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

Week 9 Box Score

BEVERLY HILLS, MICHIGAN – Week 12 brought us back to the sometimes-friendly confines of Bushie’s backyard.

Thankfully, there were no threats from neighbor Clarence to Hulk-smash Mike R.’s vehicle, nor were the police called seventeen times by other neighbors. If you’ve forgotten about Clarence, feel free to revisit the 2025 Week 14 recap and refresh your memory – https://legcornhole.com/2025-week-14-recap/.

But there was the typical cold welcome from our host, Bushie, whose level of joy seemed somewhere between colonoscopy prep and having to deal with the 60-plus-year-old ladies who screwed up accounts payable.

Bushie channeled his rage—not toward his unwanted cornhole guests, but toward his cornhole game.

He couldn’t have started the night much better.

In the opening game of the night, Bushie drilled a walk-off four-bagger against Paul, helping him and KP cruise to a 21-8 victory. Bushie threw 6.6 points per round (“PPR”) and outscored Paul head-to-head.

Then in his second game of the night (Game 3 overall), Bushie hung tough head-to-head against KP, particularly late in the game. Down 14-1, Bushie elevated his game, stymied KP and gave Flowers a chance to make up ground against Melissa. Bushie’s final four rounds against KP went 9-8, 10-10, 12-10, and 9-10. Unfortunately for Bushie and Flowers, Melissa wasn’t interested in participating in the comeback story. She scored six points during that stretch, including the game-winning points.

Still, Bushie finished that game by throwing 7.6 PPR, providing a glimpse of the ceiling that makes him one of the more intriguing players in the league.

Then Bushie took a very long break to cook, crush Coors Light and hit a few “hugers” in the basement.

Upon returning to the boards, he understandably “slipped” to a 5.4 PPR average over his final few games. Apparently crushing beers and indulging in basement hugers does not maximize fine motor skills.

Even so, Bushie finished the night averaging 6.1 PPR, 79% accuracy and 1.5 cornholes per round, producing a 19.4 KPM and a 2-3 record.

For the season, Bushie has quietly been very good. He’s sitting at #11 in the Power Rankings and is knocking on the door of the top 10.

When he’s not impersonating the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Bushie is firmly in the conversation for the 2026 LEG Most Improved Player award.

PLAYING GREAT ENOUGH TO LOSE

Paul somehow defied logic, turning an outstanding individual performance into a loss in Game 5.

He was red-hot, throwing an 8.5 PPR and outscoring Flowers by an average of 1.83 points per round. Yet somehow, his team still lost.

At the other end of the boards, Nick was doing essentially the same thing to Mike V. A doubles match became a bizarre race to see who could outscore his opponent faster: Nick against Mike V., or Paul against Flowers?

Paul’s 1.83-point differential was exceptional.

Nick’s was even better.

He outscored Mike V. by 2.83 points per round.

Despite Nick’s relatively pedestrian 6.0 PPR compared to Paul’s 8.5, that advantage in differential per round was enough to eke out a 21-20 victory.

Don’t feel too bad for Paul, though. He still averaged 7.4 PPR for the night and posted a 23.9 KPM.

GAME OF THE NIGHT

Choosing the Game of the Night is never easy, but Week 12 proved extraordinarily difficult.

Several games had legitimate claims:

• Game 5, where Paul and Nick essentially raced each other to 21 points while their teammates tried to keep up.
• Game 12, an intense battle of heavy hitters featuring KP and Dibble against Nick and Joe (more on that game later).
• Game 10, a 21-round nail-biter in which Matt H. and Erik edged Grandpa Dan and Melissa, 21-16.
• Game 15, a 27-round, 30-minute marathon where Paul and Erik outlasted KP and Matt H., 21-19.

In the end, however, Game 14 earns the honor.

Grandpa Dan and Joe squared off against Dibble and Nick in a matchup that, on paper, looked heavily tilted toward the latter.

And the opening three rounds did absolutely nothing but reinforce Dibble and Nick as favorites.

Dibble came out firing, throwing a four-bagger in the first round and grabbing two points.

Nick added five more in the second, beating Joe 8-3.

Then Dibble took down Grandpa Dan 8-7 in the third for another point.

After three rounds, the score was 8-0. Let the blowout commence.

Except Joe wasn’t having it.

In the fourth round, Joe rejected the notion of a blowout with the authority of the late, great Dikembe Mutombo. He stuffed a four-bagger right back in Nick’s face, scoring five points while wagging his finger.

Joe and Grandpa Dan refused to stop scoring, ripping off 21 consecutive points for a blowout win of their own.

The underdogs win! Grandpa Dan and Joe 21, Dibble and Nick 8.

Joe stepped into a phone booth between the third and fourth rounds and emerged as Superman. Over his final four rounds, he averaged an absurd 9.5 PPR.

Nick played very well against him, averaging 7.5 PPR during the same stretch. It just didn’t matter. There was no slowing down the locomotive Joe had become.

On the other side, Dibble had a dramatic fall from grace. After his strong start, he limped to the finish line at just 4.3 PPR over his final four rounds. Grandpa Dan added insult to injury, averaging 7.8 PPR during Dibble’s collapse.

Most Games of the Week are decided by a few clutch rounds, a late comeback or a dramatic finish.

This one earned the honor because of how stunning the upset was.

The game went from 8-0 to 8-21.

Joe and Grandpa Dan winning was not a huge Cinderella story. But winning in such blowout fashion, scoring 21 unanswered points against two elite players was very impressive.

Well done, fellas.

MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT

Game 12 was another legitimate Game of the Night candidate, featuring Dibble and KP against Joe and Nick.

And this one lived up to the billing.

All four players were throwing lights out: Joe at 7.1 PPR, Dibble at 7.3, Nick at 7.6 and KP at an unreal 9.0.

The game also featured some ridiculous momentum swings.

KP and Dibble jumped out to leads of 11-0 and 16-2, looking as though they were running away with the match.

Then Joe jumped into the phone booth again. He hammered Dibble with a 12-2 round, cutting the deficit to 16-12.

Nick and Joe kept coming. Soon, they climbed all the way back to 18-15.

But they never got any closer because Dibble had enough.

In the 15th round, with KP and Dibble limping toward the finish line and desperately trying to survive a 15-2 run from Joe and Nick, Dibble delivered when his team needed him most.

Dibble hit a walk-off four-bagger to outscore Joe 12-4 in the round, giving his team the final three points it needed to escape with the victory.

Without that round, KP and Dibble may have watched a 16-2 lead disappear completely.

For that reason, Dibble’s walk-off four-bagger earns this week’s Mushroom Stamp Moment.

This week’s box score is below.

