How much do professional cornhole players make?

Professional cornhole players make between $5,000 and $25,000 per season, while top professional cornhole players can make as much as $60,000 per season.

Professional cornhole players earn money from sponsorships, endorsements, and tournament winnings. The average professional cornholer makes around $5,000 from cornhole sponsorship deals. Sponsors pay professional cornhole players to be featured on their jerseys. The cost of this is determined by where the sponsor will feature on the player's jersey.

Professional cornhole jerseys typically have five areas for sponsorship on their jerseys. This consists of one main area for sponsorship and four mini-areas for sponsorship. The cost to be featured on the main area of a professional cornhole player's jersey is around $2,000, while the mini areas cost around $750 per spot.

The main sponsorship area will display the sponsor's logo largely on the player's jersey. Not all professional cornhole players are able to obtain sponsorship.

Cornhole players participating in professional tournaments may earn a variety of different purses. There are four different kinds of professional cornhole tournaments:

• Local Tournaments

• Regional Tournaments

• Conference Tournaments

• National Tournaments

Local tournaments typically cost around $5 to enter, and a winning cornhole team can expect a payout of anywhere from $100 to $500.

Each regional tournament event usually has different events, such as blind draw doubles, bring your own partner (BYOP) doubles, and singles. The typical price per player and winning purses are:

• Blind Draw Doubles: $10 per player - 75% payout

• BYOP Doubles: $20 per player - 75% payout

• Singles: $20 per player - 75% payout

Conference cornhole tournament events happen three times per year. Players are required to attend at least two of the three events per year as a professional.

Each conference tournament event usually has these events: blind draw crew cup, advanced/pro singles, advanced/pro blind draw, and advanced/pro-BYOP doubles. The typical price per player and winning purses are:

• Blind Draw Crew Cup: $10 per player - 70% payout

• Singles: $25 per player - 70% payout

• Blind Draw Doubles: $15 per player - 70% payout

• BYOP Doubles: $20 per player - 70% payout

National cornhole tournament events happen four times per year. Each national tournament event consists of four individual tournaments for pro players, and seniors have one additional tournament.

Earnings for national tournaments range from $250 per player to $4,750 per player, and earnings for first-place finishes can fall between $1000 per player to $8000 per player.