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tailgater's Handbook

Tailgating 101

Food Survey

What do tailgaters want to eat/serve in warm weather?

We surveyed hundreds of people in parking lots of college football games. These people fed us, cheered our efforts and told us what they liked to eat at their tailgate parties. Here are the results.

Main Course Warm Weather

Rank Choice Percent
1 Bratwurst 31
2 Sandwiches 25.6
3 Hamburgers 13.2
4 Chicken 12.4
5 Hot Dogs 5.4
6 Ethnic Foods 3.1
7 Salad-Ribs 2.3 tie

Side Dish Warm Weather

Rank Choice Percent
1 Chips and Dips 20
2 Salad 18
3 Potato Salad 16
4 Veggies 12
5 Cheese-Beans 7 tie
7 Fruit 5
8 Develed Eggs 2

Desert Warm Weather

Rank Choice Percent
1 Bars 42
2 Cookies 26
3 Fruit 13
4 Cake 10
5 Pie 5