Geography Insights: US - DES MOINES - AMES


Quick Stats (Rolling 48 Months)

48Tournaments
73Home Players
116All Players
205Winner WPPRs
526Total WPPRs
152Geo Rank

Player Personas

This Geo   PersonaInt'l Avg
11%WPPRtunist
Those who travel and are ranked in the top 2,500.
5%
40%Travelers
Those who travel and are outside the top 2,500.
16%
25%Local Supporters
Those who go to multiple events but don't leave their home geography.
40%
18%One-Timers
Those who went to one event and haven't (yet) returned.
39%

Tournament Data

This Geo   Event TypeInt'l Avg
0%WPPRtunist
Events where 60%+ of the field are WPPRtunists.
4%
98%Travelers
Events where 30%+ of the field are Travelers.
52%
0%Local Supporters
Events where 50% of the field are Local Supporters.
23%
2%One-Timers
Events where 20% of the field are One-Timers.
2%
0%Mixed Personas
All remaining events which indicates a mix of player personas.
19%

Traveler Geographies

In the past 48 months, players who call US - DES MOINES - AMES home like to travel to:

Tournament Sizes

In the past 48 months, tournament sizes in US - DES MOINES - AMES:
Player Count# Events% EventsInt'l Avg
1-102654%40%
11-2048%25%
21-3012%10%
31-4000%5%
41-5000%2%
51-6000%1%
61-7000%1%
71-8000%0%
81-9000%0%
91-10000%0%
101+00%1%

Top Tournaments & Events

In the past 48 months, the top 50 events in US - DES MOINES - AMES:
IDEventMonthTypePointsPlayers
62605IOWA Mid-year Mini-Major 2023-07 Traveler 21.06 28
66657IOWA FALL Mini-Major 2023-11 Traveler 18.99 26
57729IFPA Iowa State Pinball Champion 2023-01 Traveler 12.07 16
51999Mid-Summer Points Grab! 2022-07 Traveler 11.71 31
58656IFPA Iowa Women's State Champion 2023-01 Traveler 9.07 14
56405OR Bond Pinball Launch Tournamen 2023-01 Traveler 6.84 18
63083Thursday Night Pin-Fight 2023-06 Traveler 6.81 12
52480August Flipper Frenzy 2022-08 Traveler 6.50 16
468652021-2022 Iowa Invitational 2022-01 Traveler 6.47 16
55890End of year challenge 2022-12 Traveler 6.42 14
53659FALL into points Bracket 2022-10 Traveler 6.33 16
44602Sept/October Selfie Final 2021-10 Traveler 5.94 16
56227OR Pinball Point Smuggler 2022-12 Traveler 5.69 20
59929PinballMania 2023-03 Traveler 5.11 16
53660FALL into some points Matchplay 2022-10 Traveler 4.79 22
66081UpDown ThrowDown 2023-08 Traveler 4.47 12
61138"Dave's Not Here, Man." A 4/20 P 2023-04 Traveler 4.40 12
53452Halloween Pinball Tournament 2022-10 Traveler 4.13 15
54344Halloween Hangover Pinball Tourn 2022-11 Traveler 4.01 16
53417September Slap Save Tourney 2022-09 Traveler 3.86 14
63082Special When Lit 2023-07 Traveler 3.49 16
59214OR Sham-Rocked Tournament 2023-03 Traveler 3.44 12
55031Rush Pinball Tournament 2022-11 Traveler 3.28 10
55731Jingle Balls 2022-12 Traveler 2.96 12
43572The Return of the Selfie League 2021-09 Traveler 2.84 8
67497The Time Out Pinball Tournament 2023-10 Traveler 2.77 12
59154OR Cure Your Broken Heart 2023-02 Traveler 2.58 13
63537July Women's Tournament 2023-07 Traveler 2.26 10
45567November/December Selfie Final 2021-12 Traveler 1.94 9
58027The Inagural Ned Ryerson Classic 2023-02 Traveler 1.92 11
65458Women's Pinball Summer Special - 2023-08 Traveler 1.89 5
65459Women's Pinball Summer Special - 2023-08 Traveler 1.88 6
47222Women's Pinball Tournament 2022-02 Traveler 1.80 9
58655State Tourney Side Challenge 2023-01 Traveler 1.80 16
45566Midway Selfie fun Tourney 2021-12 Traveler 1.74 5
49835Pinball De Mayo 2022-05 One-Timer 1.63 18
44951Women's Pinball Tournament 2021-11 Traveler 1.60 8
50172Women's Pinball Tournament for M 2022-05 Traveler 1.51 9
61574April Women's Pinball Event! 2023-04 Traveler 1.38 5
60226March Ladies Pinball Night! 2023-03 Traveler 1.12 4
48633Women's Pinball Tournament 2022-03 Traveler 1.12 7
50459Women's Pinball Tournament for J 2022-07 Traveler 1.06 3
63258Godfather Pinball High Shooting 2023-07 Traveler 0.93 11
50455Women's Pinball Tournament for J 2022-06 Traveler 0.92 3
46864Women's Pinball Tournament 2022-01 Traveler 0.72 6
63538Ladies Flippin' Sweet Pinball Ni 2023-06 Traveler 0.64 3
49213Women's Pinball Tournament for A 2022-04 Traveler 0.50 5
65461Women's Pinball Summer Special - 2023-08 Traveler 0.50 6

