Cornhole States Are Here!

American Cornhole has been working closely with several of its leading sales agents to create ACO State specific websites specifically for cornhole players living in that state.

Click these two states to see the first two up and running:

Georgia - run and operated by Rich Simons 404.304.5177

South Carolina - run and operated by Ryan LaBelle 864.706.2126 and Keith Wilkins 864.431.6057

North Carolina - end of May

Other ACO States expected to become active before end of the year are:

Arizona
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Wisconsin
Neveda

Inquire on how to obtain licensing rights to your state by e-mailing frank@americancornhole.com

Sincerely,

Frank Geers

President & CEO
American Cornhole LLC

Party in the Park

ACO supports PURPLE PEOPLE BRIDGE

with CORNHOLE 13 EVENT at Party in the Park.

The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce has invited American Cornhole team to run it's Cornhole 13 event throughout the 2008 Party in the Park season at the Yeatman's Cove festival. The American Cornhole Organization is working with the Southbank Bridge Company which owns and operates the non-profit organization to support and maintain the Purple People Bridge. Thanks to our friends at Mac Productions we have been able to create a unique score board for the official ACO Challenger Game - Cornhole 13.

We ran the first event this past week (April 23, 2008) with great success. The game in the future will run with participants paying $2.00 to play and a portion of proceeds benefitting the Purple People Bridge.

About the event - players compete either as singles or doubles trying to make 13 cornholes in the quickest time. We have ten teams or players competing at one time with a maximum time limit of five minutes per heat.

It was Mike Meyer placing first last week with a time of 2:01 in the singles match. The event had more than several hundred players compete in the evening. We are going to be back this Wednesday April 30th for another repeat performance and will then be there every other Wednesday throughout the Summer months.

We are currently are looking for sponsors for this event if interested contact Frank Geers at 513.965.8687 about sponsorship opportunities.

The Purple People Bridge

The Newport Southbank Bridge Company, Inc.(859) 655-7700Provides information on the country’s longest (2,670-foot span) all-pedestrian bridge that links two states. The 131-year-old L&N Bridge reopened in the spring of 2003 after receiving a $4.1 million makeover that included a coat of bright purple paint. The “Purple People Bridge” includes park benches and flowering seasonal planters.www.southbankpartners.com

Do you want to be on television?

Become a famous American Cornstar?

American Cornhole is in the process of creating a potential reality show with a team from LA. We just got back from a four day trip to LA selling the idea. We are not guaranteeing that this show will get produced but the potential is there, we already have several production houses interested in working with us in the making of the show. If you want a chance to be a part of American Cornhole the reality show. Read on.

TO BE CONSIDERED AS A CONTESTANT:

1. Make a 5-minute personal videotape of you and your teammate.
2. Fill out the application.
3. Send it to American Cornhole

1. Make Your Video
Making a videotape audition for the program is very easy. Using a video camera, make us a 5-minute tape that tells us a little about yourself. Be sure to include the people you would like to appear with you on-camera as your "supporters." Be creative, show us your personality - tell us what makes you unique. Please start with your name and hometown. There is no "right" or "wrong" thing to say on your tape, we just want to get to know you.Tips when making your video
1. Make sure we can see and hear you clearly. Provide good lighting and sound. We want to hear and see who you are about. We don't want extra sounds like radio, wind, music or screaming kids in the background.
2. Label the tape with your name address and phone number.
3. We can only accept videos on minidv and DVD.

2. Filling out the Application and Release forms
Print, read and sign legal release document. Each partner must complete and sign the application. We will only accept completed and signed applications if they are accompanied by your videotape.

3. Sending your package
Please send your package and materials to:
American Cornhole LLC
PO Box 978
Milford, OH 45150

To review, here is your To Do list:
1. Make one (1) five minute video
2. Label the tape/dvd with your name, address and phone number
3. Complete and sign application and release forms

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS MAY 26th 2008American Cornhole is not guaranteeing that we will be producing a reality television show. Even if a show is created by American Cornhole there is no guarantee you will be selected to be a part of the program.Please note: Application materials will not be returned. Limit one application package per person.

If interested e-mail - missy@americancornhole.com and we will send you a copy of the release forms.

Empowering Future Leaders

American Cornhole gets involved with numerous fundraising opportunities from working with the Carson Palmer Cornhole Classic which supports the Lighthouse Youth Services, to developing one of our top ACO Pro events around a fundraiser that supports the Easter Seals Work Resource Center. It is with great pleasure that we add the Ichthus Ministries to our portfolio of worthy causes to be associated with.

In 1970 a year after Woodstock a professor and a group of concerned students looking for a way to be a change agent in their culture started the first Christian music festival. It is currently the longest running Christian festival in the nation.

