This claim will be judged TRUE (100) if (COKE - PEPSI) > 6.4, where COKE and PEPSI are, respectively, the % market shares of Coke Classic and Pepsi-Cola reported by Beverage Digest for the year 2005 (U.S. all-channel carbonated soft drink data). If COKE - PEPSI = 6.4, the claim will be judged at 50.
Previous reports and data can be read here. For the past 10 years, these have been the #1 and #2 drinks in the U.S.:
year COKE - PEPSI = DIFFERENCE 2004 17.9 - 11.5 = 6.4 2003 18.6 - 11.9 = 6.7 2002 19.3 - 12.6 = 6.7 2001 19.9 - 13.2 = 6.7 2000 20.4 - 13.6 = 6.8 1999 20.3 - 13.8 = 6.5 1998 20.6 - 14.2 = 6.4 1997 20.6 - 14.5 = 6.1 1996 20.8 - 14.9 = 5.9 1995 20.8 - 15.0 = 5.8
Historically, this data is released in early March (at the website linked-to above), and the claim should be judged promptly upon the data release. In the unlikely event that data is not made available by the judging date, the claim will be judged at 50.
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