Ridgecrest Pinball

Ridgecrest Pinball A community based around Pinball located in Ridgecrest, CA.

Pinheads,We had an awesome time welcoming the new Pokemon Pinball machine at Sierra Lanes in Ridgecrest tonight!15 folks...
05/24/2026

Pinheads,

We had an awesome time welcoming the new Pokemon Pinball machine at Sierra Lanes in Ridgecrest tonight!

15 folks came out tonight! 6 of those players had never played in a tournament until tonight! That's awesome!

We missed our regulars that were out of town this weekend, but fear not, we had new recruits!

We played a "best 4 games" tournament tonight, where you had 2 hours to get your 4 best games in, with a max of 12 attempts.

Newcomer Josef made the playoffs on his first try! Congrats

With two groups of 3 for the semi finals, Brice, Curtis, Daryl and Jason would advance as your final 4 on pokemon.

Yours truly borked it all up and finished 4th, but we have a pretty good story for Ridgecrest Pinball Lore.
Jason put up a great score of 121 million after ball 3. I followed up with maybe 30 million, something forgettable, leaving Curtis and then Daryl. Curtis scored over 60M on his last ball to finish 600,000 points more than Jason, with something on the order of 121.6 million.
Daryl, with 15 million after 2 balls and short over 100 million, did what Daryl does, and scored over 200 million on his 3rd ball for a commanding win over everyone. There's a reason why there's an Anti Daryl Daryl Club :) We love you Daryl, you are awesome and I'm glad you come out! We collectively had you sweating this time!

Congrats to Daryl on his win, Curtis on his best finish of 2nd, and Jason for having the highest score on Pokemon during qualifying and winning another prize. Jason also got some Ridgecrest Pinball swag for driving so far out to join us. Those pogs are not going to collect themselves!!!

Have a safe and fun rest of your memorial weekend!

05/17/2026

Clean Glass on all machines (inside and outside)? Check
Clean Playfield on all machines? Check
New Flipper Rubbers on all machines? Check
New Slingshot Rubbers on machines? Check
Foo Fighters Left Sling Fixed? Check
Initial setup of Pokemon Pinball? Check
Stern Pinball Insider Connect Launch Party Set Up for Saturday May 23rd at 6PM? Check!

Thanks to the ridgecrest pinball community for making something local fun and for Sierra Lanes Bowling Center investing in another pinball machine! It will be ready on Saturday May 23rd for the launch party :) Come on out and celebrate with us.

You dont have to sign up, but it gives me an idea of what to expect :)
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/247159/registrations

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05/16/2026

These dudes are cool

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05/16/2026

Wild. Going back in time!

05/16/2026

Congrats to Daryl on his win for the monthly tournament!

Your top 3:
Daryl
Chris
Lorin

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05/06/2026

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Guys...The Illustrious Pinball Wizard's Staff of Excellency has deemed Lorin worthy of its temporary possession.Lorin Ta...
05/01/2026

Guys...

The Illustrious Pinball Wizard's Staff of Excellency has deemed Lorin worthy of its temporary possession.

Lorin Tater Smith, your April tournament winner.

Some say when you are immortalized in Ridgecrest pinball lore as a custom pog, it is your destiny. Others would say, he's just good and it's about time!

Playoff Results:
Lorin, 45 mill
Chris, 42 mill
Kathryn, 39 mill
Malcolm, 33 mill

Best part about last night? A new winner and 3 folks making the playoffs for the first time!

https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournaments/view.php?t=113665

Kathryn was your stern translite lottery winner, picking Ghostbusters.

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