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Buffalo Pinball tournament raises nearly $1,000 for Make-A-Wish Western New York

Make-A-Wish fundraiser tournament winners (L to R): Bruce Nightingale, fourth; Nick Lane, second; Kevin Manne, first; Dave Romanowski, third.

Make-A-Wish fundraiser tournament winners (L to R): Bruce Nightingale, fourth; Nick Lane, second; Kevin Manne, first; Dave Romanowski, third.

Fifty one pinball players battled it out in the name of a great cause and raised $988 for Make-A-Wish Western New York on Feb. 6 at Pocketeer Billiards and Sports Bar in Buffalo, NY.

Through eight hours of qualifying followed by playoffs, Kevin Manne took first place; Nick Lane, second; Dave Romanowski, third; and Bruce Nightingale, fourth.

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Finishing eighth overall was Joe Ciaravino of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who took home the trophy for B Division.

The full final standings are below and will be posted to the IFPA soon. Thank you again to Tony Martin Awards for their generous donation of plaques for the winners, and to all who came out to play some games and support Make-A-Wish WNY!

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Buffalo Pinball Tournament to Benefit Make-A-Wish WNY – Feb. 6

make-a-wish-tournamentBuffalo Pinball is proud to be hosting an unlimited entry based tournament to benefit Make-A-Wish of Western New York. 100% of entry proceeds will go to support Make-A-Wish of Western New York.

THANK YOU to Tony Martin Awards for donating trophies for the tournament!

Where: Pocketeer Billiards and Sports Bar, 2444 Clinton St., Buffalo, NY
When: Saturday, February 6. Qualifying is from 10am – 6pm. Playoffs will begin at 7pm

Since this is for charity, no cash prizes will be given, but trophies will be awarded. This is an IFPA-endorsed event and WPPR points will be awarded.

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