Burlington Times News:
Frank Sanchez, owner of Phrank’s Cornhole in Burlington, is an example of how a little play can lead to a lot of work. Sanchez discovered the game of cornhole about two years ago. Now he’s building and selling custom cornhole boards full time.
“I went to a party at my brother-in-law’s house and they were playing cornhole,†Sanchez said. “I’d never seen it before.â€
His brother-in-law Gerry Vargas was having a tournament and Sanchez joined. After winning his first two games, he later did some research and found out what the game was about.
According to the American Cornhole Association, the game is similar to horeshoes except you use wooden boxes with a single hole cut in called cornhole platforms, also known as boards, and corn bags instead of metal stakes and horseshoes. Players take turns tossing corn bags at the platform until a player earns 21 points. A bag in the hole is 3 points and a bag on the platform is one point.
“I found some rules and instructions, got some scrap lumber, and made a set of corn hole boards,†Sanchez said.