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Jeff Teolis of Pinball Profile - Episode 13

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Send us Fan Mail Jamie sat down virtually with Jeff Teolis of Pinball Profile. They sit down and discuss a wide variety of subjects, from Baseball to the Passion they share for Pinball.

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Highlights

  • Jeff Teolis started Pinball Profile with Steve Ritchie interview in November 2016
  • Stern kept pinball alive during the 'dark ages' when other arcade/pinball companies failed
  • Jersey Jack's Wizard of Oz (with display and features) forced Stern to increase game complexity
  • Spooky Pinball's business model (selling hundreds rather than thousands per game) changed industry economics
  • IFPA 19 World Championships will be held at Jim Velsito's facility near San Diego/Anaheim, California on June 7-9
  • Jeff qualified for IFPA 19 Worlds as top Canadian for the second consecutive year
  • Ontario's qualification system mirrors Texas state system with top 24 to super state and top 8 getting bye
  • Jeff has worked in radio for 30 years and has been involved in sales rather than on-air talent for 25 years
  • InDisc tournament drew 14,000 viewers per event
  • Van Halen pinball machine never happened due to multiple lead singers and licensing impossibility

Notable quotes

“The very first pinball profile interview I ever did was Steve Ritchie, right? Yeah. And so that was November of 2016.”
Jeff Teolis
“Stern was obviously keeping pinball alive in, you know, the dark ages, if you will, when arcades died, all the other arcade companies or pinball companies kind of went by the wayside.”
Jeff Teolis
“Spooky was the one that kind of really, I think, changed things in a way that we don't have to sell thousands of games. We're going to sell whatever, how many hundred for America's Most Haunted and then Rob Zombie, and then they just keep going.”
Jeff Teolis
“I think competitive pinball, without question, is a sport. And it's hard. Pinball itself is a game, but the competitions are the sport.”
Jamie Virchel (echoed/agreed by Jeff)
“too many lead singers... we don't control all the songs, the family. So we've had too many lead singers and we can't get all the rights. It's impossible. It'll never happen.”
Wolfgang Van Halen (reported by Jeff)
“I think people on the outside think there's competition. There isn't. I have never cared one iota about being the best, being the most listened to, blah, blah. I don't care.”
Jeff Teolis
“this tickles my little thing that I did. Part of me that said, boy, you always wanted to do this, man.”
Jeff Teolis
“You work to live, so to speak, right? You work to be able to provide for your family and do the things you want to do.”
Jeff Teolis

Entities

  • American Pinball· company
  • Chicago Gaming· company
  • Haggis· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Multimorphic· company
  • Spooky Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • IFPA 19 World Championships· event
  • InDisc· event
  • Texas Pinball Festival· event
  • Carl D'Angelo· person
  • Jamie Virchel· person
  • Jeff Teolis· person
  • Jim Velsito· person
  • Marty Robbins· person
  • Steve Ritchie· person
  • Wolfgang Van Halen· person
  • IE Pinball· person/brand
  • Pinball Profile· podcast
  • Wormhole Pinball· venue

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