It was an announcement that nobody was expecting.

GOLDEN TICKETS STRIKE AGAIN! ECCENTRIC CANDYMAKER SEEKS AIDE!

It had been Charlie’s idea. The thirteen year-old boy did not miss how his mentor dreaded retreating to his office as the paperwork and the miscellaneous tasks piled up when Willy Wonka would much rather be in the Inventing Room.

So, Charlie conducted his own little golden ticket contest. A contest to find Mr. Wonka an assistant.