# What number am I thinking of?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-number-am-i-thinking-of/726396>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 28, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-number-am-i-thinking-of/726396 "2015-07-28T14:41:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-number-am-i-thinking-of/726396/21 "2015-08-03T14:29:06Z")

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“Cheers: How Do I Love Thee?.. Let Me Call You Back (#2.10)” (1983)

Ernie ‘Coach’ Pantusso: I got a great idea, right? I’ll think of number from one and ten. Who comes closest gets to go with Sam.  
Norm Peterson: Fair enough.  
Ernie ‘Coach’ Pantusso: Fair enough?  
Norm Peterson: OK.  
Ernie ‘Coach’ Pantusso: OK? Normie?  
Norm Peterson: Uh, seven.  
Ernie ‘Coach’ Pantusso: Carla?  
Ernie ‘Coach’ Pantusso: Nine.  
Ernie ‘Coach’ Pantusso: Cliffy?  
Cliff Clavin: Two.  
Ernie ‘Coach’ Pantusso: I’ll say three.  
Cliff Clavin: Wait a minute, wait a minute. Uh, Coach, Coach, you can’t say anything. You know what it is.  
Ernie ‘Coach’ Pantusso: I know. It’s six.  
Norm Peterson: Why did you say three?  
Ernie ‘Coach’ Pantusso: Three’s my lucky number.

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**Author:** ![I.Dunno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9f8e36/32.png) [@I.Dunno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I.Dunno)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-number-am-i-thinking-of/726396/22 "2015-08-05T00:29:31Z")

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Okay, what is the “winning” number? I’ve hardly slept all week thinking about this.

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-number-am-i-thinking-of/726396/23 "2015-08-05T00:35:55Z")

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Shoot, looks like I’m too late to vote. I was gonna pick 2.

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**Author:** ![babyblu15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@babyblu15](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/babyblu15)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-number-am-i-thinking-of/726396/24 "2015-08-05T01:54:44Z")

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> [@Dragwyr](#):
>
> I did this once before, now I feel its time to do it again.
> 
> I am thinking of a number between one and ten. I promise you that I have selected one number and it will not change. In one week, I will tell everyone what my number is. In the mean time, you may guess and we will see how many get it right.
> 
> Let the guessing begin!

I guess 3:D

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