LIVONIA, MICHIGAN – Sometimes it takes stepping back to see what’s right in front of you. And sometimes, what’s right in front of you is an 89-year-old man giving you a masterclass in perspective.

This week, Monte K., an 89-year-old resident of Livonia, became the oldest person to ever play in a LEG event. Despite his age and having minimal prior cornhole experience, Monte stepped to the boards and dropped an 11.3 KPM with 3.7 points per round (“PPR”), 56% accuracy, and 0.7 cornholes per round. For some context, those numbers would have been good enough for the second-best ranking during the 2017 season and would have comfortably landed him inside the Top 10 in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Think about that.

The rest of us were in our 20s, 30s, and 40s during those seasons, playing our asses off every week and barely producing numbers like that.

Monte is doing it at 89.

He finished the evening 2-4 and even collected a head-to-head victory over Paul G.

But none of that really matters. Monte’s contributions this week were much deeper than how he threw a bag.

The man is a physical specimen. He’s tall, fit, and glides with ease when he walks. And his handshake is so firm it’ll squeeze the balls out of your nut sack.

But Monte’s real superpower is his soul. Monte is kind. Genuine. Humble. The type of person who immediately makes you feel comfortable. The type of person who somehow radiates wisdom without trying to.

Those who didn’t play this week missed out.

And those who did play but failed to spend any time talking with him missed out too.

In one of my conversations with him, he made a simple comment that left a lasting impact:

“You have such a diverse, great group. What an opportunity to bond and learn from each other. The young guys can learn from the older ones, and vice versa. This is special.”

Monte is right. This is special.

The universe works in crazy ways. Two weeks ago, I was frustrated, overwhelmed, and quite frankly, I was being a little bitch while hosting Week 4. I was focusing on the handful of annoying things that come with organizing 20 grown men every Thursday instead of appreciating the bigger picture.

Then two weeks later, an innocent comment from an 89-year-old man completely reset my focus and appreciation for what LEG represents.

The irony is Monte probably has no idea he said anything profound. But it changed me.

I started LEG in 2016 because I missed my friends and wanted a reason to see them regularly. That’s it.

Cornhole was never the destination. It was just the vehicle for the destination – friendship, both old and new.

THAT is what LEG was about then, and it’s what it needs to continue to be about now.

The little things don’t matter. Winning and losing doesn’t matter. Statistics, ultimately, do not matter. Do I want to be as good as I can possibly be? Sure. Are there others with a similar mindset? Of course. But this needs to be a haven where we all escape on Thursday night. A change of scenery, a break from work frustrations, or a momentary pause from whatever is going on at home. A place where we can laugh, compete, bust balls, and enjoy a few hours surrounded by people we care about. That has always been LEG’s mission, and it’s about time we all – myself especially – remember that.

Thank you, Monte.

GAME OF THE WEEK

Normally, one game receives the Game of the Week honor. This week, picking just one felt impossible.

So, congratulations, gang. You get double the reading pleasure.

Nominee 1 – Game 14

Mike V. and Carl V. vs. KP and Bob M.

The opening round of this match set the tone when Mike V. edged KP, 10-8, to post the first points. At the opposite end of the boards, a battle between beginners was underway, and Carl was putting belt to ass right out of the gates.

Carl dominated with rounds of 4-1, 3-0, and 6-1, yielding 11 points during that stretch. Meanwhile, Mike V. scratched and clawed his way to six points against KP.

After eight rounds, Mike V. and Carl owned a commanding 17-7 lead.

KP, feeling inspired by the famous quote from our heavenly friend Galz, yelled down the boards to Bob: “We are right where we want to be, Bob. The game doesn’t start until you’re down at least 10 points.”

Bob laughed uncomfortably, letting the noise pass in one ear and out the other. He seemed perfectly content to surrender four more points, lose the game, and return to his chair.

But Bob clearly didn’t know his partner, nor did he appreciate the absolute, unyielding hate KP has for losing.

The very next round, KP executed a flawless sequence:

Bag 1: Perfect block

Bag 2: Push and replace (i.e., nudged the block into the hole and left another blocker on the board)

Bag 3: Push and replace

Bag 4: Push everything in the hole

The result was a devastating four-bagger and a 12-4 advantage. Suddenly, the lead was cut to 17-15.

