THE BEAST – July 30-Aug. 2, 2026
Regular registration form:
https://forms.gle/wq7VrBz9NyjCeco36
Game list (see below)
Pay $99 (for Main/Classics registration) before July 15th. Fee goes up to $110 after that, and closes July 27th. Women’s is $40 and includes all entries (hybrid format).
THE BEAST (year 4) will once again be held at the massive Pocketeer Billiards, 2444 Clinton St., in Buffalo, NY.
Weekend passes for THE BEAST are $110 until July 27th. There is NO limit to the number of players! The confirmations are done manually to avoid transaction fees for you, but if you paid you’re in! Payment (via Venmo for US players or PayPal for outside USA). The registration fee covers usage of Pocketeer Billiards’ pinball machines (turned to free play in tourney area), IFPA fees, Stern Pro Circuit fee, delivery of other machines, software, trophies, other tournament expenses, and the remainder is put into the prize pools for Main, Classics, and Women’s.
BEAST BOOSTER tickets (SOLD OUT) for $250 (limited to 20) go on sale at 5pm ET on Thurs., April 16th, which is one hour before general sales. These BEAST BOOSTER tickets include weekend pass, 40 free entries ($100 value), a BEAST t-shirt, a special larger limited edition BEAST poster signed by artist Joel de Guzman, plus an additional hour of exclusive qualifying during the Saturday volunteer hour…in which BEAST BOOSTER players that hour receive their ENTRIES FOR FREE!
What’s happening at THE BEAST?
– top 40 make playoffs in Main & Classics, plus top 8 for B Division…and top 4 for C Division
– 2 Certified+ events!
– register for Women’s only (just $40 and includes ALL entries), if you can’t do the whole weekend
– an hour of FREE practice time on ALL machines on Thurs., July 30 from 2-3pm.
– purchase a shirt for THE BEAST ($25) and receive 3 free entries ($10 value)! Order by July 16.
– Crazy 8’s optional event returns Sunday, August 2nd from 11am-4:30pm ($25).
– pre-Beast event on Wed., July 29th at 6:30pm (see below)
– get your exclusive Stern Insider Connected BEAST badge
Division restrictions (based on overall IFPA ranking):
A: top 200
B: 201-1000
C: over 1000
For THE BEAST Main and Classics Tournaments players can purchase unlimited entries to play individual games on their respective tournament machines (Herb style format). The Women’s event ($40) is a HYBRID tournament on 8 machines, in which all players will receive 32 total entries.
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 for Main & Classics), MatchPlay for Women’s. Players receive an aggregate of their machine rankings on their required number of games in each tournament to determine their overall qualifying position. Tickets for both Main and Classics are priced at 3 for $10, 7 for $20, or 20 for $50, 45 for $100 (cash sales only at the Event, although you can purchase these online before the event starts). ALL money from paid tickets goes into the prize pools. All playoff finalists for THE BEAST Main, Classics and Women’s receive cash prizes and awards based on their finishing position. Final payouts are determined by their tournament’s prize pools based on number of playoff players and paid entries. There will also be random prize draws and a 50/50 draw throughout THE BEAST.
THE BEAST Main Tournament features up to 21 LCD, DMD, and solid state pinball machines. Qualifying happens all day both Thursday (starts 3pm) and Friday, and Saturday until 8pm. Your top scores on 10 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 including all significant tie-breakers. The next 8 who are “B” division eligible will play for the “B” championship on Sunday. The next 4 who are “C” division eligible will play for the “C” championship on Saturday night. Cash prizes for top 40 in “A”, top 8 in “B”, top 4 in “C”. This IFPA Certified+ Main tournament is scheduled for 300% TGP with the boost (if 128 players or more).
THE BEAST Classics Tournament features up to 12 EM and solid state pinball machines. Qualifying happens all day both Thursday and Friday, and Saturday until 1pm (as per July 24th email to all players, image incorrectly showed noon). Your top scores on 8 different machines determine your ranking. At the end of qualifying Saturday morning, the top 40 players will play in the “A” playoffs, beginning Saturday afternoon including all significant tie-breakers. The next 8 who are “B” division eligible will play for the “B” championship starting in round 2 of “A” playoffs. The next 4 who are “C” division eligible will play for the “C” championship starting in round 3 of “A” playoffs. Cash prizes for top 40 in “A”, top 8 in “B”, top 4 in “C”. This IFPA Certified+ Classics tournament is scheduled for 294% TGP with the boost (if 128 players or more).
