diff --git a/src/services/checkin/checkin-router.test.ts b/src/services/checkin/checkin-router.test.ts
index 30777007..8dc8b230 100644
--- a/src/services/checkin/checkin-router.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/checkin/checkin-router.test.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ const REGULAR_EVENT_FOR_CHECKIN = {
     attendanceCount: 0,
 };
 
+const SPECIAL_EVENT_FOR_CHECKIN = {
+    eventId: uuidv4(),
+    name: "Second Regular Event",
+    startTime: new Date((NOW_SECONDS - 600) * 1000).toISOString(),
+    endTime: new Date((NOW_SECONDS + ONE_HOUR_SECONDS) * 1000).toISOString(),
+    points: 50,
+    description: "A second regular event.",
+    isVirtual: false,
+    imageUrl: null,
+    location: "Siebel 2405",
+    eventType: EventType.enum.SPECIAL,
+    isVisible: true,
+    attendanceCount: 0,
+};
+
 const MEALS_EVENT = {
     eventId: uuidv4(),
     name: "Lunch Time",
@@ -338,19 +353,8 @@ describe("POST /checkin/scan/staff", () => {
         expect(attendeeError).toBeNull();
         expect(updatedAttendee).toMatchObject({
             points: TEST_ATTENDEE_1.points + REGULAR_EVENT_FOR_CHECKIN.points,
-            [`hasPriority${currentDay}`]: true,
+            [`hasPriority${currentDay}`]: false, // No priority on first check-in
         });
-
-        const { data: subscription } = await SupabaseDB.SUBSCRIPTIONS.select(
-            "*"
-        )
-            .eq("userId", TEST_ATTENDEE_1.userId)
-            .eq("mailingList", payload.eventId)
-            .single()
-            .throwOnError();
-        expect(subscription).not.toBeNull();
-        expect(subscription!.userId).toBe(TEST_ATTENDEE_1.userId);
-        expect(subscription!.mailingList).toBe(payload.eventId);
     }, 100000);
 
     it("should successfully check-in user to a CHECKIN type event and update records", async () => {
@@ -584,19 +588,8 @@ describe("POST /checkin/event", () => {
             .single();
         expect(updatedAttendee).toMatchObject({
             points: TEST_ATTENDEE_1.points + REGULAR_EVENT_FOR_CHECKIN.points,
-            [`hasPriority${currentDay}`]: true,
+            [`hasPriority${currentDay}`]: false, // No priority on first check-in
         });
-
-        const { data: subscription } = await SupabaseDB.SUBSCRIPTIONS.select(
-            "*"
-        )
-            .eq("userId", TEST_ATTENDEE_1.userId)
-            .eq("mailingList", payload.eventId)
-            .single()
-            .throwOnError();
-        expect(subscription).not.toBeNull();
-        expect(subscription.userId!).toBe(TEST_ATTENDEE_1.userId);
-        expect(subscription.mailingList!).toBe(payload.eventId);
     });
 