Bob surrendered one point the next round. But hey, at least it wasn’t four! An 18-15 lead for Mike V. and Carl.

KP snagged two more points with an 8-6 round, followed by Bob miraculously escaping with another point, tying the game at 18-18.

In the final round, KP pressed his foot squarely on his opponent’s neck. Another four-bagger. Another 12 points.

The pressure caused Mike to spray two errant throws, giving KP a 12-8 final round advantage. Just like that, a game that appeared dead and buried transformed into a ridiculous 14-1 run and 21-18 comeback victory.

Nominee 2 – Game 19:

Dan G. and Roger vs. Mike V. and Rumel

Mike V. and Rumel steadily built a 12-2 advantage, with each player contributing six points during that stretch, powered by a pair of huge 5-point rounds. Was that 10-point lead fool’s gold? After all, the first 10 rounds were mostly washes or 1-point grinders, save for those two massive 5-point rounds.

The Mikes certainly didn’t believe in fool’s gold, upping their lead to 16-7 after 14 rounds and appearing to have total control of the game.

That is, until a barrage of cornhole punches sent them stumbling into the ropes. The Mikes combined to throw exactly one bag on the board and seven bags on the ground in their final eight throws of the game.

Dan and Roger seized the moment, delivering knockout blows like Little Mack against Glass Joe. They won the 15th round 10-1 and the 16th round 6-0 to pull off one of the most improbable rallies you’ll ever witness. They strung together a 14-0 run in just two rounds to hand their opponents a monumental choke.

Poor Mike V. added two chokes to his ledger this week, with those catastrophes coming in two of his final three games. After that last collapse, he decided “dehydration” was suddenly creeping up on him and it was time to end his night.

In other words, Roger broke him.

MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT

Many of you were likely anticipating the Mushroom Stamp Moment (“MSM”) coming from one of those two massive comeback games. And sure, those games had deserving moments.

Instead, we’re giving this week’s MSM to Dan G., who spent Thursday night using cornhole as a weapon to psychologically torture his older brother, Rick.

The algorithm paired Dan and Rick on opposite teams twice. Both times, Dan intentionally walked to the exact same end of the boards as Rick.

It was calculated. It was cold. One could argue it was cruel.

After all, Rick doesn’t even play cornhole.

But clearly Dan was looking to settle some old childhood debts.

Dan outscored Rick 48-14 across the two games, and his teams easily coasted to victory in both matchups by a combined score of 42-7.

There was no brotherly love on this night. Just decades of unresolved sibling business being settled one bag at a time.

For that ruthless display, Dan G. earns this week’s Mushroom Stamp Moment.

Honorable Mention MSM goes to KP, for his psychotic refusal to lose. He finished the night with an unblemished 8-0 record, 25.4 KPM and nine four-baggers (a LEG record for four-baggers in one week).

That’s a wrap. Another Thursday with grown men laughing, bonding, busting balls, and forgetting about life for a few hours.

This week’s box score is below.

