A big box of corks Monday, Jun 5 2006
Here’s a little competition for you. Guess the number of corks in the box and the Winorama management will send you 2 bottles of prostigious 2004 Marius Simpatico shiraz as a reward for your renowned estimation skills. Closest guess at 9pm on 19 June 2006 (that’s two weeks from now) wins first prize. A mystery bottle from the cellars of Winorama will be the second place prize. Post a response with your best guess but make it good as you only get one chance! Unfortunately, it should be noted that the wine can only be posted to an Australian address. Good luck Winoramistes!
Print this article
eMail this article
89 Responses to “A big box of corks”
June 5th, 2006 at 7:42 pm
314 corks my good friend
June 5th, 2006 at 7:54 pm
You are disqualified - you have too much wine already.
June 5th, 2006 at 8:51 pm
381
June 5th, 2006 at 9:20 pm
Guessing is for fools and the ill-advised. Can I pay someone to come around and count them??
oh what the heck…493.
June 5th, 2006 at 9:42 pm
I’m thinking 261…
June 5th, 2006 at 10:29 pm
26 champagne
9 sparkling red
11 diam
123 ref 1
100 other
……..
er.. 269
June 5th, 2006 at 11:39 pm
422.
P.S. Wizz is an actuary and should not be allowed to enter any such contest on the grounds of unfairness.
June 6th, 2006 at 12:27 am
I had our entire quant division calculate my number, so surely wizz is ok?
June 6th, 2006 at 6:25 am
64 on top
4 times over
must be 256 in total
June 6th, 2006 at 8:43 am
Stab in the dark…. 280
June 6th, 2006 at 8:55 am
520
June 6th, 2006 at 9:12 am
Hmmm, my guestimate is 555….
June 6th, 2006 at 12:18 pm
I run a quant department. I know how good Antonios answer will be.
I have a box and a lot of corks at home. I’ll be doing simulations on the weekend.
June 6th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
> I have a box and a lot of corks at home.
> I’ll be doing simulations on the weekend.
You are taking this far too seriously.
June 6th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
>> I have a box and a lot of corks at home.
>> I’ll be doing simulations on the weekend.
>You are taking this far too seriously.
No he’s not - I was thinking of doing the same
CM.
June 6th, 2006 at 1:42 pm
You guys guzzle nothing but Euro and want to put up a couple of bottles of Aussie shiraz you don’t want!
I’ll happily take them off your hands…400 corks.
June 6th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
We do want them! The Marius has been our house wine for some time. I am on to my second case…I can’t recommend it strongly enough.
We have not decided the second prize yet..the wine from the cellar…
GW
June 6th, 2006 at 1:54 pm
320 would be close
June 6th, 2006 at 2:24 pm
Since I have a cork guessing rep to protect guess I should chip in with 486
Glen
June 6th, 2006 at 2:28 pm
389 for the luck of a poor man
June 6th, 2006 at 2:30 pm
What they are not telling you fools is that he has a small plastic bucket inverted and hidden in the box just to throw out the actuarians.
June 6th, 2006 at 2:38 pm
No no no.
No plastic bucket.
We are not anti-actuarianistes.
June 6th, 2006 at 3:28 pm
My guess is 656
June 6th, 2006 at 3:42 pm
712 is my stab in the dark.
June 6th, 2006 at 3:46 pm
Can I post under another name?
Was thinking of registering my wife as ‘The Boss’
June 6th, 2006 at 4:04 pm
Does she look like Bruce Springsteen????
GW
June 6th, 2006 at 4:05 pm
Only in the dark
June 6th, 2006 at 4:11 pm
After being ‘Blinded By The Light’ whilst talking to the ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’, I decided with a ‘Hungry Heart’ that the number 273 is correct.
Do I have any confidence in saying this? How can I? I am half Irish, half Italian and was raised Catholic.
Note: my wife is actually half Italian and half Irish and has been raised as a catholic. Her name is Kathryn and she is adorable.
June 6th, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Yes, I have also been into the Simpatico and another 2 bottles will not go astray!
June 6th, 2006 at 5:13 pm
Sounds like she’s a lucky girl Anth
June 6th, 2006 at 5:36 pm
Depends what you call lucky. Her favourite drink is French champagne
and has taken a liking th 90 Krug.
June 6th, 2006 at 5:49 pm
Ok.. swap lucky with impeccable taste
June 6th, 2006 at 6:17 pm
Could you two please put a cork in it!
GW
June 6th, 2006 at 7:40 pm
581 corks
June 6th, 2006 at 7:44 pm
My calculated value, using a compression ratio of 0.6489 and a prediction of 8.78% champers vs others within a defined grange 6 pack wooden box comes in at 549 corks.
