The votes have been counted and verified. The winner of the ‘Crisp World Cup’ 2016 is – Monster Munch: Pickled Onion.
The shock result was announced following a Twitter poll which whittled the field down from 48 entries.
Monster Munch prevailed with a narrow winning margin of four per cent, with Wotsits claiming second place after earning 48 per cent of the vote.
WORLD CUP OF CRISPS 2016
THE GRAND FINAL
Voting starts now! #wcocr2016
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) March 28, 2016
Wotsits made the final with victory over Quavers in the first semi final, while Monster Munch overcame Walkers Cheese & Onion.
The tournament was hosted online by BBC’s Pointless star Richard Osman in a bid to raise money for the Child’s i Foundation, who dedicate their incredible efforts to finding homes for orphans.
If you enjoyed the #wcocr2016 please donate to the incredible @childsi , doing incredible work on a shoestring https://t.co/RCktzI3shj
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) March 28, 2016
At present the charity has received over £4000 in donations.
Osman was sure to thank all involved for their part in the campaign.
Thank you all so much for taking part. See you again for the World Cup Of Crisps 2020 in Helsinki. #wcocr2020
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) March 28, 2016
And thank you all and to @Betfair who are donating all losing stakes. That was immensely tiring but enormous fun. You have to love Twitter❤️
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) March 28, 2016
Steak McCoy’s, Frazzles, Skips and Spicy Nik Naks all fell at the quarter final stage, reports Sky News.
What a result for all parties, here’s hoping the donations continue to roll in and the shoestring budget the charity currently works on can get a healthy injection.
