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Fruit opened strong and stayed on top for 17 straight days, never dipping below a solid double-digit edge over Potato. Anyone checking this poll in its first two and a half weeks would've called it settled. Then, on day 18 of 21, Potato caught up and flipped it — and held the lead the rest of the way to the finish.

It wasn't a blowout in either direction: Fruit still closes strong at 38% to Potato's 31.7%, with Pasta a real third at 25.6%. The story is entirely about timing — Potato's surge landed at exactly the right moment, three days from the end, to convert a losing position into the final answer.

• Day 18 flip · Potato overtook Fruit with only 3 days left to vote
• 17-day incumbent · Fruit held the top spot every single day through day 17
• Tight top three · Fruit, Potato, and Pasta all landed within 13 points of each other