Week 5 Power Rank	Name	Week 5 Wins	Week 5 Losses	Week 5 Win %	Week 5 Saves	Week 5 Chokes	Week 5 Comebacks	Week 5 KPM	Week 5 Gross Points Per Round	Week 5 Toss Accruacy	Week 5 Cornholes Per Round	Week 5 Cornholes	Week 5 Cornholes Per Game	Week 5 Gross Points	Week 5 Gross Points Per Game	Week 5 Net Points For	Week 5 Net Points Against	Week 5 Net Points For Per Game	Week 5 Net Points Against Per Game	Week 5 Net Point Differential	Week 5 Foot Snags
1	KP	8	0	100%	4	-	1	25.4	7.8	86%	2.2	115	14.4	412	51.5	168	87	21.0	10.9	10.1	0
2	Roger	5	2	71%	4	-	1	19.4	6.0	73%	1.6	68	9.7	265	37.9	133	89	19.0	12.7	6.3	0
3	Dan G.	5	4	56%	4	-	1	18.2	5.8	83%	1.3	66	7.3	307	34.1	141	111	15.7	12.3	3.3	0
4	Jeff M.	3	2	60%	2	-	-	18.1	5.7	78%	1.3	51	10.2	223	44.6	91	77	18.2	15.4	2.8	0
5	Mike V.	4	3	57%	4	2	-	16.9	5.3	72%	1.2	48	6.9	208	29.7	121	83	17.3	11.9	5.4	0
6	Austin	6	4	60%	5	-	-	16.7	5.3	76%	1.2	62	6.2	288	28.8	168	136	16.8	13.6	3.2	0
7	Flowers	2	5	29%	1	-	-	15.7	5.0	66%	1.2	51	7.3	218	31.1	97	131	13.9	18.7	(4.9)	0
8	Mike R.	3	5	38%	3	1	-	15.6	4.9	66%	1.2	47	5.9	202	25.3	108	118	13.5	14.8	(1.3)	0
9	Paul G.	2	4	33%	2	-	-	13.7	4.4	67%	0.9	25	4.2	128	21.3	59	98	9.8	16.3	(6.5)	0
10	Monte K.	2	4	33%	-	-	-	11.3	3.7	56%	0.7	29	4.8	150	25.0	65	113	10.8	18.8	(8.0)	0
11	Carl V.	2	5	29%	-	1	-	9.2	3.1	55%	0.4	18	2.6	126	18.0	81	140	11.6	20.0	(8.4)	0
12	Bob M.	1	1	50%	-	-	1	8.1	2.8	56%	0.3	5	2.5	50	25.0	35	39	17.5	19.5	(2.0)	0
13	Rick G.	1	5	17%	1	-	-	6.9	2.3	42%	0.3	10	1.7	74	12.3	61	106	10.2	17.7	(7.5)	0

Week 5 Box Score

BEVERLY HILLS, MICHIGAN – “Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, was just a freight train coming your way.”

One of the best Metallica songs (“No Leaf Clover”) has lyrics that perfectly summarize Week 4.

Nineteen players showed up this week, and 18 of them were mesmerized by that soothing light at the end of the tunnel. Turns out, that light was a freight train named Austin, and he was on a mission to blow their asses up.

THE FREIGHT TRAIN

Austin rolls in each week with a chill vibe that only Snoop Dogg can rival. He’s unassuming. He’s quiet. But this week? He flipped a switch and turned into a heat-seeking missile.

Austin breezed to a flawless 4-0 record, dismantling his opponents by an average score of 21–3.8. That is an astonishing +17.2 scoring differential across four games.

If that’s not enough to impress, how about this statistical carnage:

• 7.7 Points Per Round (“PPR”)
• 2.1 Cornholes Per Round (53% of his bags thrown went in the hole)
• 86% Accuracy

Still not impressed? While Austin was dropping 7.7 PPR, he suffocated his opponents, holding them to a meager 4.4 PPR. Austin averaged a massive +3.3 points EVERY ROUND this week. It was as if he was playing the game with four bags, while his opponents were playing with three.

Austin’s superb week vaulted him from #5 in the Power Rankings to #3.

GAME OF THE NIGHT

One of the best matches of the week featured Apex (led by Kentucky Mike and Roger) squaring off against the Mastodons (featuring Craig and KP).

This game included some massive scoring swings, but more uniquely, different segments of the game had completely different players stepping up. It was a bizarre case of certain players coming to the forefront to absolutely dominate, only to fade entirely into the shadows during the next stretch.

For example, the Mastodons jumped out to a commanding 15-9 lead. KP was the catalyst, scoring 14 of the Mastodons’ 15 points during that opening stretch.

But then KP faded like Homer Simpson into the hedges, scoring in only one round for the remainder of the match.

After struggling to contain KP early on, Roger finally found his rhythm. He strapped Apex to his back and guided his team on a 10-4 spurt to tie the game at 19-19.

Meanwhile, Craig was slow out of the gates, scoring just once in the first nine rounds of the game (+1 point in the fourth round). But when his partner disappeared, Craig stepped forward to counterbalance Roger’s surge for Apex.

