Guess how many words are contained between the covers of my new book, Just Don’t Fall. (Hint: The page count is on Amazon).
If you guess closest, you’ll get a free copy of the book in the mail next week–long before it hits stores on January 25th. Cool.
Rules: One entry per person. Enter by submitting a comment below this post.
Deadline: Wednesday, December 30th at 12 noon, EST
Tip: Do not select “Notify me of followup comments via e-mail.” Otherwise you’ll get an email whenever anyone enters the contest.
75 Responses to “Book Contest: Guess the word count”
December 28, 2009
4:29 pm
Josh,
I had the opportunity to meet you in DC when I was with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. I look forward to reading your new book. My guess on the pages of the book is 336.
Arden
December 28, 2009
5:00 pm
To be clear: This is a contest to guess the word count, not the page count. I suggested you look on Amazon for the page count so you can make a better estimate of the total number of words, not the total pages.
December 28, 2009
5:23 pm
I’d love to receive a copy of your book so here’s my guess – 75,600 words.
December 28, 2009
5:23 pm
184,800 words
December 28, 2009
5:29 pm
Hope it’s close!
I think that there are 93,280 words. Can’t wait to read it!
December 28, 2009
5:40 pm
wow… I need to stop multitasking when doing these kinds of things… my word guess is. 99787
December 28, 2009
5:41 pm
Can’t wait to read your book! My guess is 100,800 words.
December 28, 2009
5:46 pm
Can’t wait to read your book! I think there are 105,840 words.
December 28, 2009
5:49 pm
Congrats on the book. 85,500 words.
December 28, 2009
6:15 pm
My guess is 88,408. So excited for your book!
December 28, 2009
6:37 pm
Very excited to read your book! I’m going to guess that there are 148,646 words.
December 28, 2009
6:53 pm
Can’t wait to read the book…My guess is 100,568
December 28, 2009
6:59 pm
i am going to go on the low end and say 40,656
December 28, 2009
7:09 pm
118,532 words. Have a great New Year!!
December 28, 2009
7:18 pm
I’m really looking forwards to reading your book! My guess is 100,128 words. Have a good Christmas Break. =)
December 28, 2009
7:51 pm
You spoke at my school during an assembly and you were very inspiring! =) My guess is 100,800 words.
December 28, 2009
7:57 pm
I hope im the close 50,400
December 28, 2009
9:05 pm
136,976 Words. A Combination of algorithms and luck, hopefully lucky enough.
-GGX
December 28, 2009
9:17 pm
137,876
December 28, 2009
9:37 pm
My word count guess is 82,159.
December 28, 2009
9:41 pm
My guess is 77293 words. Congrats on your book and have a Happy New Year!
December 28, 2009
9:52 pm
84,600 words…..its a winner
Jess
December 28, 2009
10:02 pm
My guess is 178,081 words. [:
December 28, 2009
10:05 pm
Hey Josh,
I hope you had a very Merry Christmas and I also hope you have a awsome New Year. My guess is around 100,800 words.
~Robert
December 28, 2009
10:24 pm
im gonna say
203,562 words
December 28, 2009
10:36 pm
I’d say about 120,000 words.
December 28, 2009
10:37 pm
Really can’t wait…whether I win or not. Hehe.
Glad to see so many people are entering your contest, Josh!
I say 58,800 words.
~Hailey~
December 28, 2009
10:54 pm
I can’t wait to read the new book! I’m so excited for you!!
My Guess: 110880!
December 28, 2009
11:12 pm
67200 words
December 28, 2009
11:19 pm
My guess is 42,000 words i hope i am close i am vey excited for ypur book.
December 28, 2009
11:44 pm
I think that there are 100,254 words!
December 28, 2009
11:53 pm
186,345 words =)
December 29, 2009
12:11 am
Hey Josh….My guess is 67,120…..I hope that I win! I want your book!
December 29, 2009
12:12 am
Super excited for the new book – my guess is 82,473. Congrats!
