A definitive ranking of the best crisps in the world

Unless you've been living under a rock (or don't use Twitter), you'll have noticed that the World Cup of Crisps was held over the weekend.

The competition was launched by Pointless co-host Richard Osman, following the runaway success of his World Cup of Chocolate at Christmas. In fact, it was so well-received that a Super Cup is on the way, pitting the winning crisps (Pickled Onion Monster Munch) against the world's favourite chocolate (the simple Dairy Milk). By now we're well aware of the winner and the runner-up of the 2016 World Cup (Wotsits put up a valiant effort). There was even a 3rd/4th place playoff, with Quavers edging out Walkers Cheese and Onion by the narrowest of margins. It turns out people really like cheese. But not every crisp variety has the rich and storied history of Monster Munch, or the celebrity backing of Walkers. Some 48 entrants took part, some higher-profile than others, and we've crunched the numbers to produce a complete ranking from 1-48. Head-to-head votes helped identify the top four, but we've determined the overall order, based on the round in which a crisp exited the competition, followed by the total number of votes (rounded to the nearest whole number) as a tie-breaker. It produced some very interesting results, and suggested the likes of Tayto Cheese & Onion and Pringles Sour Cream & Onion may well have got further with a more favourable draw. We got onto Osman with a question about the crisp poll: This was the typically Osman-ish response: Here are the rankings in full.

1. Monster Munch Pickled Onion
2. Wotsits
3. Quavers
4. Walkers Cheese & Onion
5. McCoys Steak
6. Sweet Chilli Sensations
7. Nik Naks Nice & Spicy
8. Frazzles
9. Skips
10. Hula Hoops Ready Salted
11. McCoys Salt & Vinegar
12. Doritos Chilli Heatwave
13. Pringles Sour Cream
14. Walkers Salt & Vinegar
15. Mini Cheddars
16. Monster Munch Roast Beef
17. Chipsticks
18. Monster Munch Flamin’ Hot
19. Walkers Ready Salted
20. Pom Bears
21. Walkers Smoky Bacon
22. Doritos Cool Original
23. Wheat Crunchies Bacon
24. Hula Hoops Salt & Vinegar
25. Tayto Cheese & Onion
26. Kettle Chips Salt & Vinegar
27. Doritos Tangy Cheese
28. Space Raiders Pickled Onion
29. Seabrooks Sea Salt
30. Tyrells S&V
31. Walkers Roast Chicken
32. Walkers Prawn Cocktail
33. Scampi Fries
34. French Fries Salt & Vinegar
35. Pringles BBQ
36. Smiths Salt & Vinegar Squares
37. Kettle Chips Sea Salt With Crushed Black Peppercorns
38. Pringles Salt & Vinegar
39. Discos Salt & Vinegar
40. Roysters T Bone Steak
41. Brannigans Beef & Mustard
42. Burton’s Fish & Chips