🚨PINBALL TOURNAMENT ALERT!🚨What: Lucky 21 XXX Knockout Bounty
When: Friday, March 21, 2026 • Check-In: 7:15 PM • Start: 7:30 PM
Where: Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Frisco Hotel & Convention Center (Texas Pinball Festival)
7600 John Q Hammons Dr, Frisco, TX 75034
How Much: $15 per player
Lucky 21 is a 3-Strike Lenient Group Strikes knockout bounty tournament. Everyone starts clean, but once you collect 3 strikes, you’re out of the tournament and your bounty item goes to the player who won your group that round.
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PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
Pre-registration is required and requires a matchplay.events account. If you do not have an account, please go to https://app.matchplay.events/register ahead of time to register!
Pre-registration opens: Sunday, March 15 at 4:15 PM.
Pre-registration Link: https://matchplay.live/ntx-tpf2
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TOURNAMENT FORMAT - 3 STRIKE (LENIENT GROUP STRIKES):
Each round, you’ll play one game in groups. Strikes are assigned by finishing position:
4-player groups: 0 / 0 / X / X
3-player groups: 0 / 0 / X
2-player groups: 0 / X
Collect 3 strikes total and you are eliminated from the tournament.
No Finals. This is a true knockout event - survive until you’re the last player standing. Depending on the field and group sizes, this could move FAST (in some cases, it may be over in as few as 3 rounds).
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BOUNTY RULE (CHIP / TOKEN / TCHOTCHKE):
- Each player receives one bounty item at the start (exact item TBD).
- Keep it until you’re knocked out.
- When you’re eliminated, hand your bounty item to the player who WON your group that round.
- Do not give your COLLECTED bounties to the winner when you are knocked out, only the bounty item you received at the start of competition.
- After you are knocked out, give collected bounty items back to TD for $5 each.
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PRIZES:
- First place gets a trophy
- 3 or 4 players will get lucky (see below)
- For the rest of the players, the bounties effectively serve as the prize fund. Even though this is a strikes format, it absolutely makes sense to play for 1st and to win your group whenever you can. The more groups you win, the more bounties you stack!
GET LUCKY DRAWINGS:
3 drawings for $21 each
- Drawing #1: at the start of Round 1
- Drawing #2: at the start of Round 2
- Drawing #3: at the start of Round 3
- Bonus: If we have a full 32-player field, you get an EXTRA chance to get lucky and we will do a total of 4 drawings.
- Sorry, but a player may only "get lucky" once during the tournament.
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NOTES:
- No Finals (knockout format only)
- Group sizes may vary by round based on attendance and eliminations
- Players of all skill levels welcome - this one is designed to be dramatic, social, and fast-moving
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE FESTIVAL!
Event Venue
Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Frisco Hotel Convention Center, 7600 John Q Hammons Dr, Frisco, TX 75034-1916, United States
Tickets
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