title: World Cup of Crisps
text: # World Cup of Crisps
  
  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 A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Walkers Roast Chicken | Golden Wonder Salt & Vinegar | Walkers Ready Salted | Brannigans Beef & Mustard |
  | Discos Salt & Vinegar | Doritos Cool Original | Nik Naks Spicy | French Fries Worcester Sauce |
  | Scampi Fries | Monster Munch Pickled Onion | Chipsticks Salt & Vinegar | Skips |
  | Seabrooks Sea Salt | Space Raiders Beef | McCoy's Steak | Frisps Salt & Vinegar |
  | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
  | Walkers Smoky Bacon | Tayto Cheese & Onion | Walkers Salt & Vinegar | Walkers Prawn Cocktail |
  | Hula Hoops Salt & Vinegar | Wheat Crunchies Spicy Tomato | Quavers | Hula Hoops Ready Salted |
  | Wotsits | Frazzles | Tomato Snaps | Monster Munch Beef |
  | Doritos Chilli Heatwave | McCoys Salt & Vinegar | Pringles BBQ | Pringles Salt & Vinegar |
  
  **Knockout stage**
  
  | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | McCoy's Steak | McCoy's Steak | L | | | | | | |
  | Wotsits | Wotsits | W | | | | | | |
  | Wotsits | Wotsits | W | Wotsits | Wotsits | W | | | |
  | | | | Quavers | Quavers | L | | | |
  | Quavers | Quavers | W | Quavers | Quavers | L | | | |
  | Discos Salt & Vinegar | Discos Salt & Vinegar | L | | | | | | |
  | Discos Salt & Vinegar | Discos Salt & Vinegar | L | | | | Wotsits | Wotsits | L |
  | | | | | | | Frazzles | Frazzles | W |
  | Skips | Skips | W | | | | | | | Frazzles | Frazzles | W |
  | Monster Munch Beef | Monster Munch Beef | L | | | | | | |
  | Monster Munch Beef | Monster Munch Beef | L | Skips | Skips | L | | | |
  | | | | Frazzles | Frazzles | W | | | |
  | Monster Munch Pickled Onion | Monster Munch Pickled Onion | L | Frazzles | Frazzles | W | | | |
  | Frazzles | Frazzles | W | | | | | | |
  
  ### 2016 World Cup of Crisps
  
  The second edition began on Saturday 26 March and is 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.
  
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | - | - |
  | Walkers Salt & Vinegar | 28 |
  | Hula Hoops Ready Salted | 28 |
  | Doritos Tangy Cheese | 26 |
  | Scampi Fries | 18 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Monster Munch Pickled Onion | 38 |
  | Pringles Sour Cream & Chive | 37 |
  | Burton's Fish & Chips | 13 |
  | Golden Wonder Cheese & Onion | 12 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Wotsits | 34 |
  | Pom-Bear | 23 |
  | Tyrells Salt & Vinegar | 22 |
  | Walkers Roast Chicken | 21 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Chipsticks | 27 |
  | Walkers Smoky Bacon | 26 |
  | Taytos Cheese & Onion | 26 |
  | Space Raiders Pickled Onion | 21 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Skips | 40 |
  | McCoy's Steak | 38 |
  | Seabrooks Sea Salt | 15 |
  | Golden Wonder Salt & Vinegar | 7 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Walkers Sensations Sweet Chilli | 30 |
  | Walkers Cheese & Onion | 28 |
  | Pringles BBQ | 21 |
  | Smith's Square Chips Salt & Vinegar | 21 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Doritos Cool Original | 31 |
  | Frazzles | 30 |
  | French Fries Salt & Vinegar | 22 |
  | Branningans Beef & Mustard | 17 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Walkers Ready Salted | 30 |
  | Monster Munch Roast Beef | 29 |
  | Kettle Chips Salt & Vinegar | 29 |
  | Spicy Tomato Snaps | 12 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | McCoy's Salt & Vinegar | 33 |
  | Monster Munch Flamin' Hot | 31 |
  | Kettle Chips Salt & Pepper | 27 |
  | Pop Chips BBQ | 9 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Doritos Chilli Heatwave | 27 |
  | Wheat Crunchies Bacon | 26 |
  | Walkers Prawn Cocktail | 25 |
  | Discos Salt & Vinegar | 22 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Mini Cheddars | 39 |
  | Hula Hoops Salt & Vinegar | 32 |
  | Roysters T-Bone | 23 |
  | Mackie's Haggis | 6 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Quavers | 39 |
  | Nik Naks Nice & Spicy | 30 |
  | Pringles Salt & Vinegar | 26 |
  | Golden Wonder Ready Salted | 9 |
  
  **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.
  
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | - | - |
  | Monster Munch Pickled Onion | 33 |
  | Hula Hoops Ready Salted | 24 |
  | Chipsticks | 22 |
  | Walkers Smoky Bacon | 21 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Wotsits | 27 |
  | McCoy's Steak | 27 |
  | Pringles Sour Cream & Chive | 26 |
  | Doritos Cool Original | 20 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Walkers Sweet Chilli Sensations | 28 |
  | Quavers | 27 |
  | Walkers Salt & Vinegar | 26 |
  | Wheat Crunchies Bacon | 19 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Skips | 28 |
  | McCoy's Salt & Vinegar | 27 |
  | Monster Munch Flamin' Hot | 23 |
  | Pom-Bear | 22 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Frazzles | 28 |
  | Nik Naks Nice & Spicy | 27 |
  | Walkers Ready Salted | 24 |
  | Hula Hoops Salt & Vinegar | 21 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Doritos Chilli Heatwave | 27 |
  | Walkers Cheese & Onion | 27 |
  | Mini Cheddars | 24 |
  | Monster Munch Roast Beef | 22 |
  
  **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.
  
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | - | - |
  | Monster Munch Pickled Onion | 42 |
  | Skips | 31 |
  | McCoy's Salt & Vinegar | 27 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Quavers | 36 |
  | Frazzles | 32 |
  | Nik Naks Nice & Spicy | 32 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Walkers Cheese & Onion | 40 |
  | Walkers Sensations Sweet Chilli | 34 |
  | Doritos Chilli Heatwave | 26 |
  | Crisp | % Received |
  | Wotsits | 36 |
  | McCoy's Steak | 35 |
  | Hula Hoops Ready Salted | 29 |
  
  **Knockout stages**
  
  | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Wotsits | 50% | | |
  | Quavers | 50% | | |
  | Quavers | 50% | Wotsits | 48% |
  | | | Monster Munch Pickled Onion | 52% |
  | Monster Munch Pickled Onion | 53% | Monster Munch Pickled Onion | 52% |
  | Walkers Cheese & Onion | 47% | Third-Place Play-Off | Third-Place Play-Off |
  | | | Quavers | 51% |
  | | | Walkers Cheese & Onion | 49% |
  
  ## 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.
  
  