Week 12 Power Rank	Name	Week 12 Wins	Week 12 Losses	Week 12 Win %	Week 12 Saves	Week 12 Chokes	Week 12 Comebacks	Week 12 KPM	Week 12 Gross Points Per Round	Week 12 Toss Accruacy	Week 12 Cornholes Per Round	Week 12 Cornholes	Week 12 Cornholes Per Game	Week 12 Gross Points	Week 12 Gross Points Per Game	Week 12 Net Points For	Week 12 Net Points Against	Week 12 Net Points For Per Game	Week 12 Net Points Against Per Game	Week 12 Net Point Differential	Week 12 Foot Snags
1	KP	7	0	100%	6	-	-	26.2	8.0	89%	2.2	107	15.3	385	55.0	147	63	21.0	9.0	12.0	0
2	Paul G.	3	3	50%	2	-	-	23.9	7.4	88%	2.0	74	12.3	281	46.8	110	86	18.3	14.3	4.0	0
3	Nick	4	3	57%	3	-	-	22.9	7.0	80%	1.9	79	11.3	289	41.3	113	106	16.1	15.1	1.0	0
4	Joe S.	4	2	67%	3	-	-	21.6	6.7	81%	1.7	64	10.7	248	41.3	111	74	18.5	12.3	6.2	0
5	Bushie	2	3	40%	2	-	-	19.4	6.1	79%	1.5	44	8.8	183	36.6	62	83	12.4	16.6	(4.2)	0
6	Matt H.	4	3	57%	3	-	-	19.2	6.1	87%	1.3	67	9.6	312	44.6	106	111	15.1	15.9	(0.7)	0
7	Dan G.	2	5	29%	2	-	-	18.1	5.8	81%	1.3	60	8.6	276	39.4	111	119	15.9	17.0	(1.1)	0
8	Dibble	2	4	33%	2	-	-	17.9	5.6	71%	1.4	54	9.0	218	36.3	82	110	13.7	18.3	(4.7)	0
9	Flowers	4	3	57%	2	-	-	16.8	5.4	78%	1.1	44	6.3	210	30.0	103	105	14.7	15.0	(0.3)	0
10	Erik	1	3	25%	1	-	-	16.0	5.1	73%	1.1	36	9.0	169	42.3	54	79	13.5	19.8	(6.3)	0
11	Melissa	4	3	57%	2	-	-	15.5	4.9	69%	1.1	53	7.6	241	34.4	110	111	15.7	15.9	(0.1)	0
12	Mike V.	1	6	14%	-	-	-	9.8	3.3	59%	0.5	18	2.6	128	18.3	79	141	11.3	20.1	(8.9)	0

Week 12 Box Score

BEVERLY HILLS, MICHIGAN – For a guy whose game apparently depends on a steady diet of Matchbox 20, Goo Goo Dolls and Gin Blossoms, Paul somehow found a way to throw lights out all night.

Paul finished 3-1, finally breaking free from a slump that had lingered for more than a month. Paul entered the night ranked 13th in the league, carrying a 16.7 KPM built on 5.3 points per round (“PPR”), 74% accuracy and 1.2 cornholes per round—numbers well below what we’ve come to expect from one of the league’s better shooters.

Tonight? He got himself back on track in a big way. Paul averaged 7.7 PPR, 2.1 cornholes per round and 90% accuracy, which produced a 25.0 KPM. Whether this was a one-night blip or the start of a second-half surge remains to be seen. But if Paul keeps throwing 25.0 KPM, nobody will want to see him once the final two championships arrive.

GAME OF THE NIGHT

We jump to Game 13, which pitted Brent and Erik against Nick and Craig. When Game 13 was called, Nick and Brent were too busy talking to realize they were up next. Erik was doing Erik things somewhere in la-la land and needed multiple reminders to make his way to the boards. Craig was the only adult in the room, grabbing bags and warming up while waiting for the other three to remember they were supposed to be playing cornhole.

That pregame circus foreshadowed exactly how the match would begin. Craig came out ready to play while everyone else looked like they were still in the blocks waiting for the starter’s pistol.

Nick and Brent started off red-hot (note the sarcasm) with a 5-2 round to open the match. Craig followed up with an 8-3 advantage over Erik, making the score 8-0.

Craig continued his hot start, throwing four straight bags into the hole in the fourth round to build what looked like an insurmountable 15-3 lead. At that point, Brent and Erik looked like they were one bad round away from Brent running back to the sidelines to hold hands with his girlfriend. Nick wasn’t giving Craig much support, but Craig was playing well enough to carry the load.

Craig’s right arm giveth, and Craig’s right arm taketh away. After carrying the opening half of the match, his stroke suddenly disappeared just as Erik found his. Erik won the eighth and 10th rounds 7-2 and 7-3, respectively. Those nine points were the bookends to Brent hammering Nick in the ninth round, 9-3.

In the span of three rounds, Brent and Erik erupted for 15 points. What had been a comfortable 16-5 advantage quickly became a 20-16 deficit. One minute Craig looked like the hero. Three rounds later he was desperately hoping someone could stop the bleeding.

Brent put the finishing touches on this comeback victory when he threw his second-consecutive 9-point round, this time a 9-7 advantage in the 11th round.

The comeback felt impossible when the score reached 16-5. Erik and Brent had shown almost nothing to suggest a rally was coming.

Craig will unfortunately be saddled with the choke, but anyone who watched the game knows where the blame belongs. He carried the team to a double-digit lead while Nick disappeared. Nick managed more than five points in just one of his six rounds, averaged only 4.8 PPR and spent most of the game hemorrhaging points to Brent. Craig deserved better.

MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT

Most players need a game or two to find their rhythm. Austin apparently wakes up in rhythm.

He announced his arrival by dropping a four-bagger in his opening round, hanging 10 points on Flowers during a brutal 12-2 opening salvo. Austin finished that game with a 9.8 PPR while leading his team to an easy 21-8 victory.

Austin won three of his first four matches while averaging 7.9 PPR and outscoring his opponents by 1.6 points every round (i.e., his opponents averaged 6.3 PPR).

Austin’s ability to start so fast is this week’s Mushroom Stamp Moment.

This week’s box score is below.

Week 11 Power Rank	Name	Week 11 Wins	Week 11 Losses	Week 11 Win %	Week 11 Saves	Week 11 Chokes	Week 11 Comebacks	Week 11 KPM	Week 11 Gross Points Per Round	Week 11 Toss Accruacy	Week 11 Cornholes Per Round	Week 11 Cornholes	Week 11 Cornholes Per Game	Week 11 Gross Points	Week 11 Gross Points Per Game	Week 11 Net Points For	Week 11 Net Points Against	Week 11 Net Points For Per Game	Week 11 Net Points Against Per Game	Week 11 Net Point Differential	Week 11 Foot Snags
1	Paul G.	3	1	75%	3	-	-	25.0	7.7	90%	2.1	41	10.3	154	38.5	79	33	19.8	8.3	11.5	0
2	KP	5	5	50%	4	-	-	23.6	7.3	84%	2.0	123	12.3	457	45.7	163	152	16.3	15.2	1.1	0
3	Austin	7	3	70%	5	-	-	22.8	7.0	81%	1.9	113	11.3	421	42.1	189	133	18.9	13.3	5.6	0
4	Rob	2	4	33%	2	-	-	20.5	6.3	74%	1.7	61	10.2	228	38.0	90	107	15.0	17.8	(2.8)	0
5	Joe S.	4	0	100%	3	-	-	20.5	6.3	70%	1.8	42	10.5	151	37.8	84	38	21.0	9.5	11.5	0
6	Brent	5	2	71%	3	-	1	20.5	6.4	78%	1.6	62	8.9	242	34.6	121	106	17.3	15.1	2.1	0
7	JV	2	4	33%	1	-	-	19.6	6.0	68%	1.7	53	8.8	193	32.2	78	101	13.0	16.8	(3.8)	0
8	Nick	3	6	33%	1	1	-	19.4	6.1	77%	1.5	82	9.1	334	37.1	123	170	13.7	18.9	(5.2)	0
9	Dibble	2	2	50%	2	-	-	18.5	5.8	71%	1.5	35	8.8	138	34.5	58	66	14.5	16.5	(2.0)	0
10	Turley	4	3	57%	3	-	-	18.1	5.7	79%	1.3	45	6.4	201	28.7	103	94	14.7	13.4	1.3	0
11	Barker	3	2	60%	2	-	-	18.0	5.7	79%	1.3	37	7.4	166	33.2	89	72	17.8	14.4	3.4	0
12	Flowers	2	4	33%	2	-	-	16.7	5.2	63%	1.3	40	6.7	155	25.8	59	111	9.8	18.5	(8.7)	0
13	Erik	3	1	75%	2	-	1	15.8	5.0	69%	1.1	28	7.0	125	31.3	79	53	19.8	13.3	6.5	0
14	Dan G.	5	2	71%	3	-	-	14.9	4.9	76%	0.9	38	5.4	204	29.1	130	95	18.6	13.6	5.0	0
15	Melissa	2	4	33%	2	-	-	14.6	4.6	66%	1.0	37	6.2	172	28.7	78	108	13.0	18.0	(5.0)	0
16	Craig F.	2	5	29%	2	1	-	14.2	4.5	63%	1.0	44	6.3	198	28.3	103	125	14.7	17.9	(3.1)	0
17	Mike V.	0	6	0%	-	-	-	12.9	4.1	58%	0.9	34	5.7	156	26.0	64	126	10.7	21.0	(10.3)	0

