After a nail-biting few days of straight knockout match-ups, the finalists of Richard Osman’s World Cup of Crisps 2016 have been decided.
48 snacks competed in the prestigious tournament organised on Twitter by the Pointless host, but we’re now down to just two.
Pickled Onion Monster Munch overcame Cheese and Onion Walkers in what we like to think was billed as the semi-final of bad breath, while Wotsits emerged victorious from their cheesy derby with Quavers. The latter clash had remained neck-and-neck for much of the voting.
The #wcocr2016 is raising money for the charity Child’s i Foundation, which helps find families for orphans in need. Osman announced the much-anticipated final on his Twitter this afternoon.
WORLD CUP OF CRISPS 2016
THE GRAND FINAL
Voting starts now! #wcocr2016
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) March 28, 2016
Very best of luck to both crisps #wcocr2016
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) March 28, 2016
Controversially, there was no salt and vinegar crisps in either of the semi-finals, so Richard ran a special poll to crown the best crisp of that flavour.
BEST SALT & VINEGAR CRISP
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) March 28, 2016
Much of the Twitter reaction regarding the penultimate fixtures seemed to oppose the way voting had materialised…
The semi-finalists in the World Cup of Crisps has proved once again that the human race is doomed. #wcocr2016
— David (@davidclewis) March 28, 2016
Three cheese crisps in the Semi-finals of the #wcocr2016? This is Euro 2004 all over again. A sham.
— David Preece (@davidpreece12) March 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/Billie_T/status/714172345309597696
Monster Munch beef getting knocked out hurts #wcocr2016 pic.twitter.com/ybj083FTqY
— Thelonious 🇯🇲 (@TheloniousFilth) March 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/Chris_Cohen/status/714090747973210112
And people were keen to publicly pledge their allegiance to one of the finalists…
No contest… Got to be Wotsits #wcocr2016 https://t.co/oe4sSYeLOb
— Sam Butler (@SamButler2805) March 28, 2016
Absolutely delighted to see my two favourites in the final. Good luck monster munch and wotsits #wcocr2016 surely monster munch will win…
— SRB (@SamB1406) March 28, 2016
Stockpiling Monster Munch for when everyone jumps on the bandwagon #wcocr2016 #ilikedthembeforetheywerecool pic.twitter.com/xL5q4iYQsb
— Richard Burr (@RichardPBurr) March 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/robwhitley94/status/714530892174200832
We await the final result…