Finding his clutch gene when his team needed it most, Craig scored in each of his final three rounds. With the game deadlocked at 19-19, Craig delivered a walk-off 8-5 round over Kentucky Mike to seal the victory.

Final Score: Mastodons 21, Apex 19.

MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT

This week’s Mushroom Stamp Moment (“MSM”) takes us to Game 7, where Paul and Matt H. squared off against Roger and JV in a matchup that proved no lead is ever truly safe.

Paul and Matt exploded out of the gate, racing to a 14-4 lead. They were cruising, making the game look easy.

And then, it was erased in the blink of an eye.

JV climbed the turnbuckle, flew off the top rope, and levied the boom on Matt with a massive 9-4 advantage in the 10th round. This came immediately after Roger dropped a 6-3 hammer on Paul in the 9th. Suddenly, the 10-point deficit had vanished.

14-13, Paul and Matt.

Fast forward a few rounds to the 14th, and JV officially flipped the script, giving his team a 20-18 lead. Riding the momentum of their current 16-4 run, Roger chipped in the final point with a 7-6 advantage over Paul in the 15th round to earn the victory.

Final Score: 21-18. Comeback for Roger and JV. Choke for Paul and Matt.

This 10-point, devastating comeback by Roger and JV easily earns this week’s MSM honors.

Also of note: Paul now officially leads the league in chokes with two. Privately, Paul side-texted KP on May 6. Paul had been perusing the LEG website, admiring prior year statistics. Paul texted, “Congratulations on having the most wins and highest KPM. I highlighted the most important stat though”.

He sent a picture of the 2025 LEG Power Rankings highlighting the fact Paul had zero chokes for the season, while KP had one. It was a subtle jab at KP. Fast forward four weeks and Paul is holding two chokes already this season.

It’s as if there are cornhole Gods dishing out bowls of karma.

This week’s box score is below.

Week 4 Power Rank	Name	Week 4 Wins	Week 4 Losses	Week 4 Win %	Week 4 Saves	Week 4 Chokes	Week 4 Comebacks	Week 4 KPM	Week 4 Gross Points Per Round	Week 4 Toss Accruacy	Week 4 Cornholes Per Round	Week 4 Cornholes	Week 4 Cornholes Per Game	Week 4 Gross Points	Week 4 Gross Points Per Game	Week 4 Net Points For	Week 4 Net Points Against	Week 4 Net Points For Per Game	Week 4 Net Points Against Per Game	Week 4 Net Point Differential	Week 4 Foot Snags
1	Austin	4	0	100%	4	-	-	24.9	7.7	86%	2.1	42	10.5	153	38.3	84	15	21.0	3.8	17.3	0
2	KP	3	0	100%	2	-	-	20.7	6.4	75%	1.7	34	11.3	128	42.7	63	31	21.0	10.3	10.7	0
3	Roger	2	1	67%	1	-	1	19.0	5.9	66%	1.6	32	10.7	117	39.0	47	48	15.7	16.0	(0.3)	0
4	Joe S.	1	1	50%	1	-	-	18.7	5.8	73%	1.5	16	8.0	64	32.0	28	27	14.0	13.5	0.5	0
5	Dibble	1	1	50%	1	-	-	18.7	5.8	66%	1.6	25	12.5	92	46.0	40	27	20.0	13.5	6.5	0
6	Matt H.	1	2	33%	1	1	-	18.4	5.8	78%	1.4	27	9.0	116	38.7	53	48	17.7	16.0	1.7	0
7	Brent	1	0	100%	-	-	-	18.2	5.6	66%	1.5	12	12.0	45	45.0	21	19	21.0	19.0	2.0	0
8	Paul G.	1	1	50%	1	1	-	17.3	5.6	87%	1.1	16	8.0	84	42.0	39	31	19.5	15.5	4.0	0
9	Flowers	1	2	33%	1	-	-	15.9	4.9	60%	1.3	19	6.3	74	24.7	37	51	12.3	17.0	(4.7)	0
10	Erik	0	2	0%	-	-	-	15.9	5.1	73%	1.1	14	7.0	66	33.0	12	42	6.0	21.0	(15.0)	0
11	Jake	0	2	0%	-	-	-	15.5	4.9	70%	1.1	15	7.5	69	34.5	22	42	11.0	21.0	(10.0)	0
12	Dan G.	1	1	50%	-	-	-	15.5	5.0	75%	1.0	15	7.5	75	37.5	24	40	12.0	20.0	(8.0)	0
13	Bushie	2	1	67%	1	-	-	13.9	4.5	68%	0.9	15	5.0	76	25.3	51	36	17.0	12.0	5.0	0
14	Will V.	2	0	100%	2	-	-	13.0	4.3	71%	0.7	10	5.0	60	30.0	42	12	21.0	6.0	15.0	0
15	JV	2	1	67%	1	-	1	11.7	3.8	58%	0.7	11	3.7	57	19.0	43	44	14.3	14.7	(0.3)	0
16	Kentucky Mike	1	1	50%	1	-	-	11.7	3.9	64%	0.6	9	4.5	54	27.0	31	28	15.5	14.0	1.5	0
17	Mike V.	0	1	0%	-	-	-	9.4	3.1	57%	0.4	3	3.0	22	22.0	6	21	6.0	21.0	(15.0)	0
18	Melissa	0	3	0%	-	-	-	8.5	2.8	46%	0.5	9	3.0	53	17.7	19	63	6.3	21.0	(14.7)	0

