We have a champion.
The original. At least, I think it’s the original. It was picked because it was supposedly the original. Either way, it won, and we congratulate it. With this trophy:
The Most Interesting Man in the World: Bear Trap, et al. – Dos Equis defeats Hump Day Camel – Geico, 20-17
Instagram: Most Interesting Man 16, Hump Day 12
Twitter: Most Interesting Man 4, Hump Day 3
Google Form: Hump Day 2, Most Interesting Man 0
Finally, for your reference, The People’s Rankings. If this is your first time encountering The People’s Rankings, here’s how The People’s Rankings work:
- Take the champion (in this case, this Dos Equis commercial) and assign it a score of 100.
- For everything which lost to the champion, calculate its score using ‘Score = 100 – M,’ where M is the margin of defeat, in percentage points.
- For everything which lost to a thing which lost to the champion, calculate its score using ‘Score = Opponent’s Score – M/Opponent’s Score.’ Continue this for all the things until everything has a score.
Obviously, The People’s Rankings aren’t a perfect way to measure how these would stack up in a collective ranking. Votes are binary. They don’t account for enthusiasm. Still, they’re the best way we’ve found to compare commercials who never met on our playing field.
Without further ado, The People’s Rankings, as they pertain to the Tournament of Commercials:
1. The Most Interesting Man in the World: Bear Trap, et al. – Dos Equis (100.0)
2. Hump Day Camel – Geico (91.9)
T-3. Thanks, Mean Joe – Coca-Cola (84.8)
T-3. Billy Mays – OxiClean (84.8)
5. This Is SportsCenter: Elevator – ESPN (83.0)
6. Where’s the Beef? – Wendy’s (71.5)
7. The Duck Goes Golfing – Aflac (68.82)
8. Cavemen Apology – Geico (68.75)
9. Terry Tate, Office Linebacker: Hey Janice – Reebok (66.5)
10. Eat Mor Chikin: Stayin’ Alive – Chick-Fil-A (65.7)
11. Puppy Love – Budweiser (64.7)
12. Wake Up with the King – Burger King (64.6)
13. Got Milk? Who Shot Hamilton – California Milk Processor Board (64.5)
14. 1984 – Apple (60.2)
15. My Bologna Has a First Name – Oscar Mayer (58.6)
16. Fansville: Season 1 Trailer – Dr. Pepper (56.9)
17. McConaughey: Back to Move Forward – Lincoln (52.9)
18. Elton John Christmas – John Lewis (52.3)
19. Five Dollar Footlong – Subway (51.9)
20. The Original Commercial – Snuggie (51.3)
21. Hooray Beer: You Are Beautiful – Red Stripe (50.8)
22. Jake from State Farm – State Farm (50.2)
23. iPhone Christmas Movie – Apple (50.1)
24. Peyton Manning: Moovers – Mastercard (49.1)
25. Messin’ with Sasquatch: Whoopie Cushion – Jack Link’s (46.3)
26. Mayhem: Cat Edition – Allstate (45.884)
27. The Force – Volkswagen (45.883)
28. How Many Licks – Tootsie Pop (45.0)
29. The Man Your Man Could Smell Like: Questions – Old Spice (44.9)
30. The Jingle – Education Connection (43.6)
31. E-Trade Baby: Shankapotamus – E-Trade (42.0)
32. Tape a Cheetah to Her Back – AT&T (41.5)
33. Like a Girl – Always (40.4)
34. Ship My Pants – Kmart (40.2)
35. Opera (Need Cash Now) – J.G. Wentworth (39.1)
36. Real Men of Genius: Footlong Hot Dog – Bud Light (38.7)
37. Bear in a Pool – Farmers Insurance (38.2)
38. Becoming Your Parents: Dr. Rick – Progressive (38.0)
39. We Got Ourselves a Game – Versus (37.2)
40. Thank You, Mom: 2018 Olympics – Procter & Gamble (36.8)
41. Robert Goulet – Emerald Nuts (34.3)
42. Frogs – Budweiser (33.9)
43. MJ vs. Larry Bird – McDonald’s (33.0)
44. Time Machine – Doritos (32.6)
45. Go Meat! – Hillshire Farm (31.2)
46. Christmas Bells – Hershey’s Kisses (30.5)
47. Imported from Detroit – Chrysler (30.3)
48. Sign Language – Chick-Fil-A (29.9)
49. Find Your Greatness – Nike (28.3)
50. Magic Fridge – Bud Light (27.7)
51. The Land of Sky Blue Waters – Hamm’s Beer (26.8)
52. Frog Protection – Discover Card (24.4)
53. Escape of the Bunny – Energizer (22.9)
54. The Jingle – Check Into Cash (22.4)
55. Great Taste, Less Filling: Dangerfield Softball – Miller Lite (21.0)
56. Birthday Cake – Panda Cheese (20.6)
57. MJ vs. MJ – Gatorade (20.5)
58. Fans – M&M’s (20.0)
59. Like a Rock – Chevrolet (19.9)
60. Freestyle Rhythm – Nike (19.5)
61. Radio Language Barrier – Language Institute (19.3)
62. Bear Fight – John West (17.2)
63. Pirate Restaurant – FreeCreditReport.com (13.9)
64. Algebra Chant – NACME (6.7)