THE BEAST Women’s Tournament features 8 machines. Cost is $40. Qualifying happens all day both Thursday and Friday. Each player will receive 32 total entries for this HYBRID event. Your top scores on 8 different machines determine your ranking. At the end of qualifying Friday, (up to) the top 12 players will play in the playoffs, beginning Saturday morning at 10am. Cash prizes each playoff player. With at least 24 players, this will be at least 156% TGP.
Crazy 8’s ($30) Sunday event 11am-4:30pm. Limited entries on up to 16 machines (all eras). Top 8 games (best game) count. Top 8 make Ladder match finals on Classics machines at 4:30pm. These will go on sale on site on Friday, July 31 at 10am until Sunday at 10am. 80 players max. No refunds for signing up and not playing.
Refunds are: 90% until May 30. 75% in June. 50% until July 10.
GAMES LIST:
MAIN (21)
Attack From Mars Remake
Jaws premium
King Kong premium
Aerosmith pro
James Bond
premium
World Cup Soccer 94
Beatles
Eight Ball Deluxe
Meteor
Jurassic Park premium
Paragon
Hot Wheels
Creature From The Black Lagoon
Iron Maiden (settings turned to pro)
Ali
Deadpool premium
Iron Man
John Wick premium
Rush premium
Flash Gordon
Terminator 2
WOMEN
Stranger Things premium
Spider-Man
Funhouse
Pulp Fiction
Taxi
Metallica Remastered
Dialed In
Scared Stiff
CLASSICS
Alien Star
Fireball Classic
James Bond 60th
El Dorado City of Gold
Victory (upper right flipper disabled)
Memory Lane
Jacks Open
Centigrade 37
Super Orbit
Stars
Hotdoggin’
Pabst Can Crusher
BONUS: If you want to play Wednesday night at Pocketeer, we will have a WARM-UP event. This is separate to THE BEAST Main, Classics, Women’s and Crazy 8’s tournaments. If you play, you’ll receive $10 of free entries for the Main and/or Classics!
A group matchplay event. 7-5-3-1 scoring for groups of 4. 7-4-1 scoring for groups of 3.
Starts at 6:30pm. How many rounds? We’ll find out. No new rounds after 10:45pm. If there’s a tie for 1st place or last playoff spot(s) (only) when the rounds are complete, there will be a one game playoff on one random machine, random order. Matchplay software will determine the rest of those not tied in playoffs. Those who come late, can sign up until 7pm and join in progress.
Event is $10 cash at the door + coin drop. These will NOT be the machines used in THE BEAST weekend, but may be some of the alternates if need be.
Top 4 (or top 10%, whichever is higher) make Ladder Match playoffs. Cash prizes for top 4. We will take 50% of the prize pool for this event and pay out:
1st – 40%
2nd – 30%
3rd – 20%
4th – 10%
*the remaining 50% will go into THE BEAST Main, Classics, and Women’s prize pools.
This warm-up event is also the best time (whether playing or not) to get your entries (cash only) for THE BEAST Main and Classics event. Avoid lineups Thursday…get your entries Wednesday night, and start right away on Thursday when THE BEAST opens..
For more info and/or to join the email/update list, please contact thebeastpinball@gmail.com
Follow @thebeastpinball (Instagram)
All players & staff must adhere to the IFPA Conduct Code and IFPA Diversity & Inclusion Code.
2025 info
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NOW part of the Stern Pro Circuit! Save the dates: July 31-Aug. 3, 2025 at Pocketeer Billiards, Buffalo, NY.
More players make playoffs! More cash winners! Plus in 2025, an hour of practice time!
Weekend passes for THE BEAST (Main, Classics, Women’s) are $99 and go on sale on Friday, April 11 at noon ET online at www.pinballprofile.com/thebeast. Limited to the first 160 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 160 registered. Payment (via Venmo or PayPal) will be required by Friday, April 25th at 6pm ET for those registered online, otherwise you will be on the waitlist for THE BEAST. Those who pay before Friday, April 25th 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 Women’s 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. All money from paid entries goes into the prize pools.
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, 20 for $50, or 45 for $100 (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.
Players will be allowed a one-hour free practice time on all of the tournament machines before THE BEAST begins on Thursday, July 31st from 2-3pm!