Week 4 Box Score

BEVERLY HILLS, MICHIGAN — Today, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (LEG) officially announced a fundamental evolution to its Thursday night cornhole format. Starting in Week 3, a squad-based team concept will begin, serving as a supplement to the traditional Thursday model of random partner rotations. The league’s three signature annual tournaments (Preseason Kick-Off, Singles and Postseason tournaments) are the pinnacle of the league, and will remain unchanged. This new infrastructure is specifically designed to inject higher stakes and heightened rivalries into regular Thursday nights.

The core motivation behind this proposal is simple: everyone raves about the game of 50s at the end of each Thursday, and a major reason is the team camaraderie and unique format. We want to build on that chemistry, while also giving Thursday nights a feel as though teams are actively playing for a collective goal with bigger stakes and bragging rights.

With the help of the LEG Competition Committee (consisting of Erik, JV, Nick and Paul G.) we’ve drafted players into six fixed four-person roster configurations. Below is the list of inaugural teams:

-Joe S.
-Matt H.
-Bushie
-Grandpa Dan

-Kentucky Mike
-Mike V.
-Roger
-Dibble

-Jake
-Austin
-Erik
-Brent

-KP
-JV
-Craig
-Coach Mike

-Mike R.
-Turley
-JG
-Barker

-Nick
-Paul G.
-Melissa
-Flowers

APPROVED COMPETITIVE FORMATS
To ensure unparalleled variety and emphasize the importance of strategic decision-making throughout the season, the new format schedule strictly prohibits repeat matchups. For example, when the Petoskeys play the Penguins, Nick and Paul G. could only play Turley and Barker in a doubles match one time this season.

Teams are expected to play at least one official teams match each week, unless no players are in attendance in a given week.

To accommodate fluctuating weekly attendance and add layers of strategy, matches can be
contested under four distinct formats, selected based on who is present at each night:

1. Traditional Doubles Match
Two players from Team A square off against two players from Team B in a standard cancellation-scoring battle to 21.

2. The 50s Match
A minimum of three rostered players must be present from each competing squad to play a 50s match.

3. Alternate-Shot Doubles
Two players from Team A each team line up at the exact same end of the board as two players from Team B. The throwing sequence is as follows: Player 1 from Team A throws bag one; Player 1 from Team B throws bag two; Player 2 from Team A throws bag three; Player 2 from Team B throws bag
four. The match is scored following traditional cancellation-scoring to 21.

4. Singles
While a team-centric league strongly discourages individual play, this format serves as a contingency in the event that only one squad member is present on a given Thursday – they can play qualifying games on behalf of their entire squad.

We are excited about this development, and hope you are too!

Stay tuned for more details as the season progresses.

CLAWSON, MICHIGAN – Heavy lies the crown.

After Week 1, Flowers sat alone atop the Power Rankings for the first time in his career, thanks to a scorching 19.6 KPM.

