TROY, MICHIGAN – If an alien from a far-off solar system was sent to Earth to observe human behavior, and by pure chance just happened to observe what transpired at Roger’s house on Thursday night, he could be forgiven for thinking it was simply a group of people who gathered together to eat, drink, and throw bags on a muggy night where there was a coin-flip chance of being stuck on slow, wobbly boards.
In reality, however, it was a night that sent shockwaves across legal and academic circles worldwide.
In the 1946 classic It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey (played by James Stewart) gets a glimpse of what the world would look like without him. For the first time, LEG got a glimpse of what it would look like without its founder, KP. While the night ran smoothly, and Big Mike filled in admirably as IT support, it felt weird without KP there.
Herein lies the great question currently being hotly debated amongst academics, intellectuals, and legal scholars worldwide.
As most know, the current case study being closely reviewed in these circles is whether Barn Cornhole events should count as LEG events. A consensus on this issue has yet to be reached, and a decision may very well wind up on the docket of the Supreme Court within the next few years.
Now, a new question emerges that could put the Barn question on the back burner.
Should LEG members playing cornhole on Thursday night, but without KP, still count as a LEG event?
Either way, the outcome raises interesting questions.
If the answer to this question is yes, it’s still a LEG event, it should be noted that this would end KP’s remarkable Cal Ripken-esque streak of participating in LEG events. Eleven years of consistency, reliability, and strong performance will no doubt earn KP a place in the Cornhole Hall of Fame at whatever point in time he chooses to hang up his bags.
But if the answer is yes, it also raises other interesting questions.
If KP being present and running the event isn’t a requirement, how many LEG members need to be playing cornhole together at any one time to create a quorum and thus establish that event as a LEG event?
Can Paul, Joe, and Melissa throw bags on a random Saturday and consider that a LEG event?
Most would say no.
But what if Big Mike and Roger also showed up? Then could they consider it a LEG event?
What if Flowers, Craig, and Austin also showed up?
This is a question that demands an answer, and one that no doubt will be debated for the next several decades, if not centuries.
On the other hand, if it’s decided that KP being present and running the event is, in fact, a quintessential part of a LEG event, then that decision also has repercussions.
It could be argued that to be a LEG event, it needs to be on a Thursday night, or on a Saturday (ironically, much like college football used to be before they ruined that sport).
So, if you have a Saturday where KP is running a cornhole tournament, and you have over a dozen LEG members present, should that be a LEG event?
If you answered yes to that question, then it’s hard to argue that Barn tournaments should not count as LEG events.
These are questions without easy answers, and it may very well be up to future generations to answer them.
But regardless of what’s decided, there were still cornhole performances that occurred at Roger’s house this week that should be noted.
KP Postscript: If you couldn’t tell by now, that fantastic intro was written by our first-ever guest “journalist” — Paul willingly, and unprompted, penned that opener.
You’d think this guy was an attorney, the way he used 600 words (yes, exactly 600 words) to construct an elaborate legal and academic argument that ultimately leads back to supporting his selfish, biased premise: he wants a winter Barn Cornhole Tournament to count as an official LEG title worthy of having his name engraved on The Cup.
Ain’t happening, Chief.
KP Post Postscript: Thank you, Paul, for contributing to the recap and keeping the 2026 recap streak alive.
And, somehow, you managed to make the absence of the league’s founder into a constitutional crisis while also proving you all don’t really need me.
GAME OF THE NIGHT
Choosing the Game of the Night and writing about it with the justice it deserves is quite difficult given the fact I was not in attendance. So, we’ll do this a little differently than normal.
Purely based on perusing the box score, Game 11 appears to be the most enticing game of the evening.
Rob and Craig partnered to battle Austin and Melissa.
For most of the game, this looked like a ho-hum victory for Rob and Craig.
They built leads of 10 points at three different points in the game — 10-0, 12-2, and 16-6.
However, Rob, a newcomer to LEG in recent weeks, learned an important lesson about life in this league: A game isn’t over just because you’re up 10 points.
Whatever sleepy, tingly feeling Austin and Melissa had in their right arms finally faded, allowing them to go on a tear.
Austin and Melissa proceeded to score the next 17 points of the game, flipping a 6-16 deficit into a 21-16 victory (really, 23-16 if we’re counting all points beyond 21).
Melissa accounted for 10 of her team’s points during the comeback, while Austin chipped in the other seven.
For Rob, it marked the first “choke” of his young LEG career. For those unfamiliar with the terminology, a choke occurs when a team holds at least a 10-point lead during a game and somehow manages to lose anyway.
