BEVERLY HILLS, MICHIGAN – Week 10 featured a small group due many players taking advantage of a few extra rest days during All-Star Weekend. But, week 10 also marked the return of Steve for the first time since the 2016 season, and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen also welcomes Marco, Coach Mike’s nephew, who made his debut this week.
Bushie, Coach Mike, Marco and Steve logged 6 “sanctioned” matches, as Bushie described. The “non-sanctioned” matches allegedly featured gambling and hookers. Of course these guys saved the cool shit for when everyone was gone.
The foursome played two round-robin rounds and had the following records on the night:
- Coach Mike – 5-1
- Marco – 3-3
- Bushie – 3-3
- Steve – 1-5
Stats and highlights were not released to the public, but enough info was leaked to know the Mushroom Stamp Moment (“MSM”) goes to Coach Mike for the second week in a row. In Game 5 Bushie and Steve had Coach Mike and Marco on the ropes, 20-14. Coach Mike buried 3 straight cornholes and hit the board with his fourth toss to cap an epic comeback and a 21-20 win. Congrats again on having the Mushroom Stamp Moment of the week, Coach.
NOVI, MICHIGAN – The entire city of Novi was packed with excitement in the days leading up to the inaugural League of Extraordinary Gentlemen All-Star Weekend. A who’s who of cornholers took The Maples community by storm on Saturday afternoon, showing off their skills and creativity in four different challenges. The summary is below, and overall All-Star results are attached.
1) Cornhole Challenge – participants tried to knockdown as many cornholes as possible in 16 throws
Nick took home the Cornhole Challenge championship by outlasting JG in the final round. Nick registered the most cornholes in round 1 with 4, but JG came back strong in the semifinal round with 3 cornholes compared to Nick’s 2. Both survived and advanced to the championship round where Nick snuck by JG with 3 total cornholes compared to JG’s 2 cornholes. Nick is the season leader in cornholes per round and validated himself as the champion of this challenge.
2) Accuracy Challenge – participants tried to land as many throws on the board as possible in 16 throws (cornholes counted as missed throws)
KP was crowned the Accuracy Challenge champion, but it wasn’t easy. He was consistent through the first 2 rounds, advancing to the final round against Nick. After the first 8 throws the two were tied, making 5 of 8 throws. Nick led off the final 8 throws, making an impressive 6 bags on the board and putting serious pressure on KP. Nick set the bar high, but KP knew what he had to do…6 to tie, 7 to win. KP looked robotic as he calmly landed his first 5 throws on the board. Things got interesting when throw 6 missed, but KP hit the last two throws to finish 7/8 (12/16 overall in the final round), edging Nick out by one shot (Nick finished 11/16 overall in the final round). KP is the season leader in accuracy, and similar to Nick in the Cornhole Challenge, he proved his season ranking was not a fluke.
3) Foot Snag Challenge – participants tried to foot snag as many throws as possible in 8 throws from their partner
Paul won a controversial Foot Snag Challenge championship. He started in round 1 with an incredible 5 foot snags out of 8 throws, securing a spot in round 2. But Paul’s technique raised plenty of questions from several players, the most vocal of which was JV. JV accused Paul of not possessing the bag according to normal foot snag standards, which instantly reignited the rivalry between these two. JV licked his chops in round 2, hoping for a championship round showdown with his arch nemesis. Both players snagged 4 bags in round 2, advancing to face each other in the championship. JV went first in the final round and was only able to grab 1 foot snag. Paul, facing pressure to win the championship with legitimate foot snags, changed to a proper technique. Tied at 1 foot snag apiece and only a few attempts remaining, Paul calmly snagged his second bag to clinch the win over JV. Paul tossed the bag to the ground and yelled a few four-letter words at his opponent. JV didn’t like it and promptly shotgunned a Labatt Blue Light in disgust. JV is the season leader in foot snags, but Paul slayed the giant on this day.
4) H-O-R-S-E Challenge – participants used their creativity to knock out their opponents, similar to the game of hoops we played growing up
The H-O-R-S-E Challenge was quickly changed to the H-O Challenge when the group realized the event would take too long. Appropriately under the H-O format, Mario won the Challenge championship by beating JV in the final round. Kelvin, a friend of Mario’s, and John, a friend of JG and Scott, were arguably the most creative players in the entire challenge. Unfortunately in the winners bracket round Kelvin and John weren’t able to execute their own shots because they regularly had to answer other players’ shots, and sadly were eliminated. Mario incorporated serious athleticism into his shots, which ultimately was too much for JV to overcome. Mario also used his athleticism to beat Paul in the opening round to advance to the winners bracket. Mario jumped a tailgate chair and landed his shot on the board while doing so. Paul…well, I’ll let this picture tell the rest of the story.
Paul needed his Chuck Norris Action Jeans…they don’t bind your legs.
All participants received points in each challenge based on their placement. The participant with the most points after all 4 events was named the LEG All-Star MVP. The 2017 LEG All-Star MVP was JV, who didn’t win a single event, but finished second twice and third once.
JV celebrated MVP honors in style by prematurely drinking from the league championship cup. But if you know JV, he doesn’t give a shit about rules.
Congrats to JV on winning All-Star MVP honors, and congrats to Nick, Mario, Paul and KP for winning individual challenges. All 5 guys took home some very nice hardware.
We now begin the back half of the 2017 season, and the Road to the Cup…I got a blank space, baby. And I’ll write your name…