THE BEAST Main Tournament features up to 20 LCD, DMD, and solid state pinball machines. Qualifying happens all day Thursday and Friday, and Saturday until 8pm. Your top scores on 9 different machines determine your ranking. At the end of qualifying Saturday night, the top 40 players (up from 24) will play in the “A” playoffs, beginning Saturday evening. The next 8 who are “B” division eligible will play for the “B” championship. The top 4 overall players get a double-bye, players who finish 5th through 16th get a single bye. Cash prizes for top 40 in “A” and top 8 in “B”. This IFPA Certified+ Main tournament is scheduled for close to 288% TGP with the boost (if 128 players or more).
THE BEAST Classics Tournament features up to 12 solid state and EM pinball machines. Qualifying happens all day Thursday and Friday, and Saturday until 1pm. Your top scores on 7 different machines determine your ranking. At the end of qualifying Saturday afternoon, the top 40 players (up from 24) will play in the playoffs, beginning Saturday afternoon. The next 8 who are “B” division eligible will play for the “B” championship. The top 4 overall players get a double-bye, players who finish 5th through 16th get a single bye. Cash prizes for top 40 and top 8 in “B”. This IFPA Certified+ Main tournament is scheduled for 264% TGP with the boost (if 128 players or more).
THE BEAST Women’s Tournament** features up to 10 LCD, DMD, and solid state pinball machines. Qualifying happens all day both Thursday and Friday. Your top scores on 5 different machines determine your ranking. At the end of qualifying Friday night, the top 12 players will play in the playoffs, beginning Saturday morning. This IFPA tournament is scheduled for 120% TGP.
**If you want to play in Women’s only and not the entire weekend, cost is $20, plus your entries. The registration form will have this option.
PLAYOFF SEEDING: Only significant tie-breakers will occur (byes and final playoff spot). For non-significant tie-breakers, if a player’s total points matches another player’s total points, the player with the best single game ranking will be the higher seed. For example: Player A has a 1st place score on TAXI, Player B doesn’t have any 1st place scores, therefore Player A is the higher seed. If both have the same highest game ranking, we look at the next highest, and so on.
SUNDAY CRAZY 8’s (non-IFPA). $20 for 14 entries. Your best 7 scores count on 14 machines. Qualify Sunday between 11am-5pm. 80 players max. You cannot be playing in Sunday Main finals and this event.
Sign up begins Thursday at 3pm. First come-first serve. Registration closes Saturday at 9pm (if not sold out by then). Top 8 make the playoffs. Amazing Race finals. All 8 playoff players get paid, top 4 get plaques!
Payouts:
1st – 25%
2nd – 20%
3rd – 16.7%
4th – 13.3%
5th – 10%
6th – 6.67%
7th – 5%
8th – 3.3%
Follow THE BEAST on Discord: https://discord.gg/hrjBk37HM9
2025 (full) GAME LIST (*subject to change)
MAIN (20 in total):
Stranger Things Premium
Alien Star
Legends of Valhalla
Kiss Premium
Taxi
Flintstones
Metallica Remastered
Victory
Tron
Labyrinth
Flash Gordon
Deadpool Premium
Creature From the Black Lagoon
Iron Man
Secret Service
Iron Maiden Premium (set to Pro)
James Bond 60th
Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Pinball Magic
Dialed In
Classics (12 in total):
Paragon (the Beast!!!)
Stars
Frontier
Super Orbit
Joker Poker
Grand Prix
Trident
Star Gazer
Lucky Hand
Beatles (Seawitch mode)
Bobby Orr Power Play
Eight Ball Deluxe
Womens (10 in total):
Elton John Platinum
World Cup Soccer
Lord of the Rings
Black Knight 2000
Fireball Classic
Jurassic Park Premium
WWF Royal Rumble
Memory Lane
Pirates of the Caribbean (Stern)
Star Trek Premium
REGISTERED PLAYERS (as of July 21, 2025) – only 5 spots left!
