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15 Mar, 19 tweets, 3 min read

A scintillating first round of matchups has come and gone, but the quest to name the GPOAT rages ever onwards

Round 2 voting is now live

Head on down to the replies to cast your vote for the GPOAT

Here. We. Go.

UNSUNG HEROES REGION

Windows rolled in its first round matchup, but Tupperware is no pushover

The battle of the pharmacy aisle. Can the #12 seed Tylenol continue its cinderella run?

High-tech vs no-tech. This will be a fun one.

Band-Aid absolutely dominated Cholula in the first round, but Google Maps is a whole different story

LEGENDS REGION

The battle of the beverages is gonna be a doozy

Both these products staged big first round upsets. Feel like this one is going to be clooooose.

A late-night Nintendo 64 session pairs with a Big Mac like a fine wine. Will be shame to see one of these products knock the other out.

Sharpie had a strong first round showing, but will have to pull off a miracle to keep the dream alive. Lego is just that strong.

@onepeloton

INNOVATORS REGION

@onepeloton is just a brutal second round matchup for the number one overall seed, iPhone.

@elonmusk

AirPods is looking like a very strong #12 seed, but a single @elonmusk RT could send Tesla roaring into the second round

The story of the tournament thus far has been air fryer's dominate performance against TikTok. But Jordan 1's are on a different level. Should be a fun one.

Not much separates these two technological giants. Snapchat tends to disappear in later rounds though.

SIMPLY MAKE LIFE BETTER REGION

Google Search is looking like the top seed that it is. Instant pot is a fan favorite though. This is a trickier matchup for Google than it looks.

Jacuzzi emerged from the tightest first round matchup in GPOAT history. Its prize? Spotify in the second round. Tough.

The fact that most people haven't taken an Uber ride in months could swing things Dunkin's way.

Twitter vs Netflix is the premier matchup of the second round. But the fact that we are polling people on Twitter should give it a massive leg up.

@intel

Halfway through voting and @intel semiconductor has slipped behind duct tape

Would be a huge win for no-tech over high-tech

30 minutes left and we have no more nails left to bite

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