Week 11 Box Score

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen has played cornhole in backyards, driveways, barns, and even garages over the years. However, Thursday marked the first time we held league night in an armored vehicle depot.

Thanks to Roger’s employer, LEG was welcomed into what I’ve affectionately named The Battle Garage, a warehouse with enough armored vehicles to make Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un jealous. It was the perfect safe haven from what looked like a war zone outside due to the Canadian wildfires infiltrating metro Detroit.

Nothing makes you feel more like a man and amps the competitive juices quite like warming up next to a truck designed to survive roadside bombs, while the American and USMC flags adorn the walls. It’s an environment that brought out the best in everyone – six players posted 20.0 KPM or better, while 12 of the 13 players had a 15.0 KPM or higher.

Despite all the heavy artillery in the house, none of the armored vehicles were built to withstand what JV unleashed this week.

He spent the evening locked in like we hadn’t seen in a long time, possibly ever. The result was one of the finest performances of his LEG career.

JV finished round robin with a 21.6 KPM, 6.6 points per round (“PPR”), 72% accuracy and 1.9 cornholes per round. These are the kind of numbers that normally produce a trophy presentation or undefeated record yet somehow resulted in a 3-3 record during round robin play.

I’m not sure if that’s bad luck or further proof that LEG has finally reached the point where nobody gets an easy night anymore. Either way, JV continued pressing the accelerator during his three Mastodons matches.

He helped lead the Mastodons to a 23-19 victory over Petoskeys (more on that later), posting a 22.1 KPM, 6.9 PPR, 1.8 cornholes per round and 84% accuracy.

Against those same Petoskeys later in the evening, he somehow turned it up another notch, throwing an absurd 26.3 KPM (8.0 PPR, 2.3 cornholes per round and 83% accuracy) in a 22-0 rout.

He capped the night by helping the Mastodons edge Apex, 21-19. He threw a 19.5 KPM and averaged 6.1 PPR, 1.4 cornholes per round and 82% accuracy.

For the entire evening, JV won 6 of his 9 matches and averaged 21.7 KPM, 6.7 PPR, 1.8 cornholes per round and 76% accuracy.

GAME OF THE NIGHT

This week’s Game of the Night belongs to Petoskeys, led by Flowers and Paul, taking on Mastodons, led by KP and JV.

Anyone who stopped watching this one before it ended probably assumed the Mastodons made quick work of their opponent.

Five rounds in, JV and KP were beating Paul and Flowers so badly that those on the sidelines thought someone entered incorrect scores into Scoreholio.

A 10-5 advantage by JV over Flowers in the fourth round, followed immediately by KP’s 12-5 demolition of Paul in the fifth, sent the Mastodons sprinting to a commanding 15-1 lead. Two more points from KP in the seventh round stretched the margin to 17-5, and the game appeared headed toward an uneventful conclusion.

Then Petoskeys found a rhythm and reminded everyone they were pretty good at cornhole, too.

Paul and Flowers scored in six consecutive rounds, piecing together a 14-0 avalanche from the eighth through 13th rounds to grab a 19-17 lead. Paul caught fire, averaging 9.0 points per round while personally accounting for 10 of the 14 points. Flowers was every bit the perfect running mate, averaging 7.7 PPR and contributing the other four points.

A game that looked destined for the mercy rule had become a nightmare for the Mastodons.

Fortunately for the Mastodons, pressure has never intimidated JV.

With his team staring at an epic collapse, JV calmly stepped to the line in Round 14 and delivered exactly what the Mastodons needed. His 8-5 victory over Paul flipped the scoreboard back in his team’s favor, 20-19, while reminding everyone why he’s one of the league’s most dangerous closers.

The board became a laundry basket in round 15, with bags stacked everywhere and neither player able to gain an advantage as KP and Flowers battled to a chaotic 6-6 wash.

Everything came down to the 16^th round, and JV slammed the door shut.

Two cornholes and a perfectly placed blocker left Paul with few clean looks at the hole. The tactical masterpiece produced a 7-4 round victory—just enough to secure a dramatic 23-19 Mastodons win.

JV buried the final four Mastodon points while finishing with a blistering 22.1 KPM, 6.9 PPR, 84% accuracy, and 1.8 cornholes per round. Paul was equally spectacular despite the loss, posting 22.4 KPM, 6.9 PPR, 78% accuracy, and 1.9 cornholes per round.

The opposite end of the boards featured just as many fireworks. KP was excellent despite being quiet on the scoreboard after the seventh round. He logged a 23.7 KPM, 7.4 PPR, 91% accuracy, and 1.9 cornholes per round, while Flowers answered with an outstanding 22.1 KPM, 6.9 PPR, 84% accuracy, and 1.8 cornholes per round.

In the end, all four players threw well enough to deserve a victory. But only one team was fortunate enough to survive it.

Here is a link to the match box score: https://legcornhole.com/event/mastodons-vs-petoskeys-week-6/

MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT

Pregame odds suggested Petoskeys (led by Melissa and Flowers) might struggle with the Penguins (featuring Turley and Mike R.).

Apparently, nobody shared those odds with Flowers and Melissa.

The underdogs didn’t just pull off the upset—they emptied the magazine. Petoskeys needed just seven rounds to administer the beatdown, routing the Penguins 23-0.

Flowers accounted for 17 of Petoskeys’ 23 points, averaging a ridiculous 8.8 points per round and an eye-popping 28.7 KPM. Not to be overshadowed, Melissa handled the cleanup, adding the remaining six points while getting the better of Turley.

The seven round massacre is this week’s Mushroom Stamp Moment.

Here is a link to the match box score: https://legcornhole.com/event/penguins-vs-petoskeys-week-6/

This week’s box score is below.

