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It has its own video game, mock documentary and, later this month, a tournament at Soldier Field.
It's that bean bag game you see being played more and more in backyards, alleys, bars and the parking lot at U.S. Cellular Field.
The bag-throwing craze has spread from Cincinnati -- where folks say it originated more than 50 years ago as a backyard diversion -- to Chicago, Indianapolis and Milwaukee.
On July 28, some 1,000 people are expected to converge on Soldier Field for the first Windy City Cornhole Classic, which promises a year's supply of Chipotle burritos to the winner. The expected turnout has surprised organizers.
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