The Cary Cornhole Classic uses a double-elimination bracket with 6 rounds to determine the winner.

• All teams play in the first two rounds.
• First round: Winning team goes into the “Winners Bracket.” Losing team goes into the “Second-Chance Bracket.”
•  If you lose twice, you’re out of the tournament, but are welcome to play on unused courts.

Game Rules: 

• Coin flip determines which team goes first.
• Toss loser decides which side of board to throw from.
• Players must always throw from allocated side.
• Pitch line is the front of the cornhole board next to which you are throwing.
• Players alternate throws between opponents.
• Scoring calculated as follows after all 8 bags are thrown:
  • Bag in the hole = 3 pts
  • Bag on the board = 1 pt
  • Bag hanging in the hole = 1pt
  • Bag hanging on the edge of the board = 1 pt
  • Bag on ground = 0 pts
  • Bag hits ground & bounces onto board = 0 pts (remove bag)
• Once all 8 bags are thrown, calculate net points.
• If teams have same score, continue pitching order from the last throwing round.
• Fouls:
  • If a player’s foot passes the pitch line
  • If a player throws out of turn (remove bag; if throw hits another bag, return it to original position)
• How to win: Game is played until one team scores 15+ points. All 8 bags must be thrown for game to be final.