Bags of Corn, Beer Make for Fun in the Midwest

An uncomplicated game called Cornhole is sweeping the Midwest, attracting players  from bars to church picnics. Competing teams toss 1lb bags of dry corn at a 6-inch hole carved into a wooden platform. Said to have originated in Cincinnati as a backyard diversion, Cornhole is now spreading to such cities as Milwaukee and Chicago, says the Wall Street Journal.
 

Also known as Bags or Baggo, the sport is played 2-on-2; each bag flung through the hole is worth 3 points, and the first team to reach 21 wins. A national Cornhole organization boasts 20K members, and leagues are vying for cash prizes, sometimes with corporate sponsors. Just completed: a mock documentary called "Cornhole: The Movie."  (More cornhole stories.)