Ichthus by using culture's tools has been able to transmit an alternative message. For nearly four decades, Ichthus has helped tens of thousands of students find Jesus Christ and respond to the destiny they have in Him.

This rising generation has great potential - they dream, create and reform the world that we live in. Ichthus works to clarify the messages of culture and the Gospel giving students the means to make good decisions.

American Cornhole has been invited to become part of this blessed event and hope that by adding our gaming activities we will only further add to the strength of the festival and what it stands for.

Amen.

Maryland has arrived!

Annapolis, MD - Welcome aboard Travis Mullins who has become the newest American Cornhole PMIA Rep to join the ranks of an ever growing nationwide American Cornhole sales team. Travis is an experienced Cornhole player who has a group of cornhole players in Maryland that he is hoping to expand upon in the coming years. Travis is in the process of speaking with restaurants and bars to host local leagues and tournaments. If you are interested in hosting a tournament or league, please call Travis to help grow the sport...and your business.

Contact Travis at 410.507.6799 via e-mail at travis@americancornhole.com

The Cornhole Dude.

The Party is ON!

OPEN DOUBLES

• 32 to 64 teams - first come basis (total availabe team parrticipation count varies by ACO city location)
• $40.00 per team / $20.00 per player
• All teams guaranteed seven games against seven different teams
• Open to all ages and @!$, no ACO Pros allowed
• Tournament format is three step process
• ROUND ROBIN – teams are placed into a round robin in which seven games will be played by every team in the tournament, the top two teams from each round robin grouping will move onto the Bracket 16 Challenge but first must seed themselves in the Frame Game Seeding Round.
• FRAME GAME SEEDING ROUND– each of the remaining sixteen teams will throw a team frame game with the highest score becoming the one seed and the lowest score being the sixteen seed. All other teams will be seeded accordingly, based on the result of their frame game.
• BRACKET 16 CHALLENGE – 16 best teams will be competing for the first place trophy in the best of three series with the first team to win two games in a match moving forward and the loser is finished.
• There will be trophies for first and second place finishers.
• There will be sponsorship prizes as well for some of the top teams, to be determined.
• There will be no cash payout, we are only charging you $20.00 for an awesome afternoon of cornholing with your buddies. Cheaper than golf or an afternoon at the movies. It’s all about the love of the game, socializing and giving you great bang for your 20 bucks.
• Food and beer will be available for purchase.

TOPGUN DIVISION

• 64 players - first come basis (total availabe team parrticipation count varies by ACO city location)
• $50.00 per player • All players guaranteed seven games against seven different players
• Open to all ages and @!$, ACO Pros, Semi-Pros, Amateurs welcome, if you think you have game, put your money where your mouth is.
• 80% Cash Payout to top 8 players – payout based on participation- 100% participation would be a $2560.00 purse – 1st Place = 40% / 2nd Place = 20% / 3rd & 4th = 10% / 5th thru 8th = 5% -
• Tournament format is three step process
• ROUND ROBIN – players are placed into a round robin in which seven games will be played by every player in the tournament, the top two players from each round robin grouping will move onto the Bracket 16 Challenge but first must seed themselves in the Frame Game Seeding Round. We will accommodate our ACO Pros & Semi-Pros by dividing them up in as many different groupings as possible so as not to have them all in one round robin group.
• FRAME GAME SEEDING ROUND– each of the remaining sixteen players will throw a full ACO Skills Challenge (which will be used to give them a world ranking as well), with the highest score becoming the one seed and the lowest score being the sixteen seed. All other players will be seeded accordingly, based on the result of their frame game.
• BRACKET 16 CHALLENGE – 16 best players will be competing for the first place trophy in the best of three series with the first team to win two games in a match moving forward and the loser is finished.
• The top eight players will earn points applied to their CORNYFORTY standings based on a formula the ACO has put in place to gauge the strength of competition at that particular TopGun Tournament.

CORNHOLE de MAYO coming to a city near you!

• Chicago, IL - 64 Doubles Teams and 64 TopGun spots available
• Spartanburg, SC - 32 Doubles Teams and 32 TopGun spots available at this time (under review by ACO South Carolina at this time - final counts subject to change)
• Las Vegas, NV - 32 Doubles Teams and 16 TopGun spots available at this time (under review by ACO South Carolina at this time - final counts subject to change)
• Atlanta, GA - trying to secure sponsor and location.
• Milwaukee, WI - trying to secure sponsor and location.

Passing of the CHU CHU TRAIN!

Chu the man.

Chu the ladies man.

Chu the mans man.

Chu was the man. We'll miss you bud.

American Cornhole.