Cornhole’s Popularity Continues To Grow

By Bees O’Brien

FARWELL, PA- It’s quickly becoming one of the most popular leisure sports in North America. The backyard cookout game of Cornhole has risen rapidly over the past five years and rivals pickleball as one of the more trendy games around.

Cornhole has since taken over the likes of badminton, volleyball and horseshoes in popularity and it’s showing no signs of letting up anytime soon.

The game itself is played between two teams that throw four bags filled with preserved corn kernels, usually 6 inches by 6 inches is the standard bag side at boards 33 feet apart with a hole towards the top of these propped up boards. Boards are standard size of 2 feet wide by 4 feet long.

There is a variety of different ways and rules. It all depends on whatever may be the current “house rules”. Most games go to 21 points.

Despite it’s relatively new popularity, the game has been around since 1883, but the game as we currently know didn’t gain notoriety until the mid-1980’s in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Today big money tournaments are held nationwide and even in Canada. Cornhole has also become a favorite fundraising event for nonprofit organizations, even in Clinton County.

Professional cornhole league’s have popped up in almost every state and there’s even several governing bodies claiming to be the true officials of the game.

Most people that enjoy the game don’t play professional, it’s a game played by young and old. This is one of the popular traits of the game.

It’s probably the only game on Earth that has such terms as Cornholio, Dirt Bag, Four Bagger, flop bag and woody. The professionals love their terminology.

The learning curve for playing cornhole is relatively easy and those that have never played it will easily enjoy it. So put those ladder ball and lawn dart sets away and get in on the fun of cornhole!