Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Doris in π?

Found it: Doris starts at decimal place 94,157 of π.

Doris on the keypad

  1. D3
  2. O6
  3. R7
  4. I4
  5. S7

Type Doris on a phone keypad and you get 36747: 5 digits to hunt for.

Where it sits

Decimal place 94,157. Roughly 94,157 digits in, give or take.

Who lives nearby

  • 2,300 digits back to burners
  • 3,355 digits back to Michael Phelps
  • Elvis Presley, 300 digits on
  • intends, 2,710 digits on

Elvis Presley is the nearest famous face, 300 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

Your name, in digits, hiding in π like a secret signature.

Distance to your name: 3,139 pizzas, side by side. Extra cheese, please.

Among popular names

In the race through π, Doris comes in at number 739 of 2,007, ahead of 63% of the 2,007 names.

Names close to Doris

Doris is on our list of popular first names in the US.

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Your number is in π.*

We looked. All 100 billion digits. Twice, for luck.

A phone number, a birthday like 14/03/1999, a word, or up to four words like i love you. We won't tell anyone what you type. * Probably. 99.995% of ten-digit numbers. The other 0.005% are being difficult.

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