Coke Zero's Playbook of Possibilities

Now through October 25th, you can log on to www.CokeZero.com to play the Playbook Challenge. The goal is to solve some common football-related dilemmas, such as leaving your game tickets at home or keeping your cool when seated next to an annoying fan. Pick the right answers as quickly as you can, and you could win daily or weekly prizes from some of the most popular football schools in the country.

The daily prizes are pretty cool and include tailgating items like cooler scooters, trailer hitch grills, party coolers, or cornhole game sets. The grand prize is a VIP package to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl Game in Atlanta on New Year’s Eve!

Backyard Barkeep Serves Up Drinks to Tailgaters

There are two annoying party fouls that can occur while throwing some cornhole. You can either A) spill your drink while using the board as a slanted drink stand, or B) spill your drink in the middle of your throw. Either way, you’re gonna end up with a bad outcome. That’s why I’m a fan of the Backyard Barkeep. It not only holds your drink, but also opens your beers, and it keeps score for you on cornhole, washers, bags, or horseshoes.

The folks behind Backyard Barkeep even offer two versions of this handy little tailgate gadget. They have the backyard version, which comes equipped with a metal spike to drive into your lawn. Or they also offer the tailgate version that features a sturdy stand to thrown down on the pavement. Their packaged sets include two stands, two coozies, one score card, and two score card clips to keep track of your score.

The Backyard Barkeep will even hold your keys, wallets, handbags and even lunch according to the makers. If you want to learn more, you can check them out http://backyardbarkeep.com/.

The NTL to Invade Irish Hills in Search of Top Tailgaters

The National Tailgating League (The NTL) presented by Budweiser will make its next stop on the 2010 NTL NASCAR Tour at Michigan International Speedway for the Show Me the CARFAX race weekend, August 13-15.

The NTL will bring fans a laid back tailgating environment to socialize with fellow fans while competing for cash and race-related prizes in a combination of Cornhole and Monkey Ball (similar to Ladder Golf) tournaments.

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Manage Registrations for Your Tailgate Tourney

If you have ever managed a Cornhole tournament, you know what a pain in the ass it is to collect money from participants and manage paperwork. A company based in Bethesda, Maryland is aiming to take all the guess work out of tourney planning with its online bracket manager at compete-at.com. Compete-At provides an easy, turnkey solution for tailgate game organizers, which enables you to accept online registrations, memberships, credit card payments from participants.

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Cornhole Allstars Delivers Real Deal Tailgating on Your iPhone

This is without a doubt the most polished iPhone tailgating related game out there. With its real physics, wind, and silky smooth graphics, Cornhole Allstars does not disappoint. The game features 4 different locations and 4 different characters with the option to multi-play. The game also boasts Facebook integration for braggin' rights!

The National Tailgating League Ready To Kickoff

The National Tailgating League (The NTL), a newly formed organization created to sanction and execute organized tailgating games including Cornhole, Ladder Golf and Washer Toss competitions, is ready to hold the first officially sanctioned event during Memorial Day weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway. In conjunction with the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600, the inaugural NTL doubles cornhole tournaments will take place on May 23 and May 24 in the campgrounds of LMS.

The NTL is hoping to expose one of the largest tailgating parties in the world to a fully sanctioned cornhole tournament, and name the "Cornhole King of the Campgrounds.

"Tailgating once was the event before the event," said Todd Hirschfeld, creator of the NTL and president of HMS Worldwide, a sports and lifestyle marketing agency. "Today, tailgating is the main course and through the NTL, we're going to organize and sanction events for sportsmen all over the country."

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Do Some Tailgating On Your iPhone

We may have found an item that can help relieve some of the tailgate withdrawal going around. A new application for the iPhone and iPod, entitled "Tailgate Games" recently made its debut on iTunes. The game comes complete with 4 different tailgate games to play, which include Cornhole, Horse Shoes, Ladder Golf, and Washers. There is even a tournament mode that lets you unlock opponents as you advance through the bracket. Another cool feature is its stats system that keeps track of how many holes you've hit in Cornhole and other such numbers. Each game follows its official rules and regulations as stated by its governing authority.

We figure that if we can't go to the tailgate, why not bring the tailgate to us.

Cornhole Gets a Theme Song

Tailgatelot.com has now become fans of "Rhett and Link," who have beautifully written and performed "The Cornhole Song." All we have to say about it is "an olympic sport in 2024!"