# How many, really? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 28, 2000, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-really/27197 "2000-07-28T13:59:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-really/27197/1 "2000-07-28T13:59:59Z")
How many licks _does_ it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop? ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-really/27197/2 "2000-07-28T14:08:51Z")
The owl said 3 so I’m going with the wise old owl. Final Answer…3 ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-really/27197/3 "2000-07-28T14:19:17Z")
True Story: It took _me_ 126 or so, one time. Dunno if that’s an average, tho. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-really/27197/4 "2000-07-28T17:33:45Z")
Last I counted, it was on the 243rd lick that I started tasting chocolate, all licks on the same side of the pop. This is not necessarily representitive of all Tootsie Roll pops, but it is how many it takes to get to the center of **a** Tootsie Roll pop, i.e., that particular one.