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If you’re just joining us, we’re in the middle of a serialized video contest giving you the chance to win $25 toward WHATEVER YOU WANT in our store. Yes, just in time for that last minute holiday shopping, we’re giving you the chance to spend OUR money any way YOU want and all you have to do is invest a little time in our TIME IS MONEY contest.
To repeat the rules from Wednesday’s episode:
As you’ll see in the video, I have a bank shaped like an hourglass. Your job is to guess how many pennies it will hold as I fill it up a little each day. You get THREE guesses per post. (EACH GUESS MUST BE IN A SEPARATE COMMENT).
Seeing as there’s a good chance two or more of you will guess the same amount, whoever slaps the correct answer down first takes the prize. So go ahead and make a guess based on the photo on the face of the video player, or click play and watch me count them out for a more educated guess. (Hint: You might consider reviewing yesterday’s video for an even more educated guess. And feel free to drop 3 in that post, too, if you haven’t already.)
1532
posted by Dan on 12-14-2007 at 9:06 am
1526
posted by Jeremy on 12-14-2007 at 9:12 am
1510
posted by Jeremy on 12-14-2007 at 9:13 am
1547
posted by Jeremy on 12-14-2007 at 9:14 am
1399
posted by Bre on 12-14-2007 at 9:17 am
1417
posted by Bre on 12-14-2007 at 9:17 am
1329
global puzzle
einstein gluon sticky notes
I hope poor David is saving to buy a new shirt.
posted by vorple on 12-14-2007 at 9:18 am
1272
global puzzle
einstein gluon sticky notes
posted by vorple on 12-14-2007 at 9:19 am
1433
global puzzle
einstein gluon sticky notes
posted by vorple on 12-14-2007 at 9:19 am
1433
posted by Bre on 12-14-2007 at 9:20 am
arrgghh! Beat me to it!
posted by Bre on 12-14-2007 at 9:20 am
1407
back issues/subscription
posted by Danielle on 12-14-2007 at 9:35 am
1507
back issues/subscription
posted by Danielle on 12-14-2007 at 9:36 am
1440
back issues/subscription
posted by Danielle on 12-14-2007 at 9:38 am
1351
posted by Jessica on 12-14-2007 at 9:41 am
1396
posted by Jessica on 12-14-2007 at 9:41 am
1366
posted by Jessica on 12-14-2007 at 9:42 am
1307
subscription
posted by bryn on 12-14-2007 at 9:47 am
1599
subscription
posted by bryn on 12-14-2007 at 9:47 am
1209
subscription
posted by bryn on 12-14-2007 at 9:48 am
1486
Women’s Pluto R.I.P. Tshirt & Bananagrams game. (Yup, I’ll send the $ difference)
posted by AMR on 12-14-2007 at 9:48 am
1428
posted by aTribe on 12-14-2007 at 9:48 am
1503
posted by aTribe on 12-14-2007 at 9:49 am
1492
posted by aTribe on 12-14-2007 at 9:49 am
1487
Women’s Pluto R.I.P. Tshirt & Bananagrams game. (Yup, I’ll send the $ difference)
posted by AMR on 12-14-2007 at 9:49 am
1488
Women’s Pluto R.I.P. Tshirt & Bananagrams game. (Yup, I’ll send the $ difference)
posted by AMR on 12-14-2007 at 9:50 am
ok today we will try
1448
Fruedian slippers …size 9 1/2
posted by olal on 12-14-2007 at 9:51 am
third day first guess 1468
posted by eli on 12-14-2007 at 10:01 am
third day second guess
1400
posted by eli on 12-14-2007 at 10:01 am
third day third guess
1501
posted by eli on 12-14-2007 at 10:02 am
1322
first guess
posted by JaneM on 12-14-2007 at 10:12 am
Day 3, guess #1
1398
prizes: easter island shirt; condensed knowledge book
posted by Jessica on 12-14-2007 at 10:25 am
Day 3, guess #2
1372
prizes: easter island shirt; condensed knowledge book
posted by Jessica on 12-14-2007 at 10:25 am
Day 3, guess #3
1265
prizes: easter island shirt; condensed knowledge book
posted by Jessica on 12-14-2007 at 10:26 am
1502
Bananagrams
posted by jenny on 12-14-2007 at 10:31 am
1545
a t’shirt of some sort.