The question was, how would he handle the altitude?

The answer, at least initially, was not great.

Instead of stepping to the boards and ripping bags with the confidence that got him there, Flowers fell victim to the ultimate mind-killer.

He started stat-watching.

He played tense. He played for the spreadsheet, trying to protect his numbers instead of just beating his opponent. This led to some rough early game struggles, throwing pedestrian games of 4.7, 5.0, and 5.5 points per round (“PPR”).

And then he snapped out of it.

He stopped worrying about math and started throwing bags. The result? He didn’t just recover – he ended up exceeding his Week 1 numbers, finishing the night with a 4-2 record, a 6.2 ppr, and a staggering 19.9 KPM.

GAME OF THE NIGHT

If you like grueling, defensive trench warfare, Game 11 was a masterpiece. Paul and Turley squared off against Brent and Matt H. in a matchup that turned into a 25-round marathon of attrition that featured 14 rounds ending in a wash.

Early on, it looked like a massacre. Paul and Turley exploded out of the gates, mounting an 11-0 lead that left Brent and Matt searching for answers.

They found them, eventually clawing back to make it 11-6.

Then the game slowed to a crawl with six consecutive wash rounds.

Bag after bag canceling each other out. Frustration building, arms getting heavy, and everybody trying to break the scoring drought.

Paul finally broke the stalemate to push the lead to 17-6, but Matt refused to go quietly, catching fire and dropping 9 points in two rounds against Turley, rapidly shrinking the deficit to 17-16.

The anxiety on the boards was palpable. Staring down the barrel of an epic 11-0 collapse, the air completely left the room for Paul and Turley.

But Paul wasn’t about to let his team choke.

With the momentum entirely flipped and the game hanging in the balance, Paul stepped up and delivered a ruthless 8-1 knockout punch over Brent, slamming the door shut on the comeback before it could be completed.

Final score: 21-16.

MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT

You can’t talk about Week 2 highlights without discussing when Bushie went berserk.

In Game 16, he found himself locked in a heavyweight bout against Joe. Joe was throwing gas all game, ending with an 8 PPR. In most games, against most opponents, that’s enough to carry his team to victory.

Bushie didn’t care. He threw as though he was 10 Coors Light deep and 30 minutes into a 40 mg ride. Maybe he was.

Bushie averaged a blistering 7.4 PPR to completely stymie Joe’s barrage, matching him blow for blow while dragging his team to a 21-10 victory.

But his magnum opus came in Game 13.

Staring at a bleak 17-7 deficit, the game felt out of reach.

Then Bushie went into psycho mode.

He unleashed a massive four-bagger, winning the 17^th round over Paul, 12-6, and single-handedly shifting the momentum of the match. Bushie’s 12-6 round ignited a 14-1 team run that powered Bushie and Matt to a comeback win over Paul and Melissa.

Final score: 21-18. Comeback for Bushie and Matt. Choke for Paul and Melissa.

These sequences earned Bushie this week’s Mushroom Stamp Moment.

This week’s box score is below.