Aaron Rich
Adam Meader
Aiden Greenen
Alberto Santana
Alex Kelley
Alicia Bigos
Allison O’Neill
Ally Pecarro
Amber Woods
Andrea Brumwell
Andrew LaFica
Andy Cushman
Andy Rosa
Arvid Flygare
Austin Wayman
Bateman Edwards
Bob Matthews
Bonny Rattray
Brian O’Neill
Brian Shepherd
Bruce Nightingale
Carlos DeLaSerda
Carter Casselman
Chase Mcalpine
Chris Moxley
Chris Nosiglia
Chris Szatmary
Christina Capra
Christopher CJ Smith
Cliff Albert
Cody Webb
Corey Hobe
Cosmo Lauzon
Cryss Stephens
Curtis Robbins
Daniel DeBobes
Dante Oliva
Dave Sousa
David Chapman
David Cowling
David Morris
David Riel
Derek Swanson
Derek Thomson
Dominique Rabideau
Donna Wai
Doug Polka
Drew Sych
Duncan McFarlane
Dylan Medeiros
Ed O’Keefe
EJ Osis
Emil Assily
Eric Bond
Eric Russell
Ethan Smilg
Galvin Morgan
Greg DeFeo
Greg Lapa
Greg Poverelli
Gregory Kennedy
Gregory Nelson
Guy Pecarro
Hadi Seyed-Ali
Hagan Major
Harlan Aidalinda
Howard Dobson
Ian Harrower
Jack Tadman
Jaden Rich
Jamie Caton
Jared August
Jared Lemankiewicz
Jason Plourde
Jason Zahler
Jean-Michel St-Aubin
Jeff Becker
Jeff Teolis
Jeremy Dorling
Jess Salzman
Joe Pecarro
John Bolton
John Flitton
John Greenling
John Kottman
John Lignos
Jonathan Edwards
Julian Falhof
Julien Plouffe Gingras
Kaite Martin
Kaitlyn Reese
Kim Martinez
Kirsi Midyette
Kristi Kelsey
Kristie Weese
Laila Ryun
Lewis Benjamin
Lewis Bevans
Lindsey Rhoades
Logan Foley
Mark Jezioro
Martin DeBobes
Maryz Bedard
Matt Grady
Matt Lemoine
Matt Rowbottom
Michael Bender
Michael Geiss
Michael Salzman
Michael Tyler
Mike Casselman
Mike Dymus
Nick Campbell
Nick Elliott
Nick Greenen
Nick Kennedy
Nick Zendejas
Nint Hoo
Paul Caras
Paul Englert
Pete Indick
Peter Larson
Peter Roarke
Phil Birnbaum
Philip J Tomczak
Preston Currie
Raymond Davidson
Robert Gonyo
Roland Nadeau
Ron Hallett
Seamus Meader
Shane Jackson
Shaun Russell
Shawn Hillman
Sterling Mitoska
Steve Zahler
Steven Bowden
Tom Graf
Tony Batti
Tyrus Eagle
Uriah Brock
Vincent Poudrier
Wes Balla
William McKeever
Zach McCarthy
**4 others have registered but not paid.
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2024 below
For more info and/or to join the email/update list, please contact thebeastpinball@gmail.com. Visit: www.pinballprofile.com/thebeast. Follow @thebeastpinball (Instagram). Follow THE BEAST on Discord: https://discord.gg/hrjBk37HM9
Sponsors:
Pocketeer Billiards: https://www.pocketeerbilliardsandbar.com/
American Pinball: https://www.american-pinball.com/
Pinball Profile: https://www.pinballprofile.com/
PinShades/PinSteps: https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1238-pinshades
LTC Pinball: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/LTCPinball
4evertheflip: https://www.4evertheflip.com/
ULEKstore: https://www.ulekstore.com/
The Pinballers: https://www.twitch.tv/pinballers
Flip N’ Out Pinball: https://www.flipnoutpinball.com/
LOCATION
Pocketeer Billiards. 2444 Clinton St, Buffalo NY
2023 below
CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS!
MAIN EVENT (top 4 also received a set of PinShades):
1. Jason Zahler. + a Galactic Tank Force playfield & 121.27 WPPR’s!
2. Aaron Rich
3. Carlos DeLaSerda
4. Cryss Stephens
CLASSICS EVENT (top 4 also received pinball towels from LTC Pinball):
1. Raymond Davidson & 109.46 WPPR’s!
2. Ron Hallett, Jr.
3. Jason Zahler
4. Tim Tournay
WOMENS EVENT (top 4 also received hoodies from 4evertheflip):
1. Polly Jean Vernon
2. Donna Wai
3. Courtney Wetzel
4. Jody Stahlman
