The Cary Cornhole Classic uses a modified 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 now, 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.