Greetings to all of our newcomers, and welcome back to all the candy-sprinkled counting veterans! I hope you all are ready for some mathematical excitement, because this year's spooky bottles might have you crawling under the covers with a flashlight and your lucky talisman. Don't count on this one being a simple walk through the cemetery and make sure you're wearing your most deceitful disguise, because we're back again with everyone's favorite confectionery conundrum: Count Inside the Bottle!
How To Play
Each week on the dates outlined below, I'll be posting a photo of a jar that's filled to the brim with some variety of seasonally appropriate goodies, whether it's candy corn, eyes of newt, or something else. From here, you'll need to use your wits, math skills, and a dash of luck to accurately predict how many pieces of each item are inside the photographed jar(s). You'll have five days to come up with your best guess, after which submissions will close and the answer will be revealed. Rounds will begin at or around 7pm EDT on the dates preceding each spoiler.
Submissions
Once you feel confident in your guess, head over to the Count Inside the Bottle Submissions Board. From there, choose the round number from the dropdown and fill out the numerical field with your guess. The thread body will not be checked, so please ensure you've formatted your submission correctly or your guess will not be counted. Each person is only allowed one guess and may not change or edit their guess once posted, so be sure to make it... count!
Please remember to only post your guesses in the Submissions Board, and refrain from discussing your guesses publicly until after the correct answer has been posted.
The Bottles
October 13th:
Actual number: 235!
October 20th:
Actual number: 337!
October 26th:
Actual number: 238!
Prizes
You can earn anywhere from 0-5 Carnival Coins depending on how close you come to the correct number, and those with higher-than-average guessing prowess will receive 1 Sideshow Ticket per round. The person with the closest guess for each jar will also earn a Sinister Lantern collectible!
Have fun, and happy counting!