Week 2 Power Rank	Name	Week 2 Wins	Week 2 Losses	Week 2 Win %	Week 2 Saves	Week 2 Chokes	Week 2 Comebacks	Week 2 KPM	Week 2 Gross Points Per Round	Week 2 Toss Accruacy	Week 2 Cornholes Per Round	Week 2 Cornholes	Week 2 Cornholes Per Game	Week 2 Gross Points	Week 2 Gross Points Per Game	Week 2 Net Points For	Week 2 Net Points Against	Week 2 Net Points For Per Game	Week 2 Net Points Against Per Game	Week 2 Net Point Differential	Week 2 Foot Snags
1	KP	6	1	86%	6	-	-	23.0	7.1	83%	1.9	76	10.9	284	40.6	136	68	19.4	9.7	9.7	0
2	Roger	1	4	20%	1	-	-	22.5	6.9	77%	1.9	59	11.8	214	42.8	78	93	15.6	18.6	(3.0)	0
3	Joe S.	2	4	33%	2	-	-	20.3	6.3	76%	1.6	62	10.3	239	39.8	81	107	13.5	17.8	(4.3)	0
4	Flowers	4	2	67%	3	-	-	19.9	6.2	76%	1.6	52	8.7	204	34.0	90	81	15.0	13.5	1.5	0
5	Austin	4	3	57%	3	-	-	19.5	6.1	76%	1.5	59	8.4	237	33.9	121	99	17.3	14.1	3.1	0
6	Brent	3	3	50%	2	-	-	18.3	5.7	74%	1.4	60	10.0	247	41.2	107	101	17.8	16.8	1.0	0
7	Paul G.	2	5	29%	2	1	-	18.3	5.7	70%	1.4	75	10.7	296	42.3	103	127	14.7	18.1	(3.4)	0
8	Bushie	3	4	43%	1	-	1	18.0	5.7	75%	1.3	56	8.0	238	34.0	84	128	12.0	18.3	(6.3)	0
9	Matt H.	2	5	29%	-	-	1	17.2	5.5	77%	1.2	68	9.7	312	44.6	114	141	16.3	20.1	(3.9)	0
10	Turley	5	1	83%	5	-	-	17.2	5.5	74%	1.2	52	8.7	229	38.2	121	72	20.2	12.0	8.2	0
11	Dibble	2	2	50%	2	-	-	16.4	5.1	67%	1.2	26	6.5	108	27.0	63	53	15.8	13.3	2.5	0
12	Mike R.	3	4	43%	2	-	-	16.0	5.0	61%	1.3	57	8.1	224	32.0	93	129	13.3	18.4	(5.1)	0
13	JV	4	2	67%	3	-	-	15.6	5.0	69%	1.1	34	5.7	154	25.7	95	78	15.8	13.0	2.8	0
14	Melissa	3	4	43%	2	1	-	14.7	4.6	60%	1.1	53	7.6	222	31.7	108	117	15.4	16.7	(1.3)	0

Week 2 Box Score

BEVERLY HILLS, MICHIGAN — Week 1 of the 2026 season opened under conditions that felt more like a November game at Lambeau Field than a Spring cornhole opener. Temperatures dropped, hands went numb, and the boards offered no mercy.

Early rounds played lightning fast before conditions abruptly shifted into a sticky, painfully slow mess that even frustrated players who prefer slower conditions. Most players never fully adjusted, resulting in scores and KPMs that looked more like blood alcohol readings than competitive statistics.

Nearly everybody struggled.

Except Flowers.

While the rest of the league fought the elements, Flowers casually delivered the best statistical performance of his career. He posted a scorching 19.6 KPM, obliterating his previous career high of 17.0, fueled by 6.1 points per round and 1.6 cornholes per round.

The breakout performance propelled Flowers to a 3-1 evening and immediately launched him to the #1 spot in the Power Rankings.

GAME OF THE NIGHT

Right out of the gate, Game 1 delivered enough drama to make the remaining slate feel unnecessary.

JV and Coach Mike squared off against Austin and Craig in an instant classic that stayed tight from the opening round. Neither team could gain meaningful separation, with the match slowly evolving into a tense chess match.

Austin and Craig finally appeared to seize control late, piecing together consecutive two-point rounds in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh to stretch a narrow 14-13 lead into a commanding 20-13 advantage.

At that point, the energy shifted.

Austin looked confident.
Craig looked relieved.
Coach Mike looked mildly annoyed in a way that suggested he was about to teach everybody a lesson from 2016.

JV refused to let the match die quietly.

On the brink of losing the match, he answered with an enormous 8-5 round win over Austin in Round 12, trimming the deficit to 20-16 and suddenly making everyone uncomfortable again.

Then came the pressure cooker.

With the game hanging in the balance, still locked at 20-16, JV and Austin proceeded to throw a double four-bagger wash in the next round.

Twelve points.

Twelve points.

Nobody gained a damn thing.

Craig opened the next round beautifully with a perfect first-bag block. Coach Mike responded with his patented back-handed taint tickler — a shot so filthy both in execution and name that several newer league members visibly questioned what kind of organization they had joined.

The bag climbed over Craig’s blocker and dropped directly into the hole.

Craig immediately followed by firing his second bag completely off the board, which is never ideal when trying to close out a game.

