Where have all
the heroes gone?
78 in 2016. 51 in the last tub.
Every year, if I've behaved myself, Santa gives me a box of Miniature Heroes. Now and then I buy a mid-year tub too. Since 2016 I've been counting the contents. Purely for science.
It's not scientific, to be fair. But ten years in, the numbers are pretty hard to ignore.
Lowering the bar
Number of chocolates per tub, and tub weight.
'16Xmas
2016 '18Xmas
2018 '21Xmas
2021 '21Xmas
2021 '22Feb
2022 '22Xmas
2022 '23Xmas
2023 '23Xmas
2023 '24Sep
2024 '24Sep
2024 '24Oct
2024 '24Nov
2024 '24Xmas
2024 '25Jul
2025 '25Xmas
2025 '25Xmas
2025 '25Xmas
2025 '26Sep
2026
2016 '18Xmas
2018 '21Xmas
2021 '21Xmas
2021 '22Feb
2022 '22Xmas
2022 '23Xmas
2023 '23Xmas
2023 '24Sep
2024 '24Sep
2024 '24Oct
2024 '24Nov
2024 '24Xmas
2024 '25Jul
2025 '25Xmas
2025 '25Xmas
2025 '25Xmas
2025 '26Sep
2026
unknown
600g tub
550g tub
475g tub
The usual suspects
avgrange
Dinky Decker
8.6 avg · 6–12
8.6
6–12
Crunchie
7.6 avg · 6–16
7.6
6–16
Dairy Milk
6.9 avg · 5–8
6.9
5–8
Eclair
6.9 avg · 0–11
6.9
0–11
Caramel
6.8 avg · 5–8
6.8
5–8
Wispa
6.3 avg · 4–11
6.3
4–11
Fudge
6.3 avg · 1–11
6.3
1–11
Creme Egg
5.9 avg · 1–8
5.9
1–8
Twirl
4.3 avg · 1–7
4.3
1–7
Stacked against us
Twirl
Dairy Milk
Wispa
Eclair
Caramel
Creme Egg
Fudge
Crunchie
Dinky Decker
Xmas 2016
78
Xmas 2018
70
Xmas 2021
63
Xmas 2021
63
20 Feb 2022
64
Xmas 2022
58
Xmas 2023
60
Xmas 2023
61
13 Sep 2024
60
28 Sep 2024
60
28 Oct 2024
57
18 Nov 2024
60
Xmas 2024
61
20 Jul 2025
59
Xmas 2025
58
Xmas 2025
59
Xmas 2025
57
13 Sep 2026
51
The numbers, as a table
| Tub | Net weight | Total | Twirl | Dairy Milk | Wispa | Eclair | Caramel | Creme Egg | Fudge | Crunchie | Dinky Decker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xmas 2016 | ? | 78 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | – | – |
| Xmas 2018 | 600g | 70 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | – | – |
| Xmas 2021 | 600g | 63 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Xmas 2021 | 600g | 63 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 20 Feb 2022 | 600g | 64 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Xmas 2022 | 600g | 58 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Xmas 2023 | 550g | 60 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Xmas 2023 | 550g | 61 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 13 Sep 2024 | 550g | 60 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 28 Sep 2024 | 550g | 60 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| 28 Oct 2024 | 550g | 57 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | 550g | 60 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Xmas 2024 | 550g | 61 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
| 20 Jul 2025 | 550g | 59 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Xmas 2025 | 550g | 58 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Xmas 2025 | 550g | 59 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Xmas 2025 | 550g | 57 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 475g | 51 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
– means that chocolate was not in the line-up yet.
A mixed bag
28 Oct 2024
Sixteen Crunchies. Not a single Eclair. One Fudge and one Creme Egg. I've no idea what happened at the factory that day, but it's still my favourite photo.
Xmas 2024
One Twirl. In the whole tub.
13 Sep 2026
Fifty-one. The first 475g tub, and the smallest I've counted.
Xmas 2023
Three Creme Eggs, in both tubs I counted that day.
Xmas 2016
I forgot to write down the weight. If you've still got a 2016 tub lid, I'd love to know.
Since 2021
Dairy Milk has never dropped below five or gone above eight. The most reliable hero.
The line-up