Craig, meanwhile, wasn’t nearly as surprised by the result. This was his second choke of the season.
On the other side, Melissa recorded her second “comeback” of the season, while Austin picked up his first.
So, depending on which side of the 16-6 score you were standing on, Game 11 was either an impressive comeback, an epic collapse, or an excellent reminder that no lead is safe in LEG.
MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT
Again, this is difficult to assess simply by reading the box score. However, the fact that there were three bun runs within a four-game stretch is bananas.
WTF, guys (and gal)?
Roger hosted cornhole and somehow a weird swingers’ party broke out. 
For those keeping score at home:
Game 7: Joe and Flowers — 21, Big Mike and Craig — 0
Game 8: Rob and Austin — 21, Melissa and Roger — 0
At this point, someone must have realized that three consecutive shutouts would make the whole scheme look suspicious, so they apparently decided to dial it back.
Game 9: Big Mike and Joe — 21, Paul and Craig — 3
Very considerate of you guys.
Then, apparently satisfied that the conspiracy had been sufficiently concealed, they went right back to it.
Game 10: Roger and Joe — 21, Flowers and Paul — 0
So, to recap:
- Game 7: bun run
- Game 8: bun run
- Game 9: 21-3
- Game 10: not enough nudity yet, another bun run
Ya’ll are a weird group.
BIG MIKE’S BIG NIGHT
A quick shoutout to Big Mike, who put together a very nice night while also handling IT duties in KP’s absence.
Big Mike finished with an impressive 18.1 KPM, 5.7 PPR, 77% accuracy, and 1.3 cornholes per round.
For comparison, his season averages entering the night were 15.9 KPM, 5.0 PPR, 69% accuracy, and 1.1 cornholes per round.
AUSTIN GOES 8-1
Austin was also unbelievable, winning his first eight matches before finally dropping the last game of the night.
An 8-1 record isn’t too shabby.
This week’s box score is below.
| Week 13 Power Rank | Name | Week 13 Wins | Week 13 Losses | Week 13 Win % | Week 13 Saves | Week 13 Chokes | Week 13 Comebacks | Week 13 KPM | Week 13 Gross Points Per Round | Week 13 Toss Accruacy | Week 13 Cornholes Per Round | Week 13 Cornholes | Week 13 Cornholes Per Game | Week 13 Gross Points | Week 13 Gross Points Per Game | Week 13 Net Points For | Week 13 Net Points Against | Week 13 Net Points For Per Game | Week 13 Net Points Against Per Game | Week 13 Net Point Differential | Week 13 Foot Snags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe S. | 5 | 3 | 63% | 5 | - | - | 23.5 | 7.2 | 80% | 2.0 | 76 | 9.5 | 274 | 34.3 | 136 | 82 | 17.0 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2 | Austin | 8 | 1 | 89% | 4 | - | 1 | 22.4 | 6.9 | 79% | 1.9 | 105 | 11.7 | 386 | 42.9 | 173 | 122 | 19.2 | 13.6 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 3 | Rob | 4 | 2 | 67% | 4 | 1 | - | 20.9 | 6.4 | 74% | 1.7 | 52 | 8.7 | 193 | 32.2 | 113 | 57 | 18.8 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 4 | Roger | 3 | 5 | 38% | 3 | - | - | 18.2 | 5.7 | 72% | 1.4 | 65 | 8.1 | 262 | 32.8 | 123 | 123 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 5 | Paul G. | 3 | 5 | 38% | 2 | - | - | 18.2 | 5.7 | 72% | 1.4 | 62 | 7.8 | 250 | 31.3 | 91 | 143 | 11.4 | 17.9 | (6.5) | 0 |
| 6 | Mike R. | 5 | 3 | 63% | 4 | - | - | 18.1 | 5.7 | 77% | 1.3 | 58 | 7.3 | 251 | 31.4 | 140 | 105 | 17.5 | 13.1 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 7 | Flowers | 4 | 3 | 57% | 3 | - | - | 16.5 | 5.2 | 73% | 1.2 | 45 | 6.4 | 204 | 29.1 | 115 | 92 | 16.4 | 13.1 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 8 | Melissa | 2 | 4 | 33% | 1 | - | 1 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 58% | 0.8 | 25 | 4.2 | 126 | 21.0 | 61 | 110 | 10.2 | 18.3 | (8.2) | 0 |
| 9 | Craig F. | 0 | 8 | 0% | - | 1 | - | 9.7 | 3.2 | 51% | 0.6 | 20 | 2.5 | 114 | 14.3 | 50 | 168 | 6.3 | 21.0 | (14.8) | 0 |