Presidential Drinking Game, Bingo Cards: How Voters Can Interact With What Trump, Harris Say On Debate Night

The first-ever debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris could be a must-see TV event for voters Tuesday night and provide a better glimpse at policies ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

While there won’t be a live audience, the New York Post offered up versions of bingo and a drinking game tied to the 90-minute program — just as it did for the first debate on June 27.

Bingo Game: Up first is a bingo game that has a free space and numerous topics. Players can seek a bingo with five spaces covered in a row horizontally, vertically or diagonal.

The topics on the board this writer received include: Gas prices, inflation, American people, woke, China, Ukraine, the Middle Class, COVID, jobs, insurrection, taxes, rigged election, Joe Biden, constitution, campus protests, Fauci, Jack Smith, Russia, Georgia, BLM, Kamala Coverup, California, two-tiered justice system and woke DAs.

A top row of gas prices, inflation, American people, woke and China seems like a potential good bet for a bingo in this case.

The bingo card changes as you visit the site and the cards are also printable.

No prizes are awarded for a bingo. However, viewers could get bragging rights or choose to play with friends to make things more competitive.

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Drinking Game: The New York Post also shared a drinking game idea for debate night. (Note: This article does not recommend either this game or drinking alcohol in excess).

It should be stressed that the items listed below could be mentioned frequently and turn the game dangerous with an excess amount of shots or alcohol consumed. For comparison, the first debate drinking game saw the border mentioned 15 times, the cameras panning to moderators 30 times and Russia mentioned 13 times, all items that would have turned the game dangerous.

Here are the rules:

Sip water every time a candidate references the 2024 election being “the most important of our lifetime."

Take a sip of your drink when the following happens:

• The camera pans to ABC News moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis
• When Trump says "cackling Kamala"
• Harris references Trump's "hush money" conviction
• Candidate uses a three-letter acronym like FBI, IRS, DEI, CDC
• Trump mentions "migrant crime"

Take a shot when:

• Either candidate interrupts the other
• Either candidate wags their finger at the other candidate
• Trump says "border czar"
• Harris says she wasn't the "border czar"
• Either candidate says they will not touch entitlement programs like Medicare or Social Security
• Russia, China or Iran mentioned

Take two shots when:

• Harris mentions "Project 2025"
• Trump says "San Francisco" or "California"
• Trump says Harris covered up Biden's decline
• Harris mentions being endorsed by Dick Cheney

Chug your beer or drink when the following happens:

• Trump says he knows more about football than vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz
• Harris says "I'm speaking"
• Trump says the Harris-Biden administration is "pro-Hamas"
• Harris explains the war in Ukraine without stuttering

Finish all the liquor in your cabinet when this happens should Trump and Harris agree on something (Note: Again, not recommended. Please be mindful of your alcohol consumption and prioritize your health and safety.)

Tuesday's debate marks the first time the two leading candidates have met and interacted in person.

A recent Benzinga reader poll said 66% of respondents plan on watching the debate. Fewer readers said they would consider changing their vote based on the debate, with only 30% answering yes.

With the debate mostly geared towards undecided voters, the above games could provide an irreverent way to tune in.

Disney-owned DIS ABC News is hosting the debate. And viewership is expected to be high as other media networks simulcast the broadcast.

The first 2024 presidential debate between Trump and President Joe Biden set several records for CNN and was watched by 48 million viewers.

Since Trump and Biden had already faced off in previous debates, viewers may have been less interested in the first debate, which had lower viewership than the first debates of 2020 and 2016.

A record 84 million viewers watched the 2016 first presidential debate between Trump and Hillary Clinton.

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