"Toy Kanzume" that you can win when you buy Morinaga chocolate balls. It was a longing for you when you were a kid. However, I think there are surprisingly few people who have seen the real thing.

"Silver Angel" where you can get a toy candy when you collect 5
"Silver Angel" where you can get a toy candy when you collect 5

When I visited Morinaga's website for information on the mysterious toy Kanzume, I found the following statement.

"Q: What is the probability of having a gold or silver angel mark?
A: I can't tell you the probability, but I give toy candy to about 17,000 people every month. "


picture? " I can't tell you the probability "? Was this a trade secret? ??

When you hear that it is a trade secret, you will definitely want to know it. So, this time, we will conduct a survey on "What is the probability that Morinaga chocolate balls will have the" Angel Mark "?" If you read this, anyone will surely get a toy candy ... shouldn't it? ??

■ First, let's buy a lot of Morinaga chocolate balls

For the investigation, the En-eating editorial department purchased five "20-box packages" of Morinaga chocolate balls. We prepared a total of 100 boxes of chocolate balls.

100 boxes of chocolate balls
100 boxes of chocolate balls

The presence of 100 boxes of Morinaga chocolate balls is overwhelming. When stacked vertically, its height can reach a whopping 2 meters. This is exactly "buying for adults"!

The photo shows an example of five 20-box packages stacked vertically, which is still 1 meter high.
The photo shows an example of five 20-box packages stacked vertically, which is still 1 meter high.

■ Let's find an angel-Start investigation!

We will finally start the investigation. Open the 20-box package one by one, take out the Morinaga chocolate balls one by one, and check if the beak has an angel.

Check the beak one box at a time. It was a simpler task than I had imagined.
Check the beak one box at a time. It was a simpler task than I had imagined.

1. One "silver angel" was found in the first 20-box package!

The first "silver angel" found! The start is reasonable
The first "silver angel" found! The start is reasonable

2. Two silver angels from the second package. The pace has risen dramatically! But I'm starting to get tired of the monotonous work.

I got tired of it, so I tried playing with the boxes side by side.
I got tired of it, so I tried playing with the boxes side by side.

3. One piece of silver was found in the third package. But it's zero in the fourth package. At this point, the investigation is in a difficult phase. If you can't find any angels in the last package, you'll have to go buy Morinaga chocolate balls again. The tension will increase!

There are no angels from the 4th package. Unpalatable…. Is the plan unsuccessful?
There are no angels from the 4th package. Unpalatable…. Is the plan unsuccessful?

4. I found one "Silver Angel" safely from the last package. The number of angels found in 100 boxes of Morinaga chocolate balls is 5 "silver angels". Now you can get a toy candy!

Five silver angels lined up in a row!
Five silver angels lined up in a row!

■ Conclusion

Now, the survey results can be summarized as follows.

"In Morinaga chocolate balls, on average, one silver angel is in every 20 boxes."

"I couldn't find any gold angel even after opening 100 boxes."

The average price of Morinaga chocolate balls per box is around 78 yen, so if you really need toys, you can get them statistically by purchasing chocolate balls worth around 7,800 yen.

According to Morinaga's website, it takes about three weeks to ship toys. If you are considering a toy gift for your child's Christmas gift, hurry up!

So what about the gold angel?

sorry. Originally, the investigation should be continued until the gold angel appears, but this is the end of the investigation. No, it's not a matter of financial strength. The reason is that the editorial staff can't eat chocolate balls anymore.

Morinaga chocolate balls contain 16 chocolate balls per box. 1,600 in 100 boxes. Even if the editorial staff members work together to confront, it seems that it will still take some time to eat up the chocolate balls used in the survey. The chocolate balls that have been opened for investigation cannot be given to others, and they have no choice but to eat them steadily.

Eat it soon! 100 boxes of Morinaga chocolate balls approaching, looks like a hungry swallow child
Eat it soon! 100 boxes of Morinaga chocolate balls approaching, looks like a hungry swallow child

Someday, when a newcomer with a bottomless stomach joins the company, he will resume looking for a "golden angel." Until then, please wait.

See you next time, "How many Gari-Gari-kun should I buy to get a hit?"