Contest: How many drops in a 2 oz. Bottle of Tabasco?

[trof]

Hint:
It's more than 1 and less than 1000.
I have the official answer from the McIlhenny Company headquarters in New Iberia (Avery Island), Louisiana.

1st Prize: Free tour of of the Tabasco bottling plant on Avery Island.*
2nd Prize: One Gallon Jug of Original Tabasco Brand Hot Sauce**

3rd Prize: Tabasco T-shirt***




* Tour is free of charge. Travel and accommodations at winner's expense.
** Send $38.95 plus processing, handling and shipping.
*** Send $18.50 for S-L, $19.50 for XL and 2XL.

[EFerrari]

1. 86

I love Tabasco more than wine. Seriously.

[trof]

2. Not even close. Try higher.

[EFerrari]

3. Your drops are just more ostentatious than mine.

lol

[trof]

11. The 'orfice' (you should pardon the expression) is mathematically calculated

to dispense an exact "drop" with each shake.

Fun yet useful, 5 stainless steel measuring spoons. Set includes; tad, dash, pinch, smidgen and a drop.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009X1P9S/ochefcom-20

[Kali]

4. "math" gives me 1,120 for water

so I will go with 1,000

[Old and In the Way]

5. 763...at room temperature

754 @ 40F

[trof]

8. Damn close.

If there's no closer guess, you're the winner!

[Old and In the Way]

10. Whoopeee!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. 666

[valerief]

7. 5280

[trof]

9. One drop for each foot in a mile?

Nope.

[liberaltrucker]

12. Not nearly enough!

770?

[trof]

13. A bit high.

But close.
Old and in the way is closer.

[benld74]

14. 767

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

15. I won't live long enough to use up a gallon of that stuff.

[Chan790]

16. I dunno, but...

at what a bottle retails for (~$3.50 locally), that gallon is a steal at <$40.

[pacalo]

17. Haven't looked to see if anyone got it right yet, but I'd say 970.

[pokerfan]

18. 720?

Just a WAG.

[trof]

21. You win, but I call Bullshit.

I KNOW you looked that up.

[pokerfan]

23. Accusing me of cheating!

Well, I never...! It just happens to be my favorite three-digit number. It's 6! Um, I was watching the X-Game highlights and a snowboarder had just done a 720. Besides, how would someone look something like that up? Accusing me of cheating...

[trof]

26. LOL

[Motown_Johnny]

29. If I guess 721 can I win 2nd prize?

[Duer 157099]

19. 739?

There are 59147 microliters in 2 ounces. A "drop" can be anywhere between 50-100 microliters.

If their drop is 80ul, then there would be approximately 739 drops.

[Broderick]

20. At least 720

http://www.tabasco.com/mcilhenny-company/faqs-archives/


A 2-oz. bottle of Original TABASCO® Sauce contains at least 720 drops. (There are 60 drops per teaspoon; 3 teaspoons per tablespoon; 2 tablespoons per fluid ounce and 2 fluid ounces per bottle).
The number of drops in a “splash” or a “dash” of Original TABASCO® Sauce depends entirely upon how hard you shake the bottle!

[trof]

22. It's a tie.

[HopeHoops]

24. Three - remember the old Tootsie Roll Pop ads with the owl?

That's sort of how I use the stuff. It's my ketchup. That gallon jug wouldn't last long.

[KamaAina]

25. New Orleanians tend to favor Crystal

which was made right up the street from my old place until You-Know-What. Now they're in a town upriver. Not as iconic a brand, but more flavorful sauce. Best of all, it is now widely available outside La.!

[PassingFair]

27. Here in Detroit, it's "ghetto ketchup"

My daughter keeps a small bottle in her purse for school lunches.
She's very popular at her table..

[Chan790]

28. The South Americans at work got me hooked on Cholula

It's not only hot, it's flavorful and kind of thick.

I also like Tapatío.



You've got to admit, the Tapatío guy and the Cholula lady make a cute couple.


(These are random strangers on the internet, not me.)