It’s been a big week for the Southeast United States. ICYMI, the Florida Gators won the big basketball tournament, beating the Houston Cougars 65-63 in a nail-biter of a final game. But, more importantly, after three rounds of voting—with more than 5,000 votes tallied!—our first-ever Regional ChampionCHIP has a winner.
That’s right, with 58.8% of the vote in the final round, Team Southeast (Golden Flake, Carolina Kettle, and Zapp’s) beat out Team Midwest (Old Dutch, Old Vienna, and Better Made). We didn’t see that coming, but the people have spoken!
Congrats to the winning team and kudos to all of the competitors. Watch us try every single brand of chips and come to our own conclusions below!
Here’s the full Regional ChampionCHIP lineup with links to purchase if you want to try them all yourself!
TEAM MID-ATLANTIC: Herr’s (Pennsylvania), Route 11 (Virginia), and Middleswarth (Pennsylvania)
TEAM WEST COAST: Alaska Chip Co., Good Crisp Co. (California), and Rusty’s Chips (California)
TEAM SOUTHEAST: Golden Flake (Alabama), Carolina Kettle (North Carolina), and Zapp’s (Louisiana)
TEAM NORTHWEST: Juantonio’s (formerly Juanita’s) (Oregon), Tim’s (Washington), and Teton Valley Idaho Potato Chips (Idaho)
TEAM NORTHEAST: Fox Family (Maine), Hal’s (New York), and Wachusett (Massachusetts)
TEAM SOUTHWEST & TEXAS: Julio’s (Texas), Siete (Texas), and New Mexico Quality Hot & Spicy Red Chile Chips
TEAM MIDWEST: Old Dutch (Minnesota), Old Vienna (Missouri), and Better Made (Michigan)
TEAM MOUNTAIN: Boulder Canyon (Colorado), Jackson Hole Chip Co. (Wyoming), Denver Chip Co. (Colorado)