posted by jenny on 12-14-2007 at 10:32 am
1491
Bananagrams and sticky notes
posted by Jenny on 12-14-2007 at 10:35 am
1777
posted by Steve on 12-14-2007 at 10:44 am
1638
posted by Steve on 12-14-2007 at 10:44 am
1403
posted by sarah k on 12-14-2007 at 10:44 am
1731
posted by Steve on 12-14-2007 at 10:44 am
1421
posted by sarah k on 12-14-2007 at 10:44 am
1411
posted by sarah k on 12-14-2007 at 10:45 am
1395
posted by margaret on 12-14-2007 at 10:49 am
1433
posted by margaret on 12-14-2007 at 10:50 am
1481
posted by margaret on 12-14-2007 at 10:50 am
1687
1950
1436
posted by tami on 12-14-2007 at 11:24 am
1437
posted by tej on 12-14-2007 at 11:30 am
1561
posted by tej on 12-14-2007 at 11:35 am
1603
posted by tej on 12-14-2007 at 11:36 am
1398
Scurvy, L
Instant Knowledge
posted by David on 12-14-2007 at 11:41 am
1467
Scurvy, L
Instant Knowledge
posted by David on 12-14-2007 at 11:42 am
1469
Scurvy, L
Instant Knowledge
posted by David on 12-14-2007 at 11:42 am
1703
posted by Maeve on 12-14-2007 at 11:44 am
1308
posted by Maeve on 12-14-2007 at 11:47 am
Day 3, Guess #1
1396
Trivia game please
posted by Owen on 12-14-2007 at 11:55 am
day 3, guess 2
1450
Trivia Game Please
posted by Owen on 12-14-2007 at 11:57 am
Day 3, Guess 3
1414
Trivia game please
posted by owen on 12-14-2007 at 11:59 am
1330
posted by Wiley on 12-14-2007 at 12:01 pm
1444
posted by Wiley on 12-14-2007 at 12:02 pm
1397
posted by Wiley on 12-14-2007 at 12:03 pm
1562
Women’s Gregor Mendel T-Shirt
Freudian Slips - Sticky Notes
posted by Karen on 12-14-2007 at 12:50 pm
1462
Women’s Gregor Mendel T-Shirt
Freudian Slips - Sticky Notes
posted by Karen on 12-14-2007 at 12:50 pm
1507
In the Beginning
Freudian Slips - Sticky Notes
posted by Karen on 12-14-2007 at 12:51 pm
1450
1475
1490
posted by David Fuquay on 12-14-2007 at 12:52 pm
1963
posted by Fran on 12-14-2007 at 1:34 pm
1889
posted by Fran on 12-14-2007 at 1:34 pm
1604
posted by Fran on 12-14-2007 at 1:35 pm
1463
posted by Kate on 12-14-2007 at 1:40 pm
1532
posted by Kate on 12-14-2007 at 1:40 pm
1551
posted by Kate on 12-14-2007 at 1:40 pm
1511
posted by bo on 12-14-2007 at 2:13 pm
1512
posted by bo on 12-14-2007 at 2:13 pm
1513
t-shirts and maybe something else
posted by bo on 12-14-2007 at 2:14 pm
1422
Genius Instruction Manual
posted by Michael on 12-14-2007 at 2:58 pm
1438
Genius Instruction Manual
posted by Michael on 12-14-2007 at 2:58 pm
1401
Genius Instruction Manual
posted by Michael on 12-14-2007 at 2:59 pm
1400
posted by Tanner on 12-14-2007 at 3:20 pm
1408
posted by Tanner on 12-14-2007 at 3:21 pm
1350
posted by Tanner on 12-14-2007 at 3:21 pm
1397
posted by Laura on 12-14-2007 at 5:20 pm
1492
posted by Laura on 12-14-2007 at 5:20 pm
1517
posted by Laura on 12-14-2007 at 5:21 pm
thirt
1534
1476
1556
posted by betsy on 12-14-2007 at 6:51 pm
1524
1517
1465
tshirt
posted by Anne on 12-14-2007 at 6:52 pm
1478
1504
1513
calendar
posted by Jane on 12-14-2007 at 6:53 pm
Maybe back issues of the mag or the Einstein watch (looks cool)
day 3 guess 1: 1384
posted by Dave S on 12-14-2007 at 7:45 pm
guess 3: 1382
posted by Dave S on 12-14-2007 at 7:47 pm
guess 3: 1393
posted by Dave S on 12-14-2007 at 7:49 pm
1533
posted by Maura on 12-14-2007 at 9:52 pm
1449
posted by Maura on 12-14-2007 at 9:52 pm
1392
posted by Maura on 12-14-2007 at 9:53 pm
1659
Pavlov Long Sleeve Womans small
posted by Amy on 12-14-2007 at 11:57 pm
1457
1659
Pavlov Long Sleeve Womans small
posted by Amy on 12-14-2007 at 11:57 pm
Ignore the second guess in previous entry
1500
Pavlov Long Sleeve Womans small
posted by Amy on 12-14-2007 at 11:59 pm
First guess: 1418
posted by Jess on 12-15-2007 at 12:53 am
1419
einstein watch
posted by Jill on 12-15-2007 at 12:53 am
Second guess: 1471
posted by Jess on 12-15-2007 at 12:53 am
1469
einstein watch
posted by Jill on 12-15-2007 at 12:54 am
1444
posted by Jill on 12-15-2007 at 12:54 am
Third guess: 1486
Women’s Lady Macbeth t-shirt x-large, and Freudian slip sticky notes
posted by Jess on 12-15-2007 at 12:57 am
1499
The Secrets Desk Calender and the Pluto T, Size M. (I’ll pay the difference)
posted by Dibyo on 12-15-2007 at 7:40 am
1489
The Secrets Desk Calender and the Pluto T, Size M. (I’ll pay the difference)
posted by Dibyo on 12-15-2007 at 7:41 am
1466
The Secrets Desk Calender and the Pluto T, Size M. (I’ll pay the difference)
posted by Dibyo on 12-15-2007 at 7:41 am
1303
Big fat lie desk calendar & ultimate sudoku challenge.
posted by It's good to be the King on 12-15-2007 at 10:11 am
1305
Big fat lie desk calendar & ultimate sudoku challenge.
posted by It's good to be the King on 12-15-2007 at 10:12 am
1306
Big fat lie desk calendar & ultimate sudoku challenge.
posted by It's good to be the King on 12-15-2007 at 10:12 am
1250
t-shirt
posted by kydiwl on 12-15-2007 at 3:38 pm
1050
t-shirt
posted by kydiwl on 12-15-2007 at 3:38 pm
1135
t-shirt
posted by kydiwl on 12-15-2007 at 3:39 pm
t-shirt not sure which
1451
posted by golden goose on 12-16-2007 at 8:24 pm
1441
posted by golden goose on 12-16-2007 at 8:28 pm
1442
posted by golden goose on 12-16-2007 at 8:29 pm
1748
calendar
posted by Aimee on 12-17-2007 at 11:00 pm