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May 17, 2004
Count Some Change, Win a DRK
I've been collecting loose change in a giant pickle jar for years, but recently it's reached its capacity. I thought about using one of those Coinstar machines at the grocery store to convert it to cash, however I seem to remember they keep something like 8 or 9% of your money, which can go a long way toward a personal coin sorting machine. I picked one up at Staples over the weekend, and one evening this week, I'll turn on some music or sit in front of the TV and see how much my pickle jar actually holds.
How much money do you think is in the jar? I have absolutely no idea myself. Somewhere in the hundreds, I guess. More than one hundred, less than one thousand. The person who can come closest to guessing will win a free DRK of their choice (post guesses here, or send them to me directly). It's ok if you go over the amount -- you just have to be the closest. One guess per person, please.
I included a CD in the picture help give you some perspective on how big the jar is. Another hint: the jar weighs 35.5 pounds, if that's of any use. Good luck!
Posted by cantrell at May 17, 2004 12:05 PM | References
Comments
I'm terrible at guessing these, but here goes:
$474
Nice round number. Although for some reason, I can't imagine it being that high.
Cool idea for the contest!
Posted by: Todd Fraser at May 17, 2004 12:59 PM
174.89
Posted by: Bradley Miller at May 17, 2004 01:08 PM
150.55
Posted by: Scott Janousek at May 17, 2004 01:12 PM
What is $185.73?
oh were we not supposed to phrase it in the form of a question?
Posted by: Eric Jones at May 17, 2004 01:19 PM
133.00
Posted by: Tom Cornilliac at May 17, 2004 01:32 PM
431.15
I have once won such a competition to guess how many jellybeans were in a jar. I hope I am in luck this time as well. Cool idea by the way for a contest!
Posted by: JoBee at May 17, 2004 01:36 PM
And my guess is............................
234.57
Posted by: ken mcewan at May 17, 2004 01:48 PM
I have a change jar about the same size at home. I didn't want to count it all out so I took a 5 lb sample. Counted all of that out and multiplied that by 7 (I had 35lbs also) which came out to nearly $500. So my guess is... $510.26.
Posted by: Jimmy at May 17, 2004 01:57 PM
I'll take $525.
Posted by: Andrew at May 17, 2004 02:02 PM
$371
Posted by: sengung at May 17, 2004 02:06 PM
$320
Posted by: GriLLo at May 17, 2004 02:09 PM
With that much small change in there, you only have 300$
Posted by: Dominick Accattato at May 17, 2004 02:23 PM
Clearly there is $362.56 in there.
Posted by: Steve Nelson at May 17, 2004 02:33 PM
$485
Posted by: Tomas Becklin at May 17, 2004 02:34 PM
$275.26
Posted by: Ian at May 17, 2004 02:36 PM
238.75 on the dot!
Posted by: Craig M. Rosenblum at May 17, 2004 03:01 PM
$207.45
Posted by: Charlie at May 17, 2004 03:25 PM
I'll say $302 ...
It's the sum of all my first name characters converted to dec values =P
( First letter capitalized )
Posted by: Daniel at May 17, 2004 03:56 PM
$400
show me da money
Posted by: Gonçalo at May 17, 2004 04:02 PM
132,00
Posted by: Alex Hubner at May 17, 2004 04:26 PM
I mean: U$ 132.00
Posted by: Alex Hubner at May 17, 2004 04:27 PM
$276
Posted by: brian at May 17, 2004 05:14 PM
After using advanced photo imaging to enlarge the image and then quantum physics to determine the space time continuum associated with the stacking and placement of the coins, I've know for a fact that there is $113.08 in the jar. You don't even need to count. Just accept the answer and give me the prize.
Posted by: Randy at May 17, 2004 05:32 PM
$123.45
:) simple enough
Posted by: Josh Dura at May 17, 2004 05:42 PM
387
Posted by: Boujin at May 17, 2004 05:45 PM
I'll go with $427.36
Posted by: Brandon Harper at May 17, 2004 05:49 PM
$333.33
Posted by: Jake at May 17, 2004 05:50 PM
$345.67
Posted by: Geoffrey Williams (TMMCentral) at May 17, 2004 06:36 PM
$218
Posted by: zooli at May 17, 2004 06:45 PM
$254.93
Posted by: Christopher Bradford at May 17, 2004 08:45 PM
$355
Posted by: Graeme at May 17, 2004 09:35 PM
Wow... what a pickle you are in! Let me help by guessing $265.33.
