What The Life Of A Professional Cornhole Player Is Really Like

May 2024 · 1 minute read

For those who are really serious about this backyard sport, according to Cornhole Worldwide, anyone can become a professional cornhole player. Pay a $25 fee, and you can join the American Cornhole League. Then, you'll be placed with other players with the same experience. And if your team is good enough, you could even compete in the Championship of Bags (COBS) for a chance to win $50,000 and the admiration of your fellow cornhole players. The Washington Post reports that the league has 55,000 members and growing — and no wonder, when the top prize in 2020 was $250,000. That's a substantial gain from the $180,000 prize that players competed for in 2019. And for players who want to join the big leagues, the American Cornhole Organization (ACO) holds competitions that are actually televised on ESPN and ESPN2.

The Star reports that one cornhole star is 34-year-old Rudy Thomas from Milton, Delaware. He is the organizer of the "Usual Suspects" league, which has more than 50 players who gather each Tuesday. Thomas encourages people of all ages to play, from young children to elderly adults and everyone in between.

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