Almost Real Prediction by Jack London

THE EFFECT
Any three spectators come up to assist you. One is asked to remove any bill from his wallet, one is asked to bring out a credit card and one is asked to write any phone number that he desires on a pad of paper. We will refer to the bill, the credit card and the phone number as items from this point on.

Understand! There is no preparation prior to the effect. It makes no difference which spectator pulls out what item as the choice is absolutely free and you have no advance information about the items or the spectators. You ask a spectator or small committee of two or three to check a prediction which you make. You ask them to guard the prediction. As you give it to them, you make sure that they see the actual prediction!

You return to the first three spectators with the items and explain that each item has a series of numbers. To simplify matters and save time, you will work with the first four numbers on each item.

The spectators are asked to call out the numbers, one at a time, IN ANY ORDER THAT THEY WISH. These are written in columns on a large board or pad and totaled by the audience. The spectator or committee reads your prediction aloud. You are 100% correct.