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The ultimate Luck of the Draw cornhole event!

This is the tournament for all you backyard, social, and tailgating players to compete in at World Championships of Cornhole! No Membership Required / All Players Welcome / Play all the way to World Championship Night!

Tailgator Zone at Worlds XX  //  Tulsa, OK, July 22-26, 2025

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WHAT

The ACO Tailgator Championships is a series of 8 “Luck of the Draw” cornhole tournaments daily.

These are blind draw double-elimination tournaments are played as qualifiers throughout the week at ACO Worlds. The top two winning team from each qualifying tournament will be entered into the two 32 team Championship bracket on Saturday.

The final game between the two brackets will be played on Championship Saturday at Center Court!

QUALIFIERS

8 qualifiers per day – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday with 2 teams from each qualifier advancing to compete in the Championship Bracket on Saturday.
9:00 AM / 10:30 AM / 12:00 PM / 1:30 PM / 3:00 PM / 4:30 PM / 6:00 PM / 7:30 PM

Qualifier Tournament Structure:

• Luck of the Draw
• Double elimination
• Single game in winners and single game in losers.

Qualifier Entry Pricing:

• $20 entry per player, per tournament Tuesday – Friday

Qualifier Participants:

• Maximum of 128 players per or 64 total teams per qualifier

Qualifier Prizes:

• Each qualifier will use 2 sets of 8 bags as prizes for the top 2 teams in their qualifier.

• Each player from these top 2 teams will receive one set of 4 bags from those used in the tournament.

• These teams will use these same bags to compete on Saturday in the Championship Bracket representing the company that sponsored their qualifier.

• Our partners are encouraged and able to add additional prizes to their qualifier if they choose.

CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY

Saturday, July 26, 2025 (64 Teams)

Championships Prizes:

• Bourbon Barrel Trophies (2)
• Tailgator Jerseys (2)
• Championships Purse: Minimum $5,000 Guaranteed

Format:

• 1st and 2nd place teams from each qualifier advance to Saturday.
• 64 Qualifying teams
• Two Brackets of 32 teams
• Double Elimination
• 1st place winners from each bracket will be featured on Center Court at 5:30 playing for the Bourbon Barrel Head Trophies and the Tailgator Prize Jerseys in a Best 2 of 3 Match!

WHERE

Held in the Tailgator Zone, the hub of activity at Worlds.

The Tailgator Zone is made up of 32 courts with vendor booths. There’s always plenty of beer, and even more laughs on the Tailgator courts!

WHEN

Tuesday July 22th – Saturday, July 26th
ACO Worlds XX in Tulsa, OK

Walk Up Only / Max participation 128 players per event
Tuesday – Friday: $20 / player

Tailgator Qualifiers are held at eight times each day:

9:00 AM
10:30 AM
12:00 PM
1:30 PM

3:00 PM
4:30 PM
6:00 PM
7:30 PM

Championship Saturday
Saturday July 26, 2025
5:30 PM estimated start time

PRIZES

Prizes – Qualifiers:

The top two teams from each qualifier tournament will each win a set of 4 tournament-used bags

Prizes – Championship Saturday:

  • Bourbon Barrel Trophies (2)
  • Tailgator Jerseys (2)
  • Championships Purse: Minimum $5,000 Guaranteed

Payouts – Blue Zone:

  • First Place: $500 / Team
  • Second Place: $300 / Team
  • Third Place: $200 / Team
  • Fourth Place: $100 / Team
  • Remaining Qualifiers: $50 / Team

Payouts – Red Zone:

  • First Place: $500 / Team
  • Second Place: $300 / Team
  • Third Place: $200 / Team
  • Fourth Place: $100 / Team
  • Remaining Qualifiers: $50 / Team