Week 10 Power Rank	Name	Week 10 Wins	Week 10 Losses	Week 10 Win %	Week 10 Saves	Week 10 Chokes	Week 10 Comebacks	Week 10 KPM	Week 10 Gross Points Per Round	Week 10 Toss Accruacy	Week 10 Cornholes Per Round	Week 10 Cornholes	Week 10 Cornholes Per Game	Week 10 Gross Points	Week 10 Gross Points Per Game	Week 10 Net Points For	Week 10 Net Points Against	Week 10 Net Points For Per Game	Week 10 Net Points Against Per Game	Week 10 Net Point Differential	Week 10 Foot Snags
1	KP	4	2	67%	4	-	-	23.1	7.2	86%	1.9	56	9.3	215	35.8	88	58	14.7	9.7	5.0	0
2	Joe S.	4	3	57%	3	-	-	22.8	7.0	82%	1.9	79	11.3	296	42.3	108	88	15.4	12.6	2.9	0
3	Austin	4	4	50%	3	-	-	22.1	6.8	82%	1.8	93	11.6	356	44.5	121	119	15.1	14.9	0.3	0
4	Roger	5	1	83%	3	-	-	22.0	6.7	73%	1.9	55	9.2	195	32.5	112	49	18.7	8.2	10.5	0
5	JV	3	3	50%	2	-	-	21.6	6.6	72%	1.9	56	9.3	198	33.0	83	102	13.8	17.0	(3.2)	0
6	Flowers	2	3	40%	1	-	-	20.5	6.3	73%	1.7	44	8.8	164	32.8	61	87	12.2	17.4	(5.2)	0
7	Paul G.	4	1	80%	3	-	-	19.2	6.1	88%	1.3	42	8.4	196	39.2	97	59	19.4	11.8	7.6	0
8	Dibble	2	3	40%	1	-	-	17.4	5.4	69%	1.3	39	7.8	158	31.6	80	74	16.0	14.8	1.2	0
9	Melissa	2	4	33%	1	-	-	16.5	5.2	69%	1.2	38	6.3	161	26.8	66	104	11.0	17.3	(6.3)	0
10	Turley	2	3	40%	2	-	-	16.0	5.1	70%	1.1	32	6.4	142	28.4	56	86	11.2	17.2	(6.0)	0
11	Mike R.	1	4	20%	1	-	-	15.2	4.9	72%	1.0	28	5.6	137	27.4	63	90	12.6	18.0	(5.4)	0
12	Craig F.	2	3	40%	2	-	-	15.0	4.7	64%	1.1	36	7.2	156	31.2	73	78	14.6	15.6	(1.0)	0
13	Mike V.	3	4	43%	2	-	-	14.4	4.6	66%	1.0	43	6.1	202	28.9	104	118	14.9	16.9	(2.0)	0

Week 10 Box Score

 

SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN – Most weeks, these recaps practically write themselves.

That’s largely because the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is filled with characters who provide the content. All I have to do is sit back, listen to the conversations, jot down a few notes, and eventually someone says or does something worthy of a story.

This week, however, felt different.

Nobody shit their pants (JV). Nobody almost died from homemade margaritas. Nobody was verbally abused by a spouse (JV). No neighbors started a fight.

For once, LEG resembled an organized cornhole league instead of open mic night at The Comedy Store.

So, I did something I probably should do more often. I dove much deeper into the stats and advanced metrics. What stood out, you ask?

Roger is quietly putting together one hell of a season.

Sure, his name immediately jumps off the page in the Power Rankings, where he’s currently #2. In fact, since making his 2026 debut in Week 2, Roger has spent every week ranked either first or second, save for a brief vacation to #3 in Week 6 when Mr. Cocksucker finally decided to grace us with his presence.

Naturally, skeptics will point out that perennial heavyweights Nick, Barker and Dibble have combined to play just 33 games this season, creating opportunities for others to climb the rankings.

The problem with that argument is Roger has simply been better than all three of them anyway.

He’s won 68% of his games this season, compiling a 21-10 record while becoming virtually automatic whenever he builds a comfortable lead. Roger is a perfect 16-for-16 when holding a lead of at least 10 points.

Read that again.

Sixteen of Roger’s 21 victories featured him building—and never surrendering—a double-digit advantage. He’s burying people.

Only KP owns a better scoring differential than Roger’s +5.1, meaning Roger outscores opponents by more than five points per game on average. Just 12 of the league’s 30 players have a positive scoring differential this season.

Even more impressive, Roger owns a cumulative scoring advantage against every opponent he’s faced this season except KP, Austin and Mike V.—and Mike V.’s edge is a single point.

This week only strengthened his résumé.

Roger finished 5-1 while posting a 23.0 KPM, averaging 7.1 points per round (“PPR”), connecting on 82% of his bags and producing 1.9 cornholes per round. His opponents lost by an average of 7.2 points every time he stepped to the boards.

Roger credits his turnaround to improved cornhole IQ.

According to him, he’s become more selective. Less aggressive. More patient. Rather than taking risky and aggressive shots, he’s picking his spots and forcing opponents to make mistakes.

That’s certainly part of it.

But it’s also obvious his bags look different. Roger isn’t spraying throws left and right anymore. His bags consistently stay down the center of the board, and when he misses, they’re typically just a little short or a little long.

Roger already claimed his first LEG championship earlier this year by winning the Preseason Kick-Off Tournament. At nearly the midpoint of the season, he is positioned to capture the 2026 Most Improved Player award while making an awfully compelling case for league MVP.

Not bad for a guy who’s quietly become one of the toughest players in LEG.

GAME OF THE NIGHT

Game 15 concluded and KP announced the next matchup.

“Flowers and JV against Austin and Mike V.”

A minute passed, nobody moved. KP looked toward the couch.

Flowers, JV and Mike V. slowly wandered toward the boards while Austin continued to sit on the couch staring off into the distance.

“You okay?” KP asked.

“Yeah,” Austin replied. “I’m just high as fuck.”

Apparently, Austin had accepted Brent’s sales pitch on micro-dosing and had become one with the couch cushions.

After some positive self-talk, Austin successfully scraped himself from the furniture and slowly drifted toward the boards.

Flowers and JV licked their chops like they were crocodiles patiently awaiting the weakest gazelle crossing the river.

Instead, the gazelle attacked them.

Austin opened the game with an 8-6 round over Flowers before JV evened things at 2-2.

Flowers started round three with a gorgeous blocker.

Austin activated his Go-Go Gadget Arm and practically walked an airmail 30 feet into the hole.

Ignoring the pink, purple and yellow mushrooms sprouting around the yard, paying no attention to the trees that had somehow grown eyes, and carefully navigating the lava that had replaced the grass beneath his feet, Austin Go-Go Gadget Armed three more airmails over Flowers’ poor blocker.

Austin racked up a 12-4 round with an incredible all-airmail four-bagger to give his team a 10-2 lead.

Unfortunately, whatever magic had been guiding Austin’s arm disappeared after Round 3.

His next five rounds totaled 3, 4, 4, 1 and 6 points. Somehow, he still gained five points during that stretch, as Flowers posted rounds of 2, 3, 2, 4 and 2.

This game would have been a blowout if it weren’t for JV pitching a gem against Mike V. He averaged 6.6 points per round to Mike V.’s 4.8 PPR, punctuated by a 9-3 advantage in round 14 to cut his team’s deficit to 20-17.

With JV and Flowers sniffing a comeback victory, Austin briefly found the magic for one final round. He won the 15^th round 10-7, sealing a wildly entertaining 21-17 victory.

Austin barely survived the postgame handshake before crawling back to the only place he still felt safe.

The couch.

MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT

This week’s Mushroom Stamp Moment (“MSM”) belongs to JV for his one-man annihilation in Game 18.

Partnered with Austin against Turley and KP, JV delivered a convincing 21-7 victory—or 24-7 if we’re counting the total gross points scored beyond 21.