June 6th, 2006 at 7:52 pm
353
June 6th, 2006 at 9:02 pm
Seeing this the the cast off bin for corks in a night of boozing for GW I think you will all surely find that the number of corks is nearer the 186 mark. GW’s ability to hit the mark when not sober means there SHOULD be more in the box, but to this time.
Crab Claw
June 6th, 2006 at 11:05 pm
Youse are all guessing…..693 on the knocker.
June 7th, 2006 at 9:06 am
Was that just the wines you had last weekend?
628 is my guess
June 7th, 2006 at 9:22 am
293
June 7th, 2006 at 9:49 am
666 obviously.
June 7th, 2006 at 10:03 am
After spending way too much time looking at the volume of a cork, the answer is definitely 618 corks.
June 7th, 2006 at 11:16 am
732?
June 7th, 2006 at 11:40 am
Hmm - if the box is hmm by this much by aahhm at 65% packing factor plus a few for the pile on top.
505
June 8th, 2006 at 12:02 am
Two.
June 8th, 2006 at 8:57 am
AaHh Up Chuck, 299 corks in the box. Slaitne Garth.
June 8th, 2006 at 2:23 pm
477. Could possibly be 478 but I can’t be sure from this pic.
June 8th, 2006 at 3:44 pm
546 - This answer is correct unless you’ve got a couple of bottles stahsed under the heap…
June 8th, 2006 at 6:15 pm
256
June 9th, 2006 at 10:39 am
281
June 9th, 2006 at 12:57 pm
711
By my careful calculations
June 9th, 2006 at 1:49 pm
I thought this was supposed to be a challenge. 436 corks.
June 9th, 2006 at 4:12 pm
390
June 10th, 2006 at 6:46 am
301
June 10th, 2006 at 11:54 am
Ahh the things i will do when i hear free wine is on offer … Ok
220 corks
June 10th, 2006 at 4:59 pm
539 corks.
Adam, sack your quant division.
June 10th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
If anyone can count corks, its me.
338.
Dont send me any swill. Only renowned wine will do.
Cheers
David
June 10th, 2006 at 5:57 pm
You should re-use this box for Hillcrest..at least you will know that they are taint free. Luddite!
GW
June 11th, 2006 at 7:36 am
Does diam count as corks??
June 11th, 2006 at 11:29 am
Yes.Modern cork.
GW
June 11th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
Luddite and proud of it.
Happy to take the corks. Keep the diam.
Cheers
David
June 12th, 2006 at 12:42 pm
374
June 12th, 2006 at 5:39 pm
750 is my guess. I’m a fan of the Marius Simpatico. I have not as yet tried the Symphony but have 6 put away for ron.
June 13th, 2006 at 1:28 pm
748
June 13th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
Come on guys…it cant be anywhere north of 500, Gary hasnt drank that many wines in his life!!
June 13th, 2006 at 2:02 pm
It is Lincoln’s box…
I burn all my corks and then rub on my face to do commando raids and stuff…best use for them.
GW
June 14th, 2006 at 10:07 am
After 10 seconds careful consideration, I’m going for 325.
But a lot of my estimates were already taken…
cheers,
Graeme
June 15th, 2006 at 1:45 pm
I will have a stab at 664.
Brucer
June 16th, 2006 at 3:21 pm
297. Dont ask me again.
June 16th, 2006 at 3:57 pm
Oh well, may as well guess - 250 because I happen to know there is still a layer of Grange bottles underneath the corks.
June 16th, 2006 at 4:03 pm
Am I allowed to guess ?
June 16th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
341
June 16th, 2006 at 4:51 pm
No you are not!
GW
June 16th, 2006 at 5:00 pm
Ohhh.. go on..
JP
June 16th, 2006 at 7:47 pm
305
June 16th, 2006 at 8:00 pm
587
June 17th, 2006 at 12:56 am
274
June 19th, 2006 at 2:37 pm
271
June 19th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
444
June 19th, 2006 at 4:54 pm
I think 317.
June 19th, 2006 at 6:18 pm
Quite obviously 357
June 19th, 2006 at 7:43 pm
337
June 19th, 2006 at 8:16 pm
125
June 19th, 2006 at 8:38 pm
460
June 20th, 2006 at 1:11 pm
613
June 20th, 2006 at 5:12 pm
Quite obviously 551
July 10th, 2006 at 9:44 pm
294 - I worked it out, with a diagram and everything!
June 27th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
333
June 27th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Better late than never!
GW