# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/21 "2013-02-07T15:56:08Z")
Personally, I wanted to vote zero percent, but that option wasn’t offered. Harumph. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/22 "2013-02-07T16:02:24Z")
There are now six votes for five percent, which means we need 120 votes now. 5% - 6 10% - 12 15% - 18 20% - 24 50% - 60 ---
**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, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/23 "2013-02-07T16:08:00Z")
☹ A party pooper voted ‘5%’ again. Re-math. ---
**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, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/24 "2013-02-07T16:53:50Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > ☹ A party pooper voted ‘5%’ again. Re-math. This is why the selections should be visible to the public.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/25 "2013-02-07T17:00:19Z")
They are if you hit view results first. That’s how I knew to vote for 15% ---
**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, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/26 "2013-02-07T17:07:32Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > They are if you hit view results first. That’s how I knew to vote for 15% No, I mean so we can see who voted for what.😉 ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/27 "2013-02-07T17:52:50Z")
Huh. I voted before reading the thread because I thought voting blind was the point. I voted for 10% which put it at 12. I almost voted for 5%, thinking that most people would avoid it since it has the lowest percentage, but then I realized that many people would vote for 5% for that exact reason. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/28 "2013-02-07T18:10:09Z")
Are people voting blind? I did, and I was shocked at how close the results are. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Dr.Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Love)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/29 "2013-02-07T18:12:19Z")
Voted with a random number generator. It came up 0.2919, so I voted for 50. After seeing the results, it looks like I helped! ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/30 "2013-02-07T18:18:46Z")
15% was lagging behind so I voted for it and now it is at 14.52%. I feel like I helped. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/31 "2013-02-07T18:59:38Z")
I also voted for 15%. Bumped it up a little. ---
**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, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/32 "2013-02-07T19:03:17Z")
10 people have voted for 5%. You guys are loony. Now we need 200 votes to reach our goal. _sigh_ STOP VOTING FOR 5% PEOPLE. For every person that votes 5%, it adds another 20 needed votes. ---
**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, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/33 "2013-02-07T19:04:13Z")
This thread may be the best example in history of why anarchism is unworkable. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/34 "2013-02-07T19:40:33Z")
Damn, I thought the goal was to vote blindly, trying to gauge what everyone else would have voted, and thus figuring out the correct way to vote\*, then after voting, I was astonished how close we were… Trying to reach an agreement before voting is no fun IMO. Then everybody could just as well look at the results and vote accordingly. \*I couldn’t, so I used [random.org](http://www.random.org/)… ---
**Author:** ![OneDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@OneDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneDay)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/35 "2013-02-07T19:58:20Z")
I chose 20% which is at 20.41% now. Surprisingly, it’s really close on all counts. Oh, and I did vote blindly; but see others didn’t – that explains it. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/36 "2013-02-07T20:57:58Z")
> [@pancakes3](#): > > Are people voting blind? I did, and I was shocked at how close the results are. Yes, I voted blind, and I was very surprised at how close it was too. Like sachertorte almost did, I voted 5% because I thought no one else would. Sorry guys! ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/37 "2013-02-07T22:24:34Z")
If we want to make it happen at 200 votes, it’s very easy to figure out exactly how many votes each percentage needs and vote for a number only if it hasn’t reached its max yet. When a percentage gets close to its max, “lock” it by posting that you’re going to cast your vote and then unlock by posting that you voted. Of course, most people will cast their vote before reading this. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/38 "2013-02-07T22:36:54Z")
I did my part: I rolled a 20-sided die, and voted the way it indicated. If we all did that, the numbers would probably tally pretty closely. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/39 "2013-02-07T22:40:45Z")
15% put it at 15.12% We did this a few years ago (trying to get them all even, without looking first). Someone should try to find it. ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534/40 "2013-02-08T01:40:01Z")
I Randomly Picked 20…now at 19.79% Do I win? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534.md?page=3)