"I felt kind of intimidated and people didn't know who I was, and I didn't really feel like I belonged there," said McClain, a social worker by day. "I heard that from women." When she began looking for competition, she discovered pinball was largely a man's world. ![]() Later on, McClain admits she missed a few university lectures because she was too busy playing the silver ball. "The sound of that click is so delightful." No more 'man caves' McClain loved the lights and the sounds the machines made, especially the satisfying click when she'd scored a free play. "And I would play until I was out of money," she said. She fell in love with pinball as a kid growing up in Florida, where she'd ride her bike to the local arcade with a pocketful of quarters. "We welcome them with open arms," McClain said.Ĭheque this out: Members of Pinball Women Ottawa pose at House of Targ with their $1,000 award from Awesome Ottawa. Pinball Women Ottawa first got rolling around a decade ago and its membership has steadily increased from a handful of players to 20 or 25 at their monthly tournaments. Ten of the 16 women who've been invited to compete based on their rankings are from Ottawa, McClain said. This will be the third women's provincial championship and the first in Ottawa. McClain said the $1,000 no-strings-attached grant from the foundation that promotes unique and interesting initiatives in the capital will be used to hire a poster artist, create a travel bursary and purchase goodies including T-shirts and trophies. ![]() "We are so thrilled," Alisa McClain of Pinball Women Ottawa told CBC from House of Targ on Bank Street, where the Ontario Women's Provincial Pinball Championship will take place on Jan. They're pinball wizards, and now there's a twist - a generous award from Awesome Ottawa to help them host the Ontario women's championship.
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