JV could’ve left Austin on the couch for this one.

He personally scored 21 of his team’s points while dismantling Turley in their head-to-head matchup, 28-7.

He capped the game with a walk-off 8-1 round to wrap up the victory.

This week’s box score is below.

Week 9 Power Rank	Name	Week 9 Wins	Week 9 Losses	Week 9 Win %	Week 9 Saves	Week 9 Chokes	Week 9 Comebacks	Week 9 KPM	Week 9 Gross Points Per Round	Week 9 Toss Accruacy	Week 9 Cornholes Per Round	Week 9 Cornholes	Week 9 Cornholes Per Game	Week 9 Gross Points	Week 9 Gross Points Per Game	Week 9 Net Points For	Week 9 Net Points Against	Week 9 Net Points For Per Game	Week 9 Net Points Against Per Game	Week 9 Net Point Differential	Week 9 Foot Snags
1	KP	9	1	90%	7	-	-	24.6	7.6	88%	2.0	108	10.8	402	40.2	196	82	19.6	8.2	11.4	0
2	Roger	5	1	83%	3	-	-	23.0	7.1	82%	1.9	65	10.8	241	40.2	109	66	18.2	11.0	7.2	0
3	Brent	4	4	50%	4	-	-	21.1	6.6	80%	1.7	82	10.3	321	40.1	131	106	16.4	13.3	3.1	1
4	Austin	4	6	40%	3	-	-	19.7	6.1	73%	1.6	86	8.6	329	32.9	141	160	14.1	16.0	(1.9)	0
5	Dan G.	6	3	67%	5	-	-	16.3	5.3	80%	1.0	59	6.6	300	33.3	169	110	18.8	12.2	6.6	0
6	Turley	2	7	22%	2	-	-	15.0	4.9	82%	0.8	45	5.0	267	29.7	114	157	12.7	17.4	(4.8)	1
7	JV	4	6	40%	3	-	-	15.0	4.8	69%	1.0	49	4.9	230	23.0	124	163	12.4	16.3	(3.9)	1
8	Flowers	4	3	57%	2	-	-	14.7	4.7	69%	1.0	42	6.0	203	29.0	113	108	16.1	15.4	0.7	0
9	Mike V.	4	4	50%	2	-	-	14.2	4.6	73%	0.8	37	4.6	203	25.4	110	135	13.8	16.9	(3.1)	0
10	Erik	3	3	50%	1	-	-	14.2	4.6	74%	0.8	29	4.8	162	27.0	75	96	12.5	16.0	(3.5)	0
11	Craig F.	1	8	11%	-	-	-	12.3	4.0	61%	0.8	41	4.6	211	23.4	86	185	9.6	20.6	(11.0)	0

Week 9 Box Score

 

TROY, MICHIGAN – Who would’ve thought ripping homemade margaritas on a 95-degree day would expose the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’s biggest organizational weakness?

Not the fact we have failed to secure an indoor facility after all these years and still must battle heat, sun, and rain.

No, Thursday proved LEG may finally need to establish a whistleblower hotline.

Grandpa Dan spent the evening indulging in his homemade tequila creations, and somewhere between “just one more” and “I probably shouldn’t say this,” he began tap dancing along the shrinking line of appropriateness. The comments became bolder. And every few minutes someone would look around the yard as if HR might suddenly appear from behind a tree.

For nearly a decade, LEG operated as a men-only league. Mostly because women generally have enough common sense to avoid voluntarily spending an evening listening to grown men play cornhole while turning every other sentence into sexual innuendos.

Then came 2025.

Melissa became the first woman to join LEG, a courageous decision made considerably safer by the fact she arrived every week with her husband. For an entire season, everyone somehow managed to mind their Ps and Qs.

Turns out we were simply delaying the inevitable.

This week served as a reminder that absolutely nothing is off limits at LEG, including directing those sexual innuendos toward the league’s lone female participant.

During a game of 50s, Grandpa Dan politely asked, “Do you mind if I go behind you?”

On paper, it’s a perfectly innocent question. Unfortunately, by that point in the evening he’d already shown his cards.

Earlier in the night, Grandpa Dan graciously walked around with a spray bottle, cooling everyone off in the suffocating heat. As he misted Melissa from behind, she remarked, “That feels good.”

Without missing a beat, Grandpa Dan replied, “I’m making you wet hitting you from the back.”

Later, the two found themselves standing in front of an industrial fan.

“Blow me,” Grandpa Dan demanded, pretending to talk to the fan.

And after Melissa hit a brief rough patch on the boards, Grandpa Dan tried offering some encouragement.

“Just put it in the hole.”

I could keep going, but this is a cornhole recap, not a romance novel with Fabio on the cover.

The good news is Melissa took every joke exactly as intended and delivered plenty of blows herself (no pun intended). The entire yard spent the night laughing, which was a welcome distraction from the miserable heat that had everyone questioning why they decided to still play this week.

If anything, the biggest surprise wasn’t Grandpa Dan’s commentary.

It was that this group managed to behave for an entire year before completely falling off the wagon.

GAME OF THE NIGHT

If this one doesn’t earn Game of the Year consideration, I’d love to see a game that does.

Game 2 featured Paul and Austin against JV and KP.

Austin came out of the gates looking like he belonged on ESPN. He opened with rounds of 12, 12, 8 and 10, averaging a ridiculous 10.5 points per round (PPR) through the first four rounds. KP tried to hang on and weather the storm, throwing rounds of 10, 7, 8 and 10 during that stretch – good for an 8.75 PPR, yet still lost ground at a rate of 1.75 points per round.

JV did everything in his power to keep his team’s boat afloat during the opening barrage. As good as he was against Paul, Austin’s scorching start gave his team an 11-4 advantage.

Then JV turned it up another notch, ripping off an 11-0 run against Paul over the next three rounds, while KP quietly chipped in five more points against Austin. A quick 16-0 run transformed an 11-4 deficit into a 20-11 lead.

Austin refused to go quietly, taking another 12-10 round from KP to trim the lead to 20-13.

Then things got a bit nervy.

Round 14: JV had the final bag of the round. In the hole wins the game.

He shanked it off the board and gave up one point.

20-14.

Round 15: KP had the exact same opportunity, in the hole with his final bag to win. He left it short, boarding it for a wash.

The score remained 20-14.

Round 16: JV got another chance to end it with his final bag in the hole. This time he left it short, boarding it to give up one point.

20-15.

Then came rounds 17 and 18.

KP had another “bag in to win.” He nervously tried to guide it in the hole, but the bag settled on the board for a wash.

JV followed with ANOTHER opportunity to win the game with his final bag. It landed on the board, nowhere near the hole.

Another wash.

For those scoring at home, that’s five consecutive rounds where JV or KP held the final bag knowing one good throw would end the game…and neither of them could deliver.

Despite maintaining a 20-15 lead throughout the madness, you could almost feel the momentum shifting toward Austin and Paul. They’d survived five bullets in Russian Roulette and seemed destined to swoop in and snatch this victory.

Instead, KP finally slammed the door shut in the 19^th round.

He delivered a clutch 10-5 victory over Austin, ending the suspense and allowing a collective sigh of relief from his end of the board down to JV’s.

Austin’s blistering start carried him to an outstanding 8.0 PPR, highlighted by three four-baggers. KP deserves equal praise, though. After getting punched in the mouth early, he never blinked, battling back to finish with an 8.1 PPR of his own.