December 29, 2009
12:16 am
alrite heres mine: 273,840
December 29, 2009
1:22 am
I guess 98125.5 words
December 29, 2009
1:37 am
I hope i recieve your book someday so my guest will be 139,325
December 29, 2009
2:26 am
I think its 37,557 words. : ) Thanks
December 29, 2009
2:32 am
110,251
December 29, 2009
10:51 am
I would absolutely LOVE a copy of your book. I’m guessing 161,300
December 29, 2009
11:33 am
i guess 200,000
December 29, 2009
12:11 pm
My guess for the word count is100,800 words. I hope you have a happy new year Josh.
December 29, 2009
12:57 pm
Hi! I had the privlege of hearing you speak at National FFA Convention this last October. It was amazing and quite enjoyable! I live in Gilbert, AZ and think there are 6,038 words in your new book, Just Don’t Fall.
December 29, 2009
12:59 pm
97,550 words
December 29, 2009
1:19 pm
75,692 words
December 29, 2009
2:00 pm
Hey! I saw you at the WASC convention in Wyoming! You are amazing!!! Anyhoo….my guess is 86,688 words! im super excited for this book! peace.
December 29, 2009
2:09 pm
I say it’s 168,000 words!
December 29, 2009
2:46 pm
Can’t wait for the book! My guess….. 38,500 words
December 29, 2009
3:26 pm
My guess is 110,119 words in your book.
December 29, 2009
3:31 pm
i CANNOT wait for your book. I guess 130,000 words.
December 29, 2009
3:32 pm
I hope this is a winner! My guess is 95,352
December 29, 2009
3:37 pm
My son was so inspired by your speech at the National FFA Convention this year. He is excited to get a copy of your new book and I would love to read it too. My guess is 97,190 words. Happy holidays and a happy new year!
December 29, 2009
3:42 pm
Is it possible for family members who don’t have an email to use their parents?
If so my son guesses 65,644
December 29, 2009
4:35 pm
My guess is 84,000.
December 29, 2009
4:38 pm
Hey Josh, my guess for the total words in your book is 23,520. I can’t wait to read it!!!!! (:
December 29, 2009
5:33 pm
My guess is 77,200 words
December 29, 2009
6:19 pm
Well, here it is: my guess is 138,972 words. So we’ll see, huh?
December 29, 2009
7:46 pm
i think there’s 168, 300 words
December 29, 2009
8:19 pm
Josh, I am so ready for the book. I think that there are about 37,854 words in your book..HOPE IT IS CLOSE.. Even it if is not i will still buy it!!
December 29, 2009
8:36 pm
I saw you at the Iowa FFA convention and the National FFA convention in 2009. You have really inspired me to be what I want to be. So here’s my guess….. 122,560…..
December 29, 2009
9:38 pm
102,790 words
December 29, 2009
9:44 pm
131,040
i figured around 13 words per line, around 30 lines= 390x336pages=131,040
hmm maybeee
December 29, 2009
10:54 pm
118,947 words
December 30, 2009
12:21 am
129,999 words is my guess
December 30, 2009
1:21 am
97781 is my guess.
December 30, 2009
12:49 pm
84,686!!
Love you!
December 30, 2009
2:34 pm
WE HAVE A WINNER!
Ashley Justice guessed 100,254 words, only 27 words off from the actual word count of 100,281. Wow! Nice work, Ashley!
Thanks so much to everyone who participated!! I really appreciate all the kind and supportive comments many of you included with your guess! Thanks!
There will be lots more book give-aways, so please keep watching this blog, my facebook, and my twitter!
js
December 30, 2009
3:22 pm
I think there are 108,273 words in your book
December 30, 2009
3:40 pm
there is about 200,000 words in your book
December 30, 2009
9:38 pm
Hi Josh,
I met you when you were in Pierre, South Dakota at the Student Senate Leadership Conference.. I still explain my “We should hang out sometime” shirt to many people each time I wear it. Thanks to Google my guess is 336 pages.
December 30, 2009
9:44 pm
I guess 90,060
December 30, 2009
11:31 pm
i heard you speak at WASC in casper and i loved it i even wrote a paper about how you inspired me. you are a major role model in so many peoples lives.
my guess for how many pages you hard cover book contains is 336 pages
December 31, 2009
1:28 pm
my guess is 100333
January 3, 2010
8:36 pm
i would love a copy you are my mentor
my guess is 28,560
January 8, 2010
2:05 pm
i think 156,823