Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Jose in π?

Yes! Jose first turns up at decimal place 466.

Jose on the keypad

  1. J5
  2. O6
  3. S7
  4. E3

Type Jose on a phone keypad and you get 5673: 4 digits to hunt for.

The spot

Decimal place 466. Roughly 466 digits in, give or take.

Next door in π

  • 447 digits back to Goa
  • PSV Eindhoven, 155 digits on
  • Chennai Super Kings, 164 digits on

The closest famous neighbour is PSV Eindhoven, 155 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

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

Your name is 24.5 pencils away if every digit is a centimetre long.

How early is Jose?

Number 45 of 2,007: Jose beats 97% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Jose's neighbours on this list

Jose 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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