After six weeks of campaigning, the General Election is finally here. A common British tradition is to stay up all evening and watch the votes being counted, with coverage set to kick off from 10pm.
To celebrate the count, you can follow a special drinking game which has been created by The Times. This can be replicated at home or with friends.
Created by Matt Chorley, the rules are relatively simple to follow. If you spot a common cliche such as a party taking or losing a seat - that constitutes one sip. But there are a number of other classics that are often overused.
The simple instructions can be found below. Please drink responsibly and before you know it - 7am will be around within no time.
One sip
- If a presenter says: "It's still early yet, we've got a long way to go."
- A Labour candidate appears in a red jacket.
- A Lib Dem candidate appears in a yellow jacket.
- A Tory candidate appears in tears. Take a sip if a Tory appears on TV or radio.
- Someone suggests that David Cameron could return as Tory leader.
- You hear the squeak of training shoes on the floor of a local authority sports hall.
- If Sir John Curtice appears on television.
Two sips
- You hear an extended conversation about former bank tellers being an expert at counting ballot papers.
- You see a celebrity candidate get elected.
Finish your drink
- A politician says: "That's not what I have been hearing on the doorstep."
- The main studio throws live to a reporter who isn't ready, and is caught on microphone murmuring.
- Nigel Farage declares he has broken the British political system.
- Ed Davey arrives at his count on a camel. (Or a tandem. Or LSD. Or maybe all three.)
- You see a newly elected Labour MP standing on stage at the count looking like they'll be sick.
Big moments
- Reserved specially for big names such as Jeremy Hunt or Penny Mordaunt if they lose their seat (open a bottle of champagne to celebrate or commiserate).
Shots
- When SNP lose a seat, sink a shot of whisky.
- If Dianne Abbott loses her seat, drink a mojito can.
Matt Chorley is presenting Times Radio's Election Night from 9.55pm.