The biggest difference-maker, however, was JV.

He outscored Paul 45-39, posted a +1.0 Differential Per Round (DPR), and spearheaded the 16-0 avalanche that completely changed the complexion of the match.

The finish certainly won’t win any beauty contests. But the game had all the elements of an incredible match.

MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT

Despite the harassment/inuendo/tension (whichever term you prefer), the chemistry between Grandpa Dan and Melissa was undeniable. In Game 5 they teamed up and it was magical.

Standing in their way were Joe and JV.

Joe opened by blanking Grandpa Dan 7-0, presumably because it was healthier than beating him into the ground. JV followed by shutting out Melissa 5-0. Those two rounds powered Joe and JV to a 15-3 lead.

Grandpa Dan and Melissa answered with a 10-0 spurt to climb back into the game, trimming the deficit to 15-13.

Joe briefly restored order with four more points, extending the advantage to 19-13.

Then, the sexy duo pulled out their mushroom and stamped it on their opponent’s forehead. Grandpa Dan scored three, making it 19-16, and setting the stage for Melissa to win it.

She delivered.

Melissa buried one cornhole and littered the board with three blockers, forcing JV to attempt a series of airmails just to stay alive.

He missed every attempt. Melissa won the round 6-0.

Melissa and Grandpa Dan erased a 15-3 deficit by closing the match on an 18-4 run to steal a 21-19 victory.

Considering everything that had transpired throughout the evening, there was only one fitting way for this game to end. The most entertaining duo completed an improbable comeback and handed Joe and JV a “choke”.

That’s your Mushroom Stamp Moment.

 

This week’s box score is below.

Week 8 Power Rank	Name	Week 8 Wins	Week 8 Losses	Week 8 Win %	Week 8 Saves	Week 8 Chokes	Week 8 Comebacks	Week 8 KPM	Week 8 Gross Points Per Round	Week 8 Toss Accruacy	Week 8 Cornholes Per Round	Week 8 Cornholes	Week 8 Cornholes Per Game	Week 8 Gross Points	Week 8 Gross Points Per Game	Week 8 Net Points For	Week 8 Net Points Against	Week 8 Net Points For Per Game	Week 8 Net Points Against Per Game	Week 8 Net Point Differential	Week 8 Foot Snags
1	KP	6	0	100%	5	-	-	23.2	7.2	83%	1.9	69	11.5	258	43.0	126	59	21.0	9.8	11.2	0
2	Austin	3	2	60%	3	-	-	21.4	6.6	74%	1.8	56	11.2	204	40.8	82	72	16.4	14.4	2.0	0
3	Dan G.	3	2	60%	2	-	1	18.8	5.8	71%	1.5	42	8.4	163	32.6	94	69	18.8	13.8	5.0	0
4	Joe S.	2	3	40%	2	1	-	18.5	5.8	77%	1.4	37	7.4	157	31.4	91	71	18.2	14.2	4.0	0
5	Roger	3	2	60%	2	-	-	17.7	5.5	70%	1.4	34	6.8	138	27.6	82	67	16.4	13.4	3.0	0
6	Flowers	3	2	60%	2	-	-	17.1	5.4	73%	1.2	37	7.4	162	32.4	78	90	15.6	18.0	(2.4)	0
7	Mike R.	5	1	83%	3	-	-	17.0	5.4	78%	1.2	45	7.5	212	35.3	113	97	18.8	16.2	2.7	0
8	Turley	1	4	20%	1	-	-	16.9	5.4	74%	1.2	37	7.4	166	33.2	64	98	12.8	19.6	(6.8)	0
9	Paul G.	3	3	50%	2	-	-	15.0	4.7	60%	1.1	40	6.7	164	27.3	101	90	16.8	15.0	1.8	0
10	Mike V.	2	4	33%	2	-	-	14.4	4.6	65%	1.0	35	5.8	161	26.8	95	101	15.8	16.8	(1.0)	1
11	JV	2	2	50%	2	1	-	12.7	4.1	64%	0.8	20	5.0	107	26.8	65	71	16.3	17.8	(1.5)	0
12	Melissa	1	4	20%	-	-	1	12.2	4.0	64%	0.7	20	4.0	112	22.4	58	103	11.6	20.6	(9.0)	0
13	Erik	1	3	25%	1	-	-	11.9	4.0	69%	0.6	13	3.3	87	21.8	53	79	13.3	19.8	(6.5)	0
14	Craig F.	1	4	20%	1	-	-	9.7	3.2	52%	0.6	15	3.0	86	17.2	56	91	11.2	18.2	(7.0)	0

Week 8 Box Score

 

CLAWSON, MICHIGAN – There are certain things in life you can always count on. The sun rises in the east. Taxes are due in April. And whenever LEG ventures to Dibble’s house, something ridiculous is bound to happen.

To Dibble’s credit, this week’s gathering was relatively tame by his standards. Nobody stripped naked and played cornhole in the rain. There was no Great Fajita Disaster. Nobody skinny-dipped in the garage hot tub and streamed PornHub.

However, Dibble did greet the league after waking up just 90 minutes before the first bags were scheduled to fly, attempting to sleep off his hangover from a three-day bender. Most people would combat that kind of hangover with water and electrolytes.

Dibble chose another pour of bourbon.

Then there was the matter of Melissa, which nearly required a call to the Clawson Police Department for aggravated assault. Melissa treated Mike like he owed her money.

Melissa squared off against Mike three different times and handily won every encounter.

The opening act came in Game 2. After spotting Mike (and his team) an early advantage, Melissa calmly settled into rhythm, outscored him the rest of the way and helped steer her team to a comfortable 21-13 victory.

That doesn’t sound bad, right? Things got uglier from there.

Game 5 featured a court loaded with talent—KP, Nick and Mike V.—yet Melissa was unquestionably the best player not wearing underwear (ask her about it). She exploded for a jaw-dropping 8.25 points per round, outscored Mike 33-20 and led her team to a 21-5 dismantling.

By Game 8, the beatdowns had become routine. Paired with Nick against KP and Mike, Melissa again posted the highest PPR on the court (6.6), outscored Mike 46-33 and cruised to another convincing 21-8 victory.

When the bruises were finally counted, Melissa had outscored Mike V. 104-85 across the three games while averaging 5.8 PPR to Mike’s 4.7. She buried 27 cornholes compared to Mike’s 18, effectively turning him into her personal punching bag.

Her domination of Mike set the tone for one of the finest nights of her LEG career. Melissa finished 5-1 while posting an 18.2 KPM—one of the Top 5 performers of the evening and the best mark of her career.

GAME OF THE NIGHT

This week’s Game of the Night belonged to the Petoskeys, led by Nick and Paul, taking on Joe and Matt H.’s Anchormen.

Early on, it looked like the Petoskeys were about to make quick work of the Anchormen.

Nick caught fire, hanging 11 points on Joe while helping his team race out to a commanding 14-3 advantage.

The Anchormen staged one of the wildest comebacks of the season.

Joe and Matt H. responded with a staggering 24-1 run over the final eight rounds – one of the more impressive momentum swings of the season – turning what looked like certain defeat into a 21-15 victory. (For those scoring at home, it was really a 27-15 beatdown that seems less bad because we log the winning score at 21 points.)

The final dagger came courtesy of Joe, who delivered a walk-off four-bagger against Nick, winning their individual battle 12-3 and sending the Petoskeys to the sideline wondering what in the hell had just happened.

