The World Cup of Crisps is a Twitter survey created and organised by British television host Richard Osman, to determine the United Kingdom's favourite brand and flavour of crisps. The competition takes place every four years, with the inaugural competition running during February and March 2012.
History The World Cup of Crisps was originally conceived on social media by Osman in January 2012. The inaugural edition had 32 types of crisp, with eight group winners qualifying for the quarter-finals, and the competition progressing further using a knockout system. Votes were cast on Twitter using the hashtag #wcocr. The second edition was expanded to include 48 types of crisp and three group stages before semi-finals and a final, and votes were cast using Twitter's new poll feature.
Results
2012 World Cup of Crisps Due to the lack of Twitter polls, no official numbers of votes were revealed in the first edition of the World Cup of Crisps.
Group stages Entries in bold denote crisps that qualified for the knockout stages. Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DWalkers Roast ChickenGolden Wonder Salt & VinegarWalkers Ready SaltedBrannigans Beef & MustardDiscos Salt & VinegarDoritos Cool OriginalNik Naks SpicyFrench Fries Worcester SauceScampi FriesMonster Munch Pickled OnionChipsticks Salt & VinegarSkipsSeabrooks Sea SaltSpace Raiders BeefMcCoy's SteakFrisps Salt & Vinegar Group EGroup FGroup GGroup HWalkers Smoky BaconTayto Cheese & OnionWalkers Salt & VinegarWalkers Prawn CocktailHula Hoops Salt & VinegarWheat Crunchies Spicy TomatoQuaversHula Hoops Ready SaltedWotsitsFrazzlesTomato SnapsMonster Munch BeefDoritos Chilli HeatwaveMcCoys Salt & VinegarPringles BBQPringles Salt & Vinegar
Knockout stage
2016 World Cup of Crisps The second edition began on Saturday 26 March and was set to conclude on Monday 28 March. The new Twitter poll feature automatically tallied the results, and during the semi-finals over one million votes had been cast.
First Group Stage The 48 crisps were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the top two from each group progressing to the second group stage. Bold indicates crisps that qualified.
Group 1 Crisp% ReceivedWalkers Salt & Vinegar28Hula Hoops Ready Salted28Doritos Tangy Cheese26Scampi Fries18
Group 2 Crisp% ReceivedMonster Munch Pickled Onion38Pringles Sour Cream & Chive37Burton's Fish & Chips13Golden Wonder Cheese & Onion12
Group 3 Crisp% ReceivedWotsits34Pom-Bear23Tyrells Salt & Vinegar22Walkers Roast Chicken21
Group 4 Crisp% ReceivedChipsticks27Walkers Smoky Bacon26Taytos Cheese & Onion26Space Raiders Pickled Onion21 Due to the tie between Walkers Smoky Bacon and Taytos Cheese & Onion, a 10-minute tiebreak poll was conducted, with Walkers defeating Taytos by 51% to 49%.
Group 5 Crisp% ReceivedSkips40McCoy's Steak38Seabrooks Sea Salt15Golden Wonder Salt & Vinegar7
Group 6 Crisp% ReceivedWalkers Sensations Sweet Chilli30Walkers Cheese & Onion28Pringles BBQ21Smith's Square Chips Salt & Vinegar21
Group 7 Crisp% ReceivedDoritos Cool Original31Frazzles30French Fries Salt & Vinegar22Branningans Beef & Mustard17
Group 8 Crisp% ReceivedWalkers Ready Salted30Monster Munch Roast Beef29Kettle Chips Salt & Vinegar29Spicy Tomato Snaps12
Group 9 Crisp% ReceivedMcCoy's Salt & Vinegar33Monster Munch Flamin' Hot31Kettle Chips Salt & Pepper27Pop Chips BBQ9
Group 10 Crisp% ReceivedDoritos Chilli Heatwave27Wheat Crunchies Bacon26Walkers Prawn Cocktail25Discos Salt & Vinegar22
Group 11 Crisp% ReceivedMini Cheddars39Hula Hoops Salt & Vinegar32Roysters T-Bone23Mackie's Haggis6
Group 12 Crisp% ReceivedQuavers39Nik Naks Nice & Spicy30Pringles Salt & Vinegar26Golden Wonder Ready Salted9
Second Group Stage The 24 remaining crisps were then re-drawn into six groups of four, with the top two qualifying for a third group stage. Bold indicates crisps that qualified.
Group 1 Crisp% ReceivedMonster Munch Pickled Onion33Hula Hoops Ready Salted24Chipsticks22Walkers Smoky Bacon21
Group 2 Crisp% ReceivedWotsits27McCoy's Steak27Pringles Sour Cream & Chive26Doritos Cool Original20
Group 3 Crisp% ReceivedWalkers Sweet Chilli Sensations28Quavers27Walkers Salt & Vinegar26Wheat Crunchies Bacon19
Group 4 Crisp% ReceivedSkips28McCoy's Salt & Vinegar27Monster Munch Flamin' Hot23Pom-Bear22
Group 5 Crisp% ReceivedFrazzles28Nik Naks Nice & Spicy27Walkers Ready Salted24Hula Hoops Salt & Vinegar21
Group 6 Crisp% ReceivedDoritos Chilli Heatwave27Walkers Cheese & Onion27Mini Cheddars24Monster Munch Roast Beef22
Quarter-Final Stage The 12 remaining crisps were then drawn into four groups of three, with just the group winners progressing to the semi-finals. Bold indicates crisps that proceeded.
Quarter-Final 1 Crisp% ReceivedMonster Munch Pickled Onion42Skips31McCoy's Salt & Vinegar27
Quarter-Final 2 Crisp% ReceivedQuavers36Frazzles32Nik Naks Nice & Spicy32 This result saw defending champions Frazzles eliminated.
Quarter-Final 3 Crisp% ReceivedWalkers Cheese & Onion40Walkers Sensations Sweet Chilli 34Doritos Chilli Heatwave26
Quarter-Final 4 Crisp% ReceivedWotsits36McCoy's Steak35Hula Hoops Ready Salted29
Knockout stages
Controversy During and after the second edition of the event, several voters became disillusioned with the choice of crisps on offer. A debate began to emerge on the definition of the word crisp, with three of the four semi-finalists, Wotsits, Monster Munch and Quavers, as well as the 2012 winners Frazzles, being criticised for not conforming to some definitions of the snack. Osman invited those who doubted the validity of the winner to organise their own World Cup.
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