The 1st Anniversary Gathering – March 31, 2023

Attendance: 20

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  • International Potato Chip Flavor Taste Test!

For the one-year anniversary event, we decided to hold another taste test and contest, much like the Mike & Ike Taste Test from June 2022. We gathered 19 unique flavors of Lay’s potato chips ranging from a total of 12 countries across the globe. The 16 contestants sampled each chip in succession and had roughly one minute to discuss and guess both the flavor and the country of origin. In the end, scores were tallied and a clear winner emerged: congratulations to Ronnie, who guessed with an overall accuracy of 60%! (2nd place guessed with 45% accuracy.) She won a SakuraBox, which is filled with assorted snacks and chocolates from Japan.

In addition to making guesses, contestants were also asked to rate each flavor on a scale of 0 to 100; with 0 being absolutely vile and 100 being their new favorite flavor of chip. The results are compiled below:

The Potato Chip Flavor Hierarchy

  1. Honey BBQ (USA) – 78.4%
  2. Mayonnaise (Thailand) – 62%
  3. Smokey Bacon (Canada) – 58.7%
  4. Wavy Funyun (USA) – 57.4%
  5. All Dressed (Canada) – 54.2%
  6. Adobadas (Mexico) – 54%
  7. KFC Flavor (Germany) – 52.3%
  8. Cheese and Onion (Australia) – 50.3%
  9. Pizza Hut Flavor (Germany) – 49%
  10. Kobe Beef (Taiwan) – 42.4%
  11. Flamin’ Hot Chili Lime (Mexico) – 37.3%
  12. Lime (Columbia) – 31.5%
  13. Spanish Tomato Tango (India) – 31.3%
  14. Prawn Cocktail (UK) – 29%
  15. Marmite (UK) – 24%
  16. Seaweed and Salt (Japan) – 18.1%
  17. Magic Masala (India) – 14.4%
  18. Roasted Garlic Oyster (China) – 12%
  19. Salted Egg (Thailand) – 10%
  20. Creamy Forest Mushroom (Poland) [Did not arrive in time for the taste test.]

The Wits & Wagers Gathering – February 24, 2023

Attendance: 14

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The Spring ’23 Kickoff Gathering – January 27, 2023

Attendance: 19

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The Bowling Night Gathering – November 18, 2022

Attendance: 10

Activities

  • Bowling!

A big thanks to everyone who attended!

Shoutout to Matt Colter for winning both games, and to Kyler Shaw for most improvement between game 1 and 2!


The Spooky Halloween Gathering – October 28, 2022

Attendance: 8

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Activities

  • Costume Contest!

Congratulations to Christian Carter (Kylo Ren) for winning!
Congratulations to Matt Colter (President Caboni) for runner-up!
A huge thank you to everyone who participated!


The Deduction-Centric Gathering – September 28, 2022

Attendance: 12

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The Gathering in Quarantine – August 26, 2022

Attendance: 10
(This event was hosted remotely via Zoom out of an abundance of caution regarding the spread of COVID.)

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Through the Fire and (The Gathering) Flames – July 28, 2022

Attendance: 8

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The Sweet & Sour Gathering – June 30, 2022

Attendance: 13

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The ITS-Wide Gathering – May 26, 2022

Attendance: 13
(This and subsequent gatherings were/are open to all ITS staff and students.)

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