There's a pinball tournament at John's Place this weekend if anyone is interested. I played in a tournament there a couple years ago and it was a lot of fun. They have classes for all skill levels and it's inexpensive to enter. John's is a hole in the wall place, but where else could you hold a pinball tournament these days?
Expect lots of geeks and guys who live in their mother's basements, but they're pretty harmless fellows.
Here's a link.
http://www.virginiapinball.org/