# Stern Pro Circuit - 2019 Pinball Expo Flip-Out Tournament Recap!

**Source:** Stern Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2020-02-04  
**Duration:** 2m 12s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWXdkwAOUko

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## Analysis

Stern Pinball's video recap of the 2019 Chicago Expo Flip-Out Tournament, highlighting the new 'pin lounge' format, major game reveals (Elvira with Cassandra Peterson present and Jurassic Park), and the competitive tournament structure featuring young, emerging players in the final brackets.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Cassandra Peterson was present at Chicago Expo 2019 signing autographs for the Elvira game reveal — _Direct mention in opening remarks about Expo attendance and game reveals_
- [HIGH] All four finalists on the undefeated side of the tournament bracket were under 18 years old — _Tournament organizer stating 'our final four in the undefeated side are all going to be under 18 years old'_
- [HIGH] Elvira and Jurassic Park were the major game reveals at 2019 Expo — _Opening statement: 'the big game reveal this year is definitely Elvira' and 'Jurassic Park is very new as well'_
- [HIGH] Stern created a new 'pin lounge' format at 2019 Expo to streamline tournament play — _Tournament organizer describing the open room setup: 'create kind of a open room with a lot going on kind of a pin lounge feel that's been a huge success'_
- [HIGH] Tournament bracket featured head-to-head matches progressing until reaching the final — _Tournament format description: 'touching this little bit different than others because just the large brackets and how you keep going through everyone head to head until you get to the final'_

### Notable Quotes

> "this is my first Expo it's a great show there's a ton of rooms a ton of games"
> — **Tournament participant (unnamed)**, early in video
> _Endorsement of Expo experience and venue scale from first-time attendee_

> "the big game reveal this year is definitely Elvira and we also had cassandra Peterson here signing autographs"
> — **Tournament organizer/Stern representative**, opening remarks
> _Confirmation of Elvira as marquee reveal and celebrity presence at event_

> "I play with Colin a decent amount he's really good so I got a really play well here just like get a flow go and get a mole people get something where I feel good and go from there"
> — **Young tournament player (unnamed)**, mid-tournament commentary
> _Player explaining competitive strategy and preparation approach_

> "we played in epic match yeah I got around 970 million on Black Knight it was top two scores of the weekend really on every single game we played"
> — **Tournament player (unnamed)**, final match recap
> _Example of high-level competitive play and score achievement during tournament_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Cassandra Peterson | person | Celebrity guest at 2019 Chicago Expo signing autographs for Elvira game reveal |
| Chicago Pinball Expo 2019 | event | Annual industry convention hosting game reveals, tournaments, and pinball community gathering |
| Elvira (game) | game | Major game reveal at 2019 Expo with Cassandra Peterson present for promotion |
| Jurassic Park (game) | game | New game at 2019 Expo, heavily selected for tournament matches alongside Elvira |
| Black Knight (game) | game | Tournament machine where player achieved ~970 million, top two score of weekend |
| Stern Pinball | company | Organizer of Flip-Out Tournament and creator of 'pin lounge' format at Expo |
| Colin | person | Competitive player who practiced with tournament participant; described as very good |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Chicago Expo 2019 tournament format and organization, Elvira game reveal and Cassandra Peterson appearance, Youth player emergence in competitive pinball
- **Secondary:** Game selection for tournament play (Elvira, Jurassic Park), Tournament bracket structure and head-to-head format

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Consistently positive tone throughout. Tournament organizer highlights successful new format, first-time Expo attendee praises the event, players reflect positively on competition and matches. No criticism or negative commentary present.

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** Stern Pinball Flip-Out Tournament at Expo 2019 introduced new 'pin lounge' format with streamlined head-to-head bracket structure (confidence: high) — Tournament organizer: 'what we decided to do was create kind of a open room with a lot going on kind of a pin lounge feel that's been a huge success'
- **[competitive_signal]** Youth players (under 18) dominated 2019 Expo tournament with all four undefeated finalists in this age group (confidence: high) — Tournament organizer: 'looks like this year our final four in the undefeated side are all going to be under 18 years old'
- **[event_signal]** Chicago Expo 2019 featured major game reveals of Elvira and Jurassic Park with celebrity guest Cassandra Peterson (confidence: high) — Direct statements: 'the big game reveal this year is definitely Elvira and we also had cassandra Peterson here signing autographs' and 'Jurassic Park is very new as well'
- **[licensing_signal]** Cassandra Peterson appeared at Expo 2019 for Elvira game promotion and autograph signing (confidence: high) — Direct mention: 'we also had cassandra Peterson here signing autographs' in context of Elvira reveal

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## Transcript

so this year at Chicago Expo 2019 what we decided to do was create kind of a open room with a lot going on kind of a pin lounge feel that's been a huge success this is my first Expo it's a great show there's a ton of rooms a ton of games the big game reveal this year is definitely Elvira and we also had cassandra Ashley Peterson here signing autographs Jurassic Park is very new as well those two games are getting chosen quite a bit for matches this year with the tournament what we wanted to do was streamline how it worked there are only certain games in the tournament that's why we call it the expose tournament we have a lot of younger players playing now and great players that are coming up it looks like this year our final four in the undefeated side are all going to be under 18 years old touching this little bit different than others because just the large brackets and how you keep going through everyone head to head until you get to the final guys a super tough competition at this point let's play to my strengths and play what I'm good at I play with Colin a decent amount he's really good so I got a really play well here just like get a flow go and get a mole people get something where I feel good and go from there once I get there I never really look at my chance I just keep going to see how far I make it we played in epic match yeah I got around 970 million on Black Knight it was top two scores of the weekend really on every single game we played so great match

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