Mark Richards goes 36-for-36 in perfect Cornhole game

Mark Richards left no margin for error at the 2022 ACL Final Chase, teaming with Philip Lopez Jr. to throw 36 bags and sink all 36 for a perfect game that carried them to the Pro Doubles title. In an August 2022 showdown against Jordan Power and Jay Rubin, Richards turned a doubles final into one of cornhole’s cleanest single-game performances.

The stat line is simple, and that is why it hits so hard. Thirty-six throws, thirty-six bags in the hole, no misses, no bailout shots, no wasted possessions. In a sport where even elite players can drift off line over the course of a match, Richards kept the same target, the same release point and the same rhythm long enough to run the table. That is shot selection at its sharpest: no unnecessary risk, no forced change in pace, just repeatable mechanics under the bright lights of an ACL stage.

Philip Lopez Jr. mattered in the same way a strong partner always matters in doubles cornhole. When one player is perfect, the other can press the advantage without having to rescue the frame. Richards’ run gave Lopez room to keep the pressure on, and the pair finished with the Pro Doubles trophy after a performance that felt less like a hot streak than a complete command of the board.

That is why the game still travels so well in cornhole circles. It is easy to explain and almost impossible to duplicate. Perfect games in the sport are rare enough to become shorthand for the ceiling of elite play, and Richards’ 36-for-36 has been described as one of the most immaculate performances the game has ever seen. The matchup also landed in the middle of the Doubles World Championship conversation, which only sharpened its profile as an instant classic.

The lasting value of the game is not just that Richards made every bag. It is that the performance separated a strong pro result from something closer to a reference point for the sport itself. When fans talk about precision, pressure management and what a full match of control looks like, Richards’ 36-for-36 still sets the standard.