Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Watson in π?

It is. Watson is waiting at decimal place 118,581.

Watson on the keypad

  1. W9
  2. A2
  3. T8
  4. S7
  5. O6
  6. N6

Letter by letter, Watson becomes 928766 (6 digits).

The spot

Decimal place 118,581. You'd read about 118,581 digits of π before you reached it.

Who lives nearby

  • 776 digits back to Luka Modrić
  • 2,148 digits back to rectors
  • Chicago Bulls, 208 digits on
  • Petra, 2,192 digits on

Nearest of all: Chicago Bulls, just 208 digits to the right.

Chalk talk

π wrote 118,581 digits before it got round to you. Worth the wait!

That's a 1.2 km road trip along the π tape.

How early is Watson?

In the race through π, Watson comes in at number 802 of 2,007, ahead of 60% of the 2,007 names.

Names nearby in π

Watson made our list from the US baby-name charts.

See every name

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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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