# Challenge to match poll percentages Part 3: Blind but can communicate to each other. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 14, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305 "2013-02-14T18:33:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/1 "2013-02-14T18:33:43Z")
Rules of the game (and it is just a game, with no enforcement possible, nothing at stake, does not matter, but try to play according to the rules): 1. Vote without looking at the poll results. 2. Read posts for guidance first. 3. After you have voted you can of course look. 4. You can and I would think should tell others how you have voted and if you so desire you can inform others what the poll currently says. Of course what you post may be outdated by the time the next person reads it. And no one knows (unless they cheat themselves) whether or not you are one of those who intentionally want to make the game fail. In your comment please make a separate prediction if you think the goal will be hit, if so with how many, and if not hit what you think the final tally will be. Obviously those closest making their predictions early are more impressive than those who are close as the poll nears closing. This is an open poll. It will close in only a few days. Basically if it does hit at 20 or possibly 40, it is highly unlikely to hit at a higher number later. I don’t think this group can do it and think that 5% will again be 7% or greater with the others being pretty close, about 0.5% or a hair more off each. But we’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/2 "2013-02-14T18:36:03Z")
I have voted for 50%. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/3 "2013-02-14T18:36:29Z")
I chose the third option. ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/4 "2013-02-14T18:42:33Z")
I voted 5%. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/5 "2013-02-14T18:43:48Z")
I could have sworn I clicked open poll but it did not go through as such. Mod, can that be changed? Otherwise, ah well. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/6 "2013-02-14T18:48:55Z")
I’m going to vote 20% ---
**Author:** ![Sanity\_Challenged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Sanity\_Challenged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sanity_Challenged)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/7 "2013-02-14T20:51:32Z")
Voted 50% Current results: 50% - 5 - 50% 20% - 1 - 10% 15% - 2 - 20% 10% - 1 - 10% 5% - 1 - 10% ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/8 "2013-02-14T21:13:41Z")
In 15 minutes, I’m going to vote for 20%. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/9 "2013-02-14T21:28:56Z")
I _am_ the 20%! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/10 "2013-02-14T21:58:54Z")
With fourteen voters, we’re in need of a ten percenter, as it’s at 7.14%. 50 – 50% 20 – 21.43% 15 – 14.29% 10 – 7.14% 5 – 7.14% ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/11 "2013-02-14T22:29:22Z")
voted 10 but must have been too late, as now it’s way over… d’oh! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/12 "2013-02-14T22:50:24Z")
Based on 15 being the only one under in **LawMonkey** ’s post, I voted 15%. 50 and 20 are low, and 10 is way over now. ETA: These polls should really go in the Games forum now, I think. I’ll report it and see what the Mods think. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/13 "2013-02-14T22:51:31Z")
10 is still way over. 50 is way under, could use votes. 20, 15, and 5 are currently dead on. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/14 "2013-02-15T00:35:59Z")
Screwed it up already. Are you people TRYING to make me look bad? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/15 "2013-02-15T00:39:40Z")
Still way too many at 10, not enough at 50 ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/16 "2013-02-15T00:44:31Z")
Too many at 50 now. 5 only has 1 ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/17 "2013-02-15T00:50:24Z")
5% ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/18 "2013-02-15T00:57:30Z")
I voted 20% and hit it dead on. We have too many 10% and 5%. Need more 50%s. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/19 "2013-02-15T01:07:33Z")
As of right now, the fastest way to making it all square is: 20 more votes for 50% for a **total of 30** 10 more votes for 20% for a **total of 15** 6 more votes for 15% for a **total of 9** 1 more vote for 10% for a **total of 6** 1 more vote for 5% for a **total of 3** Really it’s the 3rd and 5th voter of the 10% that screwed things up. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305/20 "2013-02-15T01:10:24Z")
It might seem counterintuitive to add more to 6 and 3 but as it is right now with the 5 voters of 10, it’s impossible to get 2.5 voters for 5%, so we have to bump up to the next highest LCM. 60 total voters. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-to-match-poll-percentages-part-3-blind-but-can-communicate-to-each-other/650305.md?page=2)