 players will play in the “A” playoffs, beginning Saturday evening. The next 8 who are “B” division eligible will play for the “B” championship. Cash prizes for top 40 in “A” and top 8 in “B”. This IFPA Certified+ Main tournament is scheduled for close to 300% TGP with the boost (if 128 players or more).
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