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Matt Scalici

We drafted Halloween candy and it was an absolute mess

America is more divided than ever with many saying we’ve lost the ability to have a civil debate. We at FTW set out to prove that it’s still possible for adults in this country to respectfully disagree — and we failed miserably.

With Halloween approaching, we’ve got candy on the brain because ultimately we’re all just children who learned to drive and find employment. We decided to approach one of the most pressing gastronomic questions of our time by doing what all great thinkers do when trying to tackle the toughest questions of human existence: We had a draft.

Five members of the For The Win staff put their reputations and pride on the line to try and build the best Halloween candy bucket possible.

Draft Order
1. Caroline Darney

2. Andy Nesbitt
3. Christian D’Andrea
4. Matt Scalici
5. Blake Schuster

We’ll take you through our picks round by round below or you can listen to a completely ridiculous recording of the draft as it happened live on Twitter.

Round 1

Caroline: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Andy: Gobstoppers

Christian: Skittles

Matt: SweeTarts

Blake: KitKat

The candy that started a heated discussion among FTW staff last week goes first overall in our 2022 draft. Reese’s is not for everyone (notably the author of this post) but it is fiercely beloved by its fans. Andy and Matt both received heavy guffaws for their picks, not because the choices themselves aren’t widely liked but because most seem to feel they were undeserving of a first-round pick. Christian and Blake both come away with almost universally loved (if a little safe) picks in the first round.

Round 2

Caroline: M&M

Andy: Runts

Christian: Twix

Matt: Snickers

Blake: Laffy Taffy

Some longtime favorites come off the board in Round 2, including chocolate bar mainstays Snickers and Twix, and Caroline gets perhaps the biggest steal of the entire draft as her choice of M&M’s includes both regular M&M’s and all the filled variants as well. Andy continues to baffle analysts with his choices.

Round 3

Caroline: Starburst

Andy: Alexander the Grapes

Christian: Sour Patch Kids

Matt: Haribo Gummi

Blake: Cadbury

The GMs were clearly looking for something chewy in the third round, with Caroline, Christian and Matt all going with popular gummy and/or taffy-like options. Andy reached deep for his pick that left analysts speechless and fiercely googling to find out what exactly this grape-flavored candy even is. Blake, meanwhile, quietly picked up huge value by taking the entire Cadbury chocolate universe, a nice pickup from across the pond.

Round 4

Caroline: Mike & Ikes

Andy: Dots

Christian: Butterfinger

Matt: 100 Grand

Blake: Twizzlers

Our drafters seemed to trend toward classic candies in our final round with throwbacks like Mike & Ike, Twizzlers, and even Dots getting picked up to finish off our teams. Christian caps off a solid team with every 90s kid’s favorite candy bar while Matt goes for some complexity with 100 Grand, a candy bar Andy derided as “gimmicky”.

Final Results

The rosters are set. Find us on social media and tell us who you think came away with the best overall team (don’t say Andy).

Team Caroline: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, M&Ms, Starburst, Mike & Ikes

Team Andy: Gobstoppers, Runts, Alexander the Grapes, Dots

Team Christian: Skittles, Twix, Sour Patch Kids, Butterfinger

Team Matt: SweeTarts, Snickers, Haribo Gummi, 100 Grand

Team Blake: KitKat, Laffy Taffy, Cadbury, Twizzlers

 

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