The collapse is another choke for Paul this season. Thankfully for him, team chokes aren’t officially tracked…

…yet.

MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT

Yes, the easy answer would be Melissa spending the entire evening introducing Mike V.’s forehead to the business end of a mushroom stamp.

But we’ve already piled on Mike enough for one week.

Instead, we’ll go with Game 15.

Facing Nick and Dibble, the husband-and-wife duo of Joe and Melissa pulled off one of the night’s biggest upsets. Melissa was once again sensational, leading everyone on the court with a 7.1 PPR while clinching the game-winning points on a 9-7 round over Dibble, sending Nick and Dibble home with an unexpected loss, 21-10.

By night’s end, Melissa had embarrassed Mike V., tormented her opponents, survived Dibble’s bourbon-fueled hospitality and LOUDLY assembled the best statistical performance of her LEG career.

 

This week’s box score is below.

Week 7 Power Rank	Name	Week 7 Wins	Week 7 Losses	Week 7 Win %	Week 7 Saves	Week 7 Chokes	Week 7 Comebacks	Week 7 KPM	Week 7 Gross Points Per Round	Week 7 Toss Accruacy	Week 7 Cornholes Per Round	Week 7 Cornholes	Week 7 Cornholes Per Game	Week 7 Gross Points	Week 7 Gross Points Per Game	Week 7 Net Points For	Week 7 Net Points Against	Week 7 Net Points For Per Game	Week 7 Net Points Against Per Game	Week 7 Net Point Differential	Week 7 Foot Snags
1	KP	5	2	71%	4	-	-	22.4	6.9	82%	1.8	82	11.7	311	44.4	131	80	18.7	11.4	7.3	0
2	Joe S.	6	1	86%	5	-	-	21.8	6.7	78%	1.8	90	12.9	336	48.0	138	81	19.7	11.6	8.1	0
3	Dibble	0	3	0%	-	-	-	19.7	6.0	68%	1.7	48	16.0	175	58.3	41	63	13.7	21.0	(7.3)	0
4	Austin	5	2	71%	5	-	-	18.5	5.8	76%	1.4	62	8.9	261	37.3	118	91	16.9	13.0	3.9	0
5	Melissa	5	1	83%	5	-	-	18.2	5.7	77%	1.3	52	8.7	224	37.3	107	66	17.8	11.0	6.8	0
6	Nick	2	4	33%	2	-	-	17.7	5.6	75%	1.3	49	8.2	212	35.3	70	94	11.7	15.7	(4.0)	0
7	Matt H.	0	4	0%	-	-	-	16.5	5.3	81%	1.0	28	7.0	144	36.0	48	84	12.0	21.0	(9.0)	0
8	Paul G.	5	2	71%	4	-	-	15.1	5.0	80%	0.9	40	5.7	228	32.6	133	96	19.0	13.7	5.3	0
9	Mike V.	3	4	43%	1	-	-	14.5	4.7	75%	0.9	44	6.3	240	34.3	94	125	13.4	17.9	(4.4)	0
10	Flowers	1	3	25%	-	-	-	13.7	4.5	74%	0.8	26	6.5	153	38.3	59	82	14.8	20.5	(5.8)	0
11	Mike R.	0	6	0%	-	-	-	13.2	4.3	65%	0.8	30	5.0	154	25.7	49	126	8.2	21.0	(12.8)	0

Week 7 Box Score

 

CLAWSON, MICHIGAN – Week 6 marked the long-overdue regular season debut of Nick, who apparently spent the first five weeks writing his annual excuse book.

In true Mr. Cocksucker fashion, Nick arrived complaining about bowel issues before he’d thrown a single bag.

We’re 11 seasons into LEG. One would think this routine would’ve died long ago. Yet every year, like clockwork, Nick shows up with some variation of the same story. His tummy hurts. His lower back hurts. He slept wrong.

Nobody is buying it anymore.

You’re arguably the best player in league, certainly the most decorated. Nobody feels bad for you. Nobody is underestimating you. The “aw shucks” routine stopped working years ago.

If there was anyone prepared to drive that point home, it was JV.

The rivalry between these two added another memorable chapter Thursday night, and by the end of the evening, the only thing troubling Nick’s bowels was how thoroughly JV owned his ass.

The first encounter came in Game 24.

Nick and Flowers were locked in a battle with JV and Grandpa Dan. The game was tight throughout the early stages with Nick and Flowers clinging to a 14-12 lead.

Then Grandpa Dan decided it was time for the women and children to go to bed.

Matched against Flowers, Dan ripped off an 8-1 round, collecting seven points. Suddenly Nick and Flowers were staring at a 19-14 deficit.

This was the moment.

The “superstar” was down five points with an opportunity to deliver a signature round.

JV made sure that story never got written.

While Nick looked like a beginner, JV buried three cornholes and delivered a 9-1 knockout round to end the game.

JV and Grandpa Dan – 21. Nick and Flowers – 14.

The second chapter came just two games later.

Partnered with Melissa, Nick trailed JV and Austin 14-8 before mounting a comeback. A series of strong rounds ignited a 10-0 run and flipped the script. Moments later Nick and Melissa held an 18-14 lead.

Giving up a 10-0 run would cause a lot of players to fold.

For JV, it was simply time to go back to work.

JV scratched out a point. Austin followed with four more. Just like that, the lead evaporated, and JV and Austin were back in front 19-18.

The stage was set again.

Nick versus JV. Game hanging in the balance.

And again, JV slammed the door.

The two worked the next round into an 8-8 wash, neutralizing Nick’s attempt at heroics.

Melissa, sensing that her partner might be incapable of finishing the job himself, fought to keep their hopes alive. She managed to knot the game at 19-19.

Unfortunately for her (and for Nick), JV was still standing on the opposite end of the boards.

JV delivered a cornhole and three messy blockers en route to a 6-4 advantage, securing the exact two points needed for victory.

JV and Austin – 21. Nick and Melissa – 19.

JV – 2. Nick – 0.

No amount of Pepto-Bismol is fixing that.

GAME OF THE NIGHT

Somehow, some way, the non-dynamic duo of Paul and Melissa continue forcing their way into these recaps.

Previous appearances focused on their extraordinary ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

This week they discovered a new trick:

Snatching defeat from the jaws of certain defeat. Are you confused? Join the club.

Game 16 paired Melissa and Paul against JV and Joe.

The opening six rounds looked painfully familiar. Melissa and Paul hemorrhaged points at an alarming rate, falling behind 15-1 before most of the audience realized down-and-backs had ended.

The game looked over. This duo looked lifeless.

But then something weird happened. Melissa and Paul started playing cornhole.

With absolutely no momentum and even less reason for optimism, they ripped off an astonishing 19-0 run. Fifteen of those points came in just six rounds, transforming a hopeless 15-1 deficit into a shocking 20-15 lead.

Melissa contributed six points during the rally, while Paul supplied the fireworks.

An 8-2 round here.

A 10-6 round there.

By the end of the run, Paul accounted for 14 points and a sleepy crowd was now fully invested in one of the most improbable comebacks of the season.

Throughout the first five weeks of the season, everyone thought they had Melissa and Paul figured out. Then they became something entirely different.

Winners.

Or as the great Lee Corso would say, “Not so fast!” Because Melissa and Paul remain one of the league’s greatest unsolved mysteries.

With their backs against the wall, Joe answered with a punishing 10-3 round against Paul, halting the comeback bid and stealing a 21-20 victory.

The swings in this game were wild.

