A Pringles lover who won $10,000 in the 'What's The Flavour?' competition before being told she was ineligible has finally managed to get her hands on the cash.
Melbourne-based scientific researcher Jane entered the company's mystery flavour competition every day from May until it closed at the end of July.
The 37-year-old and her friend correctly guessed the flavour in Pringles 'mystery tubes' - which were sold across Australia during the promotion - was 'carbonara'.
On August 13, Pringles got in touch to tell Jane she had won, but when asked to send her ID to the company for validation, she realised she had entered the New Zealand version of the competition.
A Pringles representative told her only New Zealand permanent residents were eligible to enter the competition and she wouldn't be receiving a cent.
After Daily Mail Australia exclusively broke the story last week, Jane revealed to A Current Affair on Thursday the company offered her a case of free Pringles as a consolation prize.
Melbourne-based scientific researcher Jane entered the company's mystery flavour competition every day from May until it closed at the end of July
The 37-year-old and her friend correctly guessed the flavour in its 'mystery tubes', which were sold across Australia during the promotion, was 'carbonara'
But Pringles have since budged and awarded Jane the $10,000 prize after her story gained media attention.
'I couldn't believe it. I got the phone call and I was just amazed that it happened, and I am so grateful for this outcome,' Jane said.
'I am a winner after all this. It's amazing. It's so great!'
Jane said the reason for the bungle was confusion over the Australian and New Zealand landing pages for the competition - which look almost exactly the same.
'I didn't even know there was a New Zealand mystery flavour - I just clicked on a link that came up,' she told Daily Mail Australia last week.
'I don't know why it came up with the wrong one but if you go and type in the New Zealand one and you have a look at that page its exactly the same.
'I guess once I'd done it once it came up in my history so I have no idea how many times that happened.'
She said in no way was it obvious she was on the wrong website and believes the company should 'do the right thing' and give her the money.
'I don't really know what their obligation is but I feel like they should have some notice of what competition it is and make it clearer on their page.
'When you enter other competitions they have check boxes or make it very clear which country you are applying to.'
The Pringles Mystery Flavour competition has been running around the world for a number of years, though only reached Australia in 2019.
The popular potato-chips company packaged the mystery-flavoured Pringles into its iconically shaped cylindrical tube with the logo: 'WTF: What’s the Flavour?’
Jane said the company offered her a case of free Pringles as a measly consolation prize, before finally awarding her the $10,000 after the story made headlines
Entrants were teased with a number of clues throughout the course of the competition with several videos posted to the Pringles social media pages.
The first clue showed a cheese grater slowly shredding a block of cheese.
The second one showed three eggs lined up before one of them exploded.
Another clue showed the brand's mascot photoshopped into several locations across Italy.
Some clued-up entrants guessed the flavour might be Italian themed and suggested a 'mac 'n cheese' flavour.
Others were wide of the mark and guessed 'bacon' or 'nachos.'
Pringles was launched in 1967 and changed from the hands of Procter and Gamble to Kellogg's in 2012.
The chips have become a household favourite and are sold in more than 140 countries.