     it("should successfully check-in to a check in event and update records", async () => {
@@ -766,6 +759,71 @@ describe("POST /checkin/event", () => {
         expect(attendeeAfter).toEqual(attendeeBefore);
         expect(attendanceCountAfter).toBe(attendanceCountBefore);
     });
+
+    it("should give priority after second check-in to regular event", async () => {
+        // First check-in - should not get priority
+        payload.eventId = REGULAR_EVENT_FOR_CHECKIN.eventId;
+        payload.userId = TEST_ATTENDEE_1.userId;
+
+        await postAsAdmin("/checkin/event")
+            .send(payload)
+            .expect(StatusCodes.OK);
+
+        // Verify no priority after first check-in
+        const { data: attendeeAfterFirst } = await SupabaseDB.ATTENDEES.select()
+            .eq("userId", payload.userId)
+            .single();
+        expect(attendeeAfterFirst).toMatchObject({
+            [`hasPriority${currentDay}`]: false,
+        });
+
+        // Verify first event is in attendance record
+        const { data: attendeeAttendanceAfterFirst } =
+            await SupabaseDB.ATTENDEE_ATTENDANCES.select("eventsAttended")
+                .eq("userId", payload.userId)
+                .single();
+        expect(attendeeAttendanceAfterFirst?.eventsAttended).toContain(
+            REGULAR_EVENT_FOR_CHECKIN.eventId
+        );
+        expect(attendeeAttendanceAfterFirst?.eventsAttended).toHaveLength(1);
+
+        await SupabaseDB.EVENTS.insert([SPECIAL_EVENT_FOR_CHECKIN]);
+
+        // Second check-in - should get priority
+        payload.eventId = SPECIAL_EVENT_FOR_CHECKIN.eventId;
+
+        await postAsAdmin("/checkin/event")
+            .send(payload)
+            .expect(StatusCodes.OK);
+
+        // Verify priority is given after second check-in
+        const { data: attendeeAfterSecond } =
+            await SupabaseDB.ATTENDEES.select()
+                .eq("userId", payload.userId)
+                .single();
+        expect(attendeeAfterSecond).toMatchObject({
+            [`hasPriority${currentDay}`]: true,
+        });
+
+        // Verify both events are in the eventsAttended array
+        const { data: attendeeAttendance } =
+            await SupabaseDB.ATTENDEE_ATTENDANCES.select("eventsAttended")
+                .eq("userId", payload.userId)
+                .single();
+        expect(attendeeAttendance?.eventsAttended).toContain(
+            SPECIAL_EVENT_FOR_CHECKIN.eventId
+        );
+        expect(attendeeAttendance?.eventsAttended).toContain(
+            REGULAR_EVENT_FOR_CHECKIN.eventId
+        );
+        expect(attendeeAttendance?.eventsAttended).toHaveLength(2);
+
+        // Clean up
+        await SupabaseDB.EVENTS.delete().eq(
+            "eventId",
+            SPECIAL_EVENT_FOR_CHECKIN.eventId
+        );
+    });
 });
 
 describe("POST /checkin/scan/merch", () => {
diff --git a/src/services/checkin/checkin-utils.ts b/src/services/checkin/checkin-utils.ts
index 6ca8e898..cfd3f4b9 100644
--- a/src/services/checkin/checkin-utils.ts
+++ b/src/services/checkin/checkin-utils.ts
@@ -121,19 +121,55 @@ export async function checkInUserToEvent(eventId: string, userId: string) {
         .single()
         .throwOnError();
 
+    // Update attendance records first
+    await updateAttendanceRecords(eventId, userId);
+
+    // Check if user should get priority (only for non-meal/checkin events and if they have attended >1 event)
     if (
         event.eventType !== EventType.Enum.MEALS &&
         event.eventType !== EventType.Enum.CHECKIN
     ) {
-        await updateAttendeePriority(userId);
+        // Check how many events the user has attended (including the current one)
+        const { data: attendeeAttendance } =
+            await SupabaseDB.ATTENDEE_ATTENDANCES.select("eventsAttended")
+                .eq("userId", userId)
+                .maybeSingle()
+                .throwOnError();
+
+        const eventsAttended = attendeeAttendance?.eventsAttended || [];
+
+        if (eventsAttended.length > 0) {
+            // Get details of all attended events to filter by type and day
+            const { data: attendedEvents } = await SupabaseDB.EVENTS.select(
+                "eventId, eventType, startTime"
+            )
+                .in("eventId", eventsAttended)
+                .throwOnError();
+
+            const currentDay = getCurrentDay();
+
+            // Filter events: exclude MEALS and CHECKIN, and only count events from current day
+            const filteredEvents =
+                attendedEvents?.filter((eventData) => {
+                    const eventDate = new Date(eventData.startTime);
+                    const eventDay = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
+                        timeZone: "America/Chicago",
+                        weekday: "short",
+                    }).format(eventDate) as DayKey;
+
+                    return (
+                        eventData.eventType !== EventType.Enum.MEALS &&
+                        eventData.eventType !== EventType.Enum.CHECKIN &&
+                        eventDay === currentDay
+                    );
+                }) || [];
+
+            // Only give priority if they have attended 2 or more qualifying events today
+            if (filteredEvents.length >= 2) {
+                await updateAttendeePriority(userId);
+            }
+        }
     }
-
-    await SupabaseDB.SUBSCRIPTIONS.insert({
-        userId: userId,
-        mailingList: eventId,
-    }).throwOnError();
-
-    await updateAttendanceRecords(eventId, userId);
     await assignPixelsToUser(userId, event.points);
 }