Down 15-1.

Up 20-15.

Lose 21-20.

For Melissa and Paul, it was somehow another chapter in a season that keeps finding creative ways to break their hearts.

MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT

Selecting this week’s Mushroom Stamp Moment (“MSM”) proved unusually difficult because several worthy candidates emerged. Here are the nominees:

1. Roger submitted a strong statistical argument. He finished the night averaging 6.8 points per round while posting individual games of 9.0 and 8.75 PPR.

But even more impressive than his PPR was the effectiveness of his airmail.

We don’t officially track airmail stats, so the following statement cannot be verified. However, Roger must’ve hit 75% of his airmail attempts.

Every time he launched one, it felt automatic. Opponents would attempt blocks or clutter the board, and Roger looked delighted by the challenge, immediately sending a 30-foot missile soaring over the laundry and into the hole.

2. Turley also earned serious consideration. In Game 12, his team trailed Craig and KP 14-13 before Turley unleashed one of the more crushing four-baggers you’ll see. A 12-2 walk-off round against Craig.

3. And then there is Craig. Game 5 featured Craig and Flowers battling Joe and Brent. Things looked bleak when Brent hammered Craig for a 12-2 round, creating a 15-10 advantage.

However, Flowers responded with seven points to give his team a 17-15 lead, producing one final Brent-versus-Craig showdown.

Fighting nightmares from moments earlier, Craig delivered a 10-6 round to earn the four points needed for victory.

Can we get a drumroll, please?

The winner of this week’s Mushroom Stamp Moment is…

CRAIG.

His first 10-point round of the season showcased exactly the type of resiliency and toughness worthy of recognition. After absorbing a brutal 12-2 beating earlier in the game, Craig responded when it mattered most.

Also, full disclosure: I had already informed Craig he was probably victim of the MSM while shaking hands after Turley’s 12-2 walk-off. So, it only seems fair to reverse course and give him this week’s award.

Congratulations, Craig!

This week’s box score is below.

Power Rank	Name	Week 6 Wins	Week 6 Losses	Week 6 Win %	Week 6 Saves	Week 6 Chokes	Week 6 Comebacks	Week 6 KPM	Week 6 Gross Points Per Round	Week 6 Toss Accruacy	Week 6 Cornholes Per Round	Week 6 Cornholes	Week 6 Cornholes Per Game	Week 6 Gross Points	Week 6 Gross Points Per Game	Week 6 Net Points For	Week 6 Net Points Against	Week 6 Net Points For Per Game	Week 6 Net Points Against Per Game	Week 6 Net Point Differential	Week 6 Foot Snags											Cumulative Points For	Cumulative Points Against	Cumulative Points For Per Game	Cumulative Points Against Per Game	Cumulative Point Differential	Cumulative Foot Snags	Cumulative Cornholes	Cumulative Cornholes Per Game	Cumulative Cornholes Per Round	Cumulative Toss Accuracy	Cumulative Gross Points	Cumulative Gross Points Per Game	Cumulative Gross Points Per Round
1	KP	5	2	71%	5	-	-	23.4	7.3	88%	1.9	82	11.7	319	45.6	125	73	17.9	10.4	7.4	0											183	181	14.1	13.9	0.2	-	83	6.38	1.28	68%	342	26.3	5.3
2	Nick	4	2	67%	3	-	-	21.8	6.8	86%	1.7	59	9.8	238	39.7	117	74	19.5	12.3	7.2	0											276	291	17.3	18.2	-0.9	-	136	8.5	1.12	77%	646	40.4	5.3
3	Roger	5	0	100%	5	-	-	21.8	6.8	84%	1.7	48	9.6	190	38.0	105	33	21.0	6.6	14.4	0											169	118	16.9	11.8	5.1	-	62	6.2	1.17	71%	274	27.4	5.2
4	Flowers	2	4	33%	-	-	-	20.0	6.3	80%	1.5	58	9.7	238	39.7	77	119	12.8	19.8	(7.0)	0											252	306	14	17	-3	-	127	7.06	1.19	63%	523	29.1	4.9
5	Joe S.	2	5	29%	2	-	-	19.1	5.9	72%	1.5	70	10.0	273	39.0	88	129	12.6	18.4	(5.9)	0											22	42	11	21	-10	-	15	7.5	1.07	70%	69	34.5	4.9
6	Austin	6	2	75%	4	-	-	18.7	5.9	75%	1.4	73	9.1	299	37.4	152	111	19.0	13.9	5.1	0											105	222	9.5	20.2	-10.6	-	60	5.45	1	70%	289	26.3	4.8
7	Turley	4	3	57%	3	-	-	18.6	5.9	82%	1.3	63	9.0	283	40.4	119	104	17.0	14.9	2.1	0											359	362	15.6	15.7	-0.1	-	131	5.7	0.98	71%	640	27.8	4.8
8	Dan G.	2	5	29%	2	-	-	18.4	5.9	83%	1.3	61	8.7	281	40.1	103	128	14.7	18.3	(3.6)	0											102	127	12.8	15.9	-3.1	-	41	5.13	0.91	71%	210	26.3	4.7
9	Brent	2	3	40%	2	-	-	18.0	5.6	70%	1.4	48	9.6	191	38.2	83	89	16.6	17.8	(1.2)	0											238	331	12.5	17.4	-4.9	-	101	5.32	0.98	62%	458	24.1	4.4
10	Dibble	3	2	60%	3	-	-	17.4	5.5	76%	1.2	26	5.2	116	23.2	73	59	14.6	11.8	2.8	0											72	66	18	16.5	1.5	-	21	5.25	0.84	67%	109	27.3	4.4
11	Craig F.	2	4	33%	1	-	-	17.1	5.4	71%	1.3	37	6.2	156	26.0	79	110	13.2	18.3	(5.2)	0											42	12	21	6	15	-	10	5	0.71	71%	60	30	4.3
12	Paul G.	3	2	60%	3	-	-	16.6	5.3	76%	1.1	38	7.6	180	36.0	92	70	18.4	14.0	4.4	0											360	493	13.8	19	-5.1	-	136	5.23	0.81	60%	673	25.9	4
13	Matt H.	3	3	50%	2	-	-	15.3	5.0	77%	0.9	41	6.8	218	36.3	109	102	18.2	17.0	1.2	0											31	28	15.5	14	1.5	-	9	4.5	0.64	64%	54	27	3.9
14	JG	3	3	50%	2	-	-	14.9	4.8	73%	0.9	34	5.7	173	28.8	81	103	13.5	17.2	(3.7)	0											65	113	10.8	18.8	-8	-	29	4.83	0.71	56%	150	25	3.7
15	Erik	0	4	0%	-	-	-	14.8	4.8	75%	0.9	19	4.8	101	25.3	18	84	4.5	21.0	(16.5)	0											81	140	11.6	20	-8.4	-	18	2.57	0.44	55%	126	18	3.1
16	JV	5	2	71%	4	-	-	14.5	4.7	76%	0.8	37	5.3	208	29.7	109	120	15.6	17.1	(1.6)	0											35	39	17.5	19.5	-2	-	5	2.5	0.28	56%	50	25	2.8
17	Melissa	1	6	14%	1	-	-	11.6	3.8	61%	0.7	29	4.1	163	23.3	108	130	15.4	18.6	(3.1)	0											61	106	10.2	17.7	-7.5	-	10	1.67	0.31	42%	74	12.3	2.3

Week 6 Box Score

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