# I challenge the Dope to answer this poll with the required percentages **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 7, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534 "2013-02-07T01:20:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/1 "2013-02-07T01:20:11Z")
The goal of this poll is to try and get the correct percentages for each response. Each response itself tells us what percent of us need to vote for that option. This is _not_ a multi-option poll so the total percentage of all options will add up to 100%. It _might_ help if you view the poll results as they exist so far to see which category still needs a vote. Try to capture a screen shot when the percentages match up EXACTLY with the required responses. I may have a prize for the first poster to post an image showing each response with the correct percentage of votes. Maybe a membership or an internet cookie or something 🙂 Can we all do it? I doubt it… but here we go! I started us off by voting for 50%. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/2 "2013-02-07T01:22:48Z")
n,. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/3 "2013-02-07T01:36:46Z")
You’re an evil sumbitch. This all I’m going to be checking for the next two weeks. Constantly. Obsessively. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/4 "2013-02-07T01:53:57Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > You’re an evil sumbitch. This all I’m going to be checking for the next two weeks. Constantly. Obsessively. It’s only open for 30 days so at least I limited your suffering to at most that much 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/5 "2013-02-07T01:56:39Z")
Quick, everybody, select 20%! Oh… wait. That won’t work, will it? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/6 "2013-02-07T02:00:12Z")
Voting blind is so much more fun. ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/7 "2013-02-07T02:00:53Z")
I hit 15% which put 15% at 15%. Obviously I must have won something. I expect a major award to arrive at Casa de Hook in a large crate. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/8 "2013-02-07T02:09:28Z")
20 people have voted, which was the minimum number needed to “win.” Unfortunately, we didn’t quite manage it. We could still win at 40 though if no one else votes for 5% ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/9 "2013-02-07T02:14:56Z")
I voted 20% which bumped us up to 19.something % then someone voted right after me and pushed us over 20%. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/10 "2013-02-07T02:15:40Z")
> [@SandyHook](#): > > I hit 15% which put 15% at 15%. > Obviously I must have won something. I expect a major award to arrive at Casa de Hook in a large crate. You’ve won … a semi-automatic assault rifle! Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/11 "2013-02-07T02:57:51Z")
The easiest is for everyone to restrain themselves and only cast 50, 20, 15, 10 and 5 votes, respectively, so the total count adds up to 100. ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Linctus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/12 "2013-02-07T14:52:46Z")
NO ONE vote for 5. 5 Already have done. Please post NO ONE VOTE for X when X has been voted for X times. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/13 "2013-02-07T14:59:45Z")
Woohoo, I brought us up to exactly 50%! (for now) ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/14 "2013-02-07T15:04:56Z")
Currently we need the following votes: 50%: 18 people. 20%: 9 people. 15%: 6 people. 10%: 3 people. 5%: NOBODY. My suggestion for how to continue: -If you want to vote for something with 5+ needed votes, just do it. -If you want to vote for something with fewer than 5 votes, announce your intention to do so in a post, then do so 5 minutes later. Also check to make sure that nobody else is currently voting for that category. If folks follow these rules, then 100 posters should be able to get us there. ---
**Author:** ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/15 "2013-02-07T15:05:34Z")
> [@Simple\_Linctus](#): > > NO ONE vote for 5. 5 Already have done. Please post NO ONE VOTE for X when X has been voted for X times. Yes, this is the easiest way. The percentage numbers are calculated down to the hundredths of a percent, so being close won’t work. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/16 "2013-02-07T15:07:26Z")
> [@SandyHook](#): > > Obviously I must have won something. I expect a major award to arrive at Casa de Hook in a large crate. FRAGILE. It must be Italian! ---
**Author:** ![Krouget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@Krouget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krouget)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/17 "2013-02-07T15:20:52Z")
This will be a fun one to watch. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/18 "2013-02-07T15:24:44Z")
Party pooper voted 5? ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/19 "2013-02-07T15:32:36Z")
Voted 50% for 49.35%. Gah, so close! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/20 "2013-02-07T15:52:05Z")
50% was at 47% so I voted that, and my vote made 20% at 20% 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534.md?page=2)