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Cornhole, anyone? The world's largest cornhole tournament is underway in Ventura County

A man stands next to a cornhole board.
Lance Orozco
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KCLU
Corry Ballard of Fillmore is one of the top-ranked cornhole players in California. He's participating in the 2022 ThrowDown event at the Ventura County Fairgrounds on August 26-28.

Teams from around the world compete for $350,000 in prize money.

What’s billed as the world’s largest cornhole tournament is underway this weekend in Ventura County.

The Throwdown Cornhole Festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Teams from around the world are on hand for the three-day-long event at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.

There’s $350,000 in prize money.

In addition to the cornhole competition, this year’s festival features a motocross exhibition, a car show, and an axe-throwing tournament.

The festival runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.