Trent Augustine is a highly accomplished professional pinball player from Ostrander, Ohio, with a competitive career spanning from 1992 to at least 2023. He achieved peak WPPR rankings between 2nd-5th in the world during 2007, and maintained top-15 status on the Stern Pro Circuit as of 2020. Beyond competitive play, Augustine transitioned into game design and animation work, serving as a key lighting and animation designer for the Winchester Mystery House pinball machine, collaborating with Eric Priepke on LED effects and graphic enhancements.
Trent Augustine has played in hundreds of pinball tournaments around the United States since 1992.
Trent Augustine's elimination was caused by bad drops and lack of execution, not game design or luck.
Trent Augustine had weaknesses in classic pinball games compared to modern DMD games
Stern amusement industry experienced strong growth across all games in 2018 and early 2019
Very good pinball player; competed against Bruce in round five
A-division tournament winner from previous year; noted as excellent Stern/DMD player with potential weakness in classic games
Tournament player; won Main Street Mayhem Tournament in Indiana
Competitive pinball player; played in Papa 20 finals group with Escher; known for Jungle Queen strategy
Won 24-hour Final Battle tournament with 762 Papa Circuit points; leads competitive Papa Circuit standings
Winner of Louisville Arcade Expo tournament on Wolverine machine
2017 IFPA Player of the Year; top competitive pinball player expected to attend NYC Pinball Championships
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Trent Augustine, ranked approximately 7th in world pinball competition, encouraged Scott to commercialize PIN Stadium
Trent Augustine is a competitive player who frequently selects Baratheon house
Trent Augustine was ranked #2 in the world as of April (episode air date unclear but likely April/May timeframe)
Mars God of War backbox design makes it impossible to safely open the backbox without risking the backglass breaking immediately
Trent Augustine is ranked number five in the world among competitive professional pinball players
The 'dirty pool' technique originated with Addams Family and involves locking a ball in the bookcase while it's closed.
Trent Augustine is currently ranked 5th in the world for pinball players.
Competitive pinball player; recommended Pinball Asylum to Josh Sharp as venue for World Championship; visited Fort Myers around 2017-2018
Pinball vendor bringing machines to Pin Brew
Tournament player mentioned in anecdote about playing Spectrum machine at Texas show for ~45 minutes
Competitive pinball player mentioned by Chuck Ward as a Baratheon house specialist
Owner of Tilt Amusements pinball distributor; ranked approximately 7th in world pinball competition; early influential advocate who encouraged commercialization of PIN Stadium
Elite player; number one seed in 2018 circuit; operator at Tilt Amusements discussing strong game sales
Expected to bring Stern pinball games for IFPA 17 World Championship selection
Competitive player whose high-volume tournament attendance prompted IFPA to institute the card system limiting top 20 results to prevent pure-volume dominance.
Ranked #5 world competitive pinball player; provides weekly Play of the Week segment analyzing classic EM games
Ranked 5th in world for pinball players, provides competitive play tips on dirty pool techniques
World pinball player ranked 3rd in WPPR standings; Play of the Week contributor; participates in European Championships; hosts/promotes New England Championships in Maine
Competitive pinball player ranked #2 in world as of April; competing at Rocky Mountain Showdown, placed #5 on Family Guy tournament leaderboard; won draw-your-partner tournament with Rover
American pinball player, Dutch Pinball champion mentioned by Jonathan
Second place professional pinball player providing play-of-the-week segment on Mars God of War
Fourth-ranked pinball player in world at time of recording; competing at Texas Pinball Festival; recently won Akron tournament; pursuing second place ranking behind Keith Elwin
Professional pinball player ranked 4th in world (moved from 5th); provides gameplay tips and strategy analysis for Black Rose game
Lighting designer; credited alongside Eric as key contributor to Winchester's 'captivating' lighting work
Enhanced spider web graphic design for Pepper's Ghost effect
Founder of Tilt venue; played in same 1993 Ohio Masters as Shannon, also his first tournament
Animation assets designer for Winchester Mystery House
Collaborator on Winchester lighting effects; created animations in After Effects that Eric converts to LED commands
Player 1, ranked #15 on Stern Pro Circuit, from Ostrander Ohio, long-time competitive player since 1992