15 entries in Mental Magic / Effects / Distribution of Items divined or predicted / Miracle Divination (mathematical distribution)
Divining which of three objects three persons have secreted on their person by the number of counters left on the table, picked up to a mathematical pattern.
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
John Northern Hilliard The Miracle Divination introduction and credit information
1938 128
Mahendra The Problem of the Three Coins three coins are pocketed by three spectators, performer divines them
Variations 1938 129
S.S. Blodgett The Problem of the Four Aces four Aces are pocketed by four spectators, performer divines them
1938 136
The Problem of the Three Poker Chips three chips are pocketed by three spectators, performer divines them
1938 139
Jack Vosburgh Pay Day coins distributed to envelopes with mathematical procedure, predicted, see page 746 for correction
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 128)
738
Jack Vosburgh Pay Day coins distributed to envelopes with mathematical procedure, predicted
Also published here 1944 241
Gerald Kosky The Plot's the Thing two plots and routine for murder game
Inspired byAlso published here Dec. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 217)
867
Eddie Joseph Thought Reflection three spectators each chose a name, then they pocket an item (from five on the table) according to a list that matches the names with the items while performer is out of the room, then he divines the chosen names and articles, remaining items are key
1969 287
Gerald Kosky, Jack Vosburgh The Plot's The Thing Instruction game, divination of removed items or murder
  • Plot #1... The Big Robbery
  • Plot #2... It's Murder
Inspired byAlso published here 1975 110
Orville Wayne Meyer Das Mörderspiel
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 12 No. 12, 1955
Nov. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
100
Ellis Stanyon To Discover Names of Three Cards Chosen by Three Different People No. 24, three cards, three spectators each take one and then distribute several counters according to rules, at the end the performer knows who has which card
  • Variation (cards instead of counters)
Related to 1999 71
Ellis Stanyon To Discover the Respective Holders of Three Cards or Objects No. 33, similar to reference
Related to 1999 75
Stewart James Dollars and (6th) Sense three coins are pocketed by three spectators, performer divines them (uses bills instead of coins)
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, Oct 1971
2007 159
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham The Miracle Divination three coins are pocketed by three spectators, performer divines them, three object divination
Inspired byRelated to 2012 105
Ron Graham Ron's $1.96 trick Miracle Divination, four coins pocketed by four spectators, performer divines them all, four object divination
Related to 2012 108