Football season has kicked off and that means it’s tailgating season, too. Americans love the pre-game experience so much, 70% say they look forward to tailgating season as much, if not more than the holiday season, a new survey finds.
According to the poll of 2-thousand U.S. adults, tailgating is the best part of game day for a lot of fans. People love tailgating so much, 76% say it's more important than if their team wins.
A quarter have attended a tailgate without even having tickets to the game it was for, and 22% have gone to a tailgate and had tickets to the game, but continued tailgating instead of going.
The best time for tailgates to start is two hours before the game starts.
So, what makes for the perfect tailgate? It includes 12 people, but 23% don’t consider it a party without more guests than this. Along with the good company, it also has food (57%), chairs (41%), alcohol (31%), and team apparel (20%).
The top must-have foods for tailgating are burgers (51%), hot dogs (47%), chips (43%), chicken wings (35%), barbecue (19%), potato salad (17%), brats (16%) and nachos (15%).
The perfect tailgate would have four different kinds of chips, three desserts and three alcoholic drinks to choose from.
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