If I win, I'll be donating the DRK to the Phoenix ColdFusion Usergroup! Do you need any extra change to round that figure out???
Posted by: Jeff Garza at May 17, 2004 10:24 PM
$651.01
Posted by: Aqil Mansuri at May 17, 2004 10:46 PM
$384
Posted by: Richard T-J at May 17, 2004 10:59 PM
$528.89
Posted by: Robby Lansaw at May 17, 2004 11:09 PM
$203.19, give or take... (I lost count a few times and had to start over...)
Posted by: Antony at May 17, 2004 11:30 PM
$497.03
Posted by: Mossie at May 18, 2004 03:18 AM
The average weight of a 1 gallon container of mixed coins according to coinstar is $160.95. Looks like a good mix to me, and somewhere around a gallon container, so I'll go with coinstar's number.
Posted by: Hans at May 18, 2004 03:26 AM
My guess is $186
Posted by: Mark M at May 18, 2004 09:25 AM
I used to have to move that darn pickle jar when I was cleaning your room. I'm glad it's in your house now! My guess is $397.79.
Posted by: Karen Overocker at May 18, 2004 09:45 AM
$186.05
CC-If you have a navy federal account there is no charge! It just gets deposited directly into your bank account.
Posted by: paul arce at May 18, 2004 10:13 AM
341.56 I think
Posted by: Trevor Holm-laursen at May 18, 2004 11:26 AM
321.86
Posted by: James Edmunds at May 18, 2004 11:29 AM
hmm.... 325.52
Posted by: K Honeycutt at May 18, 2004 12:24 PM
764.19
Posted by: Greg Schmidt at May 18, 2004 05:07 PM
I'd say around $285
Posted by: Charlie Schutz at May 18, 2004 06:31 PM
Say $478
Posted by: Patrick Tai at May 18, 2004 09:17 PM
$317
Posted by: Bobby Regan at May 19, 2004 12:30 AM
$628.19
Posted by: Evan at May 19, 2004 12:45 AM
$553
Posted by: Jetty de Koster at May 19, 2004 04:16 AM
$350
Posted by: Anders Thingholm at May 19, 2004 04:48 AM
$368
Posted by: Mark MS at May 19, 2004 06:48 AM
I'll go with 509.97
Posted by: E. Brown at May 19, 2004 08:44 AM
$492.75
Posted by: craig concannon at May 19, 2004 10:01 AM
I will say $335.75
Posted by: mak at May 19, 2004 10:02 AM
$328.46
Posted by: Ryan Cleveland at May 19, 2004 10:04 AM
I'm guessing $370.38.
Posted by: Paul Proffitt at May 19, 2004 10:20 AM
Hmmm... 247.42
Posted by: Fee at May 19, 2004 10:30 AM
using a little calculus, probability theory, picture enhancement, my fingers and toes, I calculate the following
245.44
-1 (this due to the inevitable Canadian penny)
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$245.43
Posted by: Kevin Marino at May 19, 2004 12:39 PM
$ 356
Posted by: Charlie Madras at May 19, 2004 12:52 PM
167.50
My 2 cents(?)
Posted by: tcs at May 19, 2004 02:44 PM
counting...$128.59
Posted by: Matt Gregg at May 19, 2004 03:24 PM
Other than myself, 63 guesses placed. Lowest 113.08, highest 764.19...Most guesses are placed between the 300 and 400 (21 of them). Average value is $334.60.
Now, if we sample the coin count from the well lit part of the picture we assume that 35% pennies, 26% nickels, 22%dimes and 17% quarters jar contains. Distributing the total weight to coin types and calculating the actual values with per coin type unique wieght gives us $360.00
I will go with the average of these 2 values,
so my guess is ___ $347.30 ___
Posted by: Aydin Baltaci at May 20, 2004 12:52 AM
$123.45
Posted by: Henk Frijters at May 20, 2004 12:43 PM
My Guess is: $512.22
Posted by: Dale Wright at May 23, 2004 07:51 PM
$180
Posted by: Tim OConnell at June 10, 2004 08:39 PM