What is Paqui’s hot pepper One Chip Challenge?
- Paqui's One Chip Challenge involves eating ‘the World’s Hottest Chip’
- The chip is made using the Carolina Reaper, the hottest chili pepper in the world
- Celebrities such as Shaquille O’Neal and Kristen Bell have taken on the challenge
The premise of the One Chip Challenge is deliciously (if that’s your kind of thing) simple. An American company called Paqui has created The Carolina Reaper Chip, billed as ‘The World’s Hottest Chip’ - all you have to do is eat it and post video or photographic ‘proof of your pain’ to Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #OneChipChallenge.
The reason it might be painful is because in 2013, the Carolina Reaper was dubbed the hottest chili pepper in the world by Guinness World Records, so you know, it’s hot.
![The One Chip Challenge involves eating the world's hottest chili, the Carolina Reaper (Paqui)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/11/14/17/4658726600000578-5078409-image-a-3_1510681354359.jpg)
The One Chip Challenge involves eating the world's hottest chili, the Carolina Reaper (Paqui)
Who's doing the One Chip Challenge?
Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal bet $20 he wouldn’t pull a face whilst doing it (he lost). Kristen Bell and Michael Pena did it on Ellen DeGeneres’ show. WWE’s Daniel Bryan didn’t bat an eyelid while ESPN’s Mike & Mike team had mixed results. Oh and the aforementioned news anchor in Denver, Natalie Tysdal, who actually vomited on live TV.
Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce took on the One Chip Challenge and says he ‘hasn’t been the same since’. The NFL star then challenged Carolina Panthers' Greg Olsen to eat the world’s hottest chili chip.
Olsen obliged and seems he hasn’t fared any better than Kelce, as the Panthers star says '@killatrav dared me & I still haven't recovered #ActiveLava'.
How much does One Chip Challenge cost?
The Carolina Reaper chip currently retails at $4.99 but Paqui also offers something ominously called the ‘Chest of Horrors’, which includes 10 Carolina Reaper chips, 10 VIP Coupons and 10 #OneChipChallenge packs that each includes a headband, a temporary tattoo, eye black and stickers.
Where to buy the One Chip Challenge?
This is where it gets tricky. You can buy all of Paqui’s products from their shop and that includes the One Chip Challenge packet, but due to the challenge’s virality, they are all currently sold out. However, not all hope is lost. Inside Paqui’s Haunted Ghost Pepper and Spicy Queso bags are special codes that you can enter on their website and have a 1-in-10 chance to win the Carolina Reaper chip.
Alternatively, if you’re desperate to try the Carolina Reaper Chip, you can buy the One Chip Challenge on Amazon. However, it will set you back a lot more than the $4.99 it costs on Paqui’s website.
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