it puts trump on the main stage with former governor jeb bush, governor scott walker, former governor mike huckabee, neurosurgeon ben carson, along with senators ted cruz, marco rubio, and rand paul. and governors chris christie and john kasich. that leaves seven other candidates hunting for attention in other ways. lindsey graham found creative ways to destroy his cell phone after trump famously gave out his number on live tv. >> i don't know if it's the right number. let's try it. 202 -- >> reporter: on that note trump got a taste of his own medicine. the website gawker published one of the billionaire's numbers, and trump quickly changed the voicemail. >> hi. this is donald trump, and i'm running for the presidency of the united states of america. >> reporter: and even those in the top ten are looking for buzz. ted cruz cooked bacon by heating up his weapon. >> machine gun bacon. >> reporter: a top aide to one of the ten candidates who will be on the main debate stage said something very wise to me, and