# Bulls and Cows **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 8, 2020, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561 "2020-08-08T05:39:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/41 "2020-08-08T20:14:03Z")
Guess: 8901 ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/42 "2020-08-09T02:25:45Z")
| **guess #** | **player** | **guess** | **bulls** | **cows** | | 1 | bibliophage | 0123 | 0 | 2 | | 2 | bibliophage | 4567 | 0 | 1 | | 3 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 8901 | 0 | 2 | ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/43 "2020-08-09T05:59:47Z")
Guess: 2860 ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/44 "2020-08-09T07:32:52Z")
| **guess #** | **player** | **guess** | **bulls** | **cows** | | 1 | bibliophage | 0123 | 0 | 2 | | 2 | bibliophage | 4567 | 0 | 1 | | 3 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 8901 | 0 | 2 | | 4 | Aspidistra | 2860 | 0 | 2 | ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/45 "2020-08-09T08:05:17Z")
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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/46 "2020-08-09T14:48:59Z")
| **guess #** | **player** | **guess** | **bulls** | **cows** | | 1 | bibliophage | 0123 | 0 | 2 | | 2 | bibliophage | 4567 | 0 | 1 | | 3 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 8901 | 0 | 2 | | 4 | Aspidistra | 2860 | 0 | 2 | | 5 | Aspidistra | 3418 | 0 | 1 | ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/47 "2020-08-09T15:40:23Z")
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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/48 "2020-08-09T15:51:33Z")
| **guess #** | **player** | **guess** | **bulls** | **cows** | | 1 | bibliophage | 0123 | 0 | 2 | | 2 | bibliophage | 4567 | 0 | 1 | | 3 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 8901 | 0 | 2 | | 4 | Aspidistra | 2860 | 0 | 2 | | 5 | Aspidistra | 3418 | 0 | 1 | | 6 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 7082 | 1 | 0 | ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/49 "2020-08-09T16:00:30Z")
Two possibilities left, if my calculations are right. I guess 1692. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/50 "2020-08-09T16:12:00Z")
> [@bibliophage](#): > > Two possibilities left, if my calculations are right. Well, I had to start a Word document to keep track of things. 🙂 It’s easy to lose focus in this game, especially when you’re permanently multitasking like me. * * * | **guess #** | **player** | **guess** | **bulls** | **cows** | | 1 | bibliophage | 0123 | 0 | 2 | | 2 | bibliophage | 4567 | 0 | 1 | | 3 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 8901 | 0 | 2 | | 4 | Aspidistra | 2860 | 0 | 2 | | 5 | Aspidistra | 3418 | 0 | 1 | | 6 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 7082 | 1 | 0 | | 7 | bibliophage | 1692 | 0 | 2 | ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/51 "2020-08-09T16:14:57Z")
6039 then. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/52 "2020-08-09T16:32:14Z")
| **guess #** | **player** | **guess** | **bulls** | **cows** | | 1 | bibliophage | 0123 | 0 | 2 | | 2 | bibliophage | 4567 | 0 | 1 | | 3 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 8901 | 0 | 2 | | 4 | Aspidistra | 2860 | 0 | 2 | | 5 | Aspidistra | 3418 | 0 | 1 | | 6 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 7082 | 1 | 0 | | 7 | bibliophage | 1692 | 0 | 2 | | 8 | bibliophage | 6039 | 4 | 0 | Congratulations @bibliophage! You have won again. It is your turn to pick a difficult number to guess. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/53 "2020-08-09T16:36:14Z")
I have a four-digit number in mind. Commence guessing. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/54 "2020-08-09T16:37:13Z")
1234? ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/55 "2020-08-09T16:41:46Z")
1234 yields no bulls and two cows. | guess number | poster | guess | bulls | cows | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 1234 | 0 | 2 | ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/56 "2020-08-09T16:44:39Z")
> [@bibliophage](#): > > I have a four-digit number in mind. By the way. I found the number I guessed last time: 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196442881097566593344612847564823378678316527120190914564856692346034861045432664821339360726024914127372458700660631558817488152092096282925409171536436789259036001133053054882046652138414695194151160943305727036575959195309218611738193261179310511854807446237996274956735188575272489122793818301194912983367336244065664308602139494639522473719070217986094370277053921717629317675238467481846766940513200056812714526356082778577134275778960917363717872146844090122495343014654958537105079227968925892354201995611212902196086403441815981362977477130996051870721134999999837297804995 **1059** ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/57 "2020-08-09T17:32:52Z")
5678? ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/58 "2020-08-09T17:47:30Z")
Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated! 5678 has no bulls and one cow. | Guess # | poster | guess | Bulls | Cows | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 1234 | 0 | 2 | | 2 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 5678 | 0 | 1 | ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/59 "2020-08-09T17:51:49Z")
3478? ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561/60 "2020-08-09T17:55:51Z")
Getting there. 3478 has one bull and two cows. | Guess # | poster | guess | Bulls | Cows | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 1234 | 0 | 2 | | 2 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 5678 | 0 | 1 | | 3 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 3478 | 1 | 2 | [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulls-and-cows/917561.md?page=4)