Top Players

In the past 48 months, the top 50 players in US - DES MOINES - AMES:
IDPlayer NameRankPersonaPointsEvents
44288Cody McQuiston 960 WPPRtunist 114.19 29
44990Sawyer Herweh 2364 Local Supporter 40.02 19
57176Darren Gregory 6642 Local Supporter 26.23 14
1606Dan Garrett 9225 Traveler 25.03 24
202Don Brownback 1100 WPPRtunist 24.94 9
81988Parker Stevens 4879 Traveler 23.53 18
44639Tyler Zimmerman 1067 WPPRtunist 21.42 2
72593Jeremy Larsen 2775 Traveler 19.80 4
62272Maddie Riegel 5526 Traveler 18.57 36
82359David Owen 7308 Traveler 17.04 15
73864Tim Colby 7511 Local Supporter 14.94 17
79159Tami Colby 17731 Local Supporter 12.54 19
44993Chris Essig 10062 Traveler 11.51 20
44291Brian Schacherer 7742 Local Supporter 10.54 17
52565Shannon Steele 11186 Traveler 10.43 43
73862Chad Martinez 8595 Traveler 8.67 5
98663Alivia Haley 3624 Traveler 7.44 15
87647Dan Hammond 511 WPPRtunist 7.28 1
52330Jay Gross 3887 Traveler 6.71 6
37676Corwin Emery 17426 Traveler 6.47 1
95129Mike Loftus SD 1143 WPPRtunist 5.08 1
91167Anna Millman 15870 Traveler 4.81 5
72495Scott Millman 2330 WPPRtunist 4.12 7
85516Donna Larsen 5860 Traveler 4.10 4
76438Aaron Van Noy 3280 Traveler 3.76 7
45693Sean Clarke 7294 Traveler 3.57 6
90689Andrew Tullis 20780 Local Supporter 3.18 11
62271Brian Stevens IA 21116 Traveler 3.17 19
46945Josh Miner IA 14111 Local Supporter 3.13 3
98664Trevor Blunk 10299 Traveler 3.12 8
19555Sunshine Bon 485 WPPRtunist 2.98 2
98227Trae Vance 534 WPPRtunist 2.67 1
57527Mattt Wright 26398 Traveler 2.64 11
92259Caitlin Schmitt 20879 Traveler 2.40 1
98662Mitch Versteeg 5197 Local Supporter 2.33 5
81996Matthew Hartmann 671 WPPRtunist 2.31 1
46915nate adams 3900 Traveler 2.28 1
84697Joshua Osborne 13160 Local Supporter 2.19 4
100304Emily Anderson 4172 Traveler 2.01 5
95182Cale Hutchings 23783 Traveler 1.96 7
52329Ashley Avenarius 10593 Traveler 1.87 9
55439Kira Mcneeley 0 Local Supporter 1.64 5
82602Sarah Schroeder 0 Traveler 1.60 1
66412Kim Brumfield 47430 Local Supporter 1.60 9
89701Lauren Sommers 50851 Local Supporter 1.55 6
87194Alayna Stevens 24684 Traveler 1.42 12
87248Greg Cuff 6083 Traveler 1.41 1
107446Tovi Cayton 9166 Local Supporter 1.34 2
55719Willy Allen 1119 WPPRtunist 1.31 2
98427Dani Dinkum 2565 Traveler 1.10 1

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Code Version 2.0.0
Data Extracted Through: 2024-12-31
Database Last Refreshed: 2025-03-30

Notes and Acknowledgements