Things deteriorated rapidly after that.

Coach Mike delivered ANOTHER back-handed taint tickler into the hole, giving his team a commanding 6-1 advantage midway through the round. Desperate to recover, Craig attempted to push his blocker through with his third bag, only to launch it off the back of the board again.

Coach Mike calmly boarded his third bag to make it 7-1.

At this point, Craig needed a cornhole just to survive.

Instead, he delivered another failed cleanup attempt with his final bag, sealing the comeback victory before Coach Mike even needed to throw his last bag.

Final score: 21-20.

Craig, still visibly processing the emotional damage inflicted by the back-handed taint tickler, could only shake his head while congratulating the winners.

Coach Mike, meanwhile, turned toward the crowd and delivered the line of the night:

“Hey, I used to be somebody around here. You know that right?”

And honestly? He wasn’t wrong.

Long before the days of YouTube tutorials and overpriced resin bags, Coach Mike was already rolling shots and ruining evenings. That final round felt like vintage Coach Mike: part skill, part swagger, part psychological warfare.

For that performance, Coach Mike earns the first Mushroom Stamp Moment of the 2026 season.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week’s box score is below.

Week 1 Box Score

Power Rank	Name	Week 1 Wins	Week 1 Losses	Week 1 Win %	Week 1 Saves	Week 1 Chokes	Week 1 Comebacks	Week 1 KPM	Week 1 Gross Points Per Round	Week 1 Toss Accruacy	Week 1 Cornholes Per Round	Week 1 Cornholes	Week 1 Cornholes Per Game	Week 1 Gross Points	Week 1 Gross Points Per Game	Week 1 Net Points For	Week 1 Net Points Against	Week 1 Net Points For Per Game	Week 1 Net Points Against Per Game	Week 1 Net Point Differential	Week 1 Foot Snags
1	Flowers	3	1	75%	2	-	-	19.6	6.1	74%	1.6	36	9.0	140	35.0	72	48	18.0	12.0	6.0	0
2	Austin	3	3	50%	1	-	-	18.6	5.8	73%	1.4	62	10.3	249	41.5	112	112	18.7	18.7	0.0	0
3	Brent	2	2	50%	2	-	-	18.4	5.8	80%	1.3	33	8.3	146	36.5	76	58	19.0	14.5	4.5	0
4	KP	3	2	60%	2	-	1	18.3	5.8	76%	1.4	38	7.6	161	32.2	81	82	16.2	16.4	(0.2)	0
5	Joe S.	3	2	60%	2	-	-	18.2	5.7	76%	1.3	39	7.8	166	33.2	90	70	18.0	14.0	4.0	0
6	Barker	2	1	67%	1	1	-	17.6	5.6	76%	1.3	29	9.7	128	42.7	58	46	19.3	15.3	4.0	0
7	JV	3	1	75%	1	-	-	16.3	5.1	70%	1.2	33	8.3	144	36.0	68	72	17.0	18.0	(1.0)	0
8	Paul G.	1	3	25%	-	-	-	16.1	5.1	69%	1.2	29	7.3	127	31.8	57	83	14.3	20.8	(6.5)	0
9	Erik	1	2	33%	-	1	-	15.5	4.9	71%	1.1	18	6.0	84	28.0	48	62	16.0	20.7	(4.7)	0
10	Turley	2	2	50%	2	-	-	14.7	4.8	79%	0.8	20	5.0	116	29.0	62	55	15.5	13.8	1.8	0
11	Craig F.	2	2	50%	2	-	-	13.7	4.4	65%	0.9	20	5.0	97	24.3	77	50	19.3	12.5	6.8	0
12	Coach Mike	3	1	75%	1	-	1	13.5	4.4	67%	0.8	21	5.3	109	27.3	72	66	18.0	16.5	1.5	0
13	Melissa	0	5	0%	-	-	-	12.3	4.0	63%	0.7	19	3.8	104	20.8	53	105	10.6	21.0	(10.4)	0
14	Dibble	0	1	0%	-	-	-	10.8	3.3	31%	1.0	4	4.0	13	13.0	4	21	4.0	21.0	(17.0)	0