DHL won this years Great Package race. However, given the choice, I’ll stick with UPS, because I really like the UPS guys (and they’re almost always guys) who deliver loot to my house. They are usually grinning when I open the door after running to the door yelling “LOOT! LOOT! LOOT FOR ME!”

But the idea of a Great Package Race is pretty fascinating.

The race results are often mixed and entertaining. Two carriers once showed up at the exact same time to deliver their packages. One package was carried back-and-forth across the Atlantic nine times before delivery. Another was sent to Costa Rica instead of Croatia. And one carrier claimed that the destination country didn’t exist at all.