Orlando hosts ACL Florida State Championship with $1,000 hotel bonus
Orlando drew 500-plus players, a sold-out hotel block and a $1,000 bonus as the ACL Florida State Championship became a true destination event.
A $1,000 Slide for Cash bonus and a sold-out hotel block helped turn Orlando into the center of Florida cornhole as the 2026 ACL Florida State Championship ran May 28-31 at the DoubleTree by Hilton at the Entrance to Universal Orlando. The numbers from last year explained the draw: more than 500 unique players, more than $37,000 paid out and multiple divisions filled to capacity. That kind of turnout showed why the Florida title has become more than a stop on the calendar. It has become a travel event built to pull players statewide into one ballroom.
The hotel package was part of the attraction, not a side note. Players who stayed inside the official block were eligible for the $1,000 Slide for Cash bonus, with random names drawn only from that list beginning Saturday morning. Those same hotel guests also received one bag per night stayed, while the listed rate sat at $159 per night plus discounted parking. The event warning that the block would sell out fit the pattern from the previous year, when the hotel room allotment disappeared completely. Early-bird pricing ended May 15, and after that singles, doubles and divisional blind draws increased by $5 per player, adding another incentive for players to commit early.
Thursday opened as a championship day rather than a simple arrival window. The Club Championship for ACL Minor League and club teams launched the weekend with Tier 1 and Tier 2 squads playing for cash and a chance to represent Florida at the ACL World Championships. Tier 3 through Tier 5 teams chased state bragging rights and world qualification opportunities. The format used five players per round and included three matches, one singles, one doubles and one tandem, creating a team competition that demanded depth instead of just one strong thrower. A big blind draw also gave non-team players a way into the action right away.
That packaging fits the direction the American Cornhole League has pushed across its 2025/26 season, which began in Rock Hill, South Carolina and was built around events that serve players at all skill levels. Orlando’s state championship sat squarely in that model, blending meaningful payouts, travel incentives and live-streamed championship matches into one weekend. With the ACL World Championships scheduled for July 27 through August 2 in Rock Hill, the Florida event carried extra weight as a regional proving ground on the road to Worlds.
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