Description of Spectator

25 entries in Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Description of Spectator
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Karl Fulves Someone Like You eight-card packet, spectator tries red-black separation, the score of hits and misses is looked up in an index of possible scores, on the correct score the spectator is described in detail
Related to Mar. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5)
407
Vic Perry Eggs-Press for 'Milady' card is selected with a wind-up toy chicken, paper is found in chosen egg with name of spectator and name of card
 		1974
Magick (Issue 108)
537
Steve Aldrich, Kathi DeFrancis Game Plan using Po-Ke-No cards, description of winner as prediction
 		1980
Magick (Issue 267)
1333
Thomas Alan Waters, Gerard Croiset Chairvoyance prediction of a person, description of her and short reading, row and seat number, in envelope, multiple strategies discussed
 		1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Myxtyr)
639
Ted Karmilovich Second Sight prediction of a random person inside wallet, when someone approaches performer and asks to show something psychic
 		Mar. 1985
Magick (Issue 348)
1737
Barrie Richardson Time after Time several wrist watches with random times collected, one chosen, time and spectator predicted
Also published here Oct. 1987
Magick (Issue 396)
1977
Dr. Juris Girl of My Dreams mailed letter describes person, for situations like cocktail parties etc.
 		Dec. 1992
Magick (Issue 482)
2410
Larry Becker Descripto slip in envelope contains description of one of five chosen spectators, using Becker Coin Purse
 		1992
Stunners!
357
Karl Fulves You, Babe after counting procedure with birthday a card with value Nine is selected, ninth item on a list matches spectator in humorous way
Related to 1994
Crooked Tales
5
Barrie Richardson Wigging the Baldpate
Inspired by 1999
Theater of the Mind
133
Barrie Richardson What Time Is It? several wrist watches with random times collected, one chosen, time and spectator predicted
Also published here 1999
Theater of the Mind
281
Karl Fulves Night On Elm sixteen envelopes with addresses in 4x4 matrix, one selected according to rules (including diagonal movement), in selected envelope is description of spectator
 		2001
Hex Squared
92
Christoph Borer Die Schatulle seven keys to baldpate mixed with description of a spectator prediction, wooden box with lock
Related to 2001
Milagros
11
Karl Fulves Someone Like You No. 1, five cards chosen from shuffled deck, according to color composition a description of the spectator is read, it's the only one that matches
Related to 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
1
Wilson Reed Cell Block spectator chosen and some birthdays added, medium called on cell phone and it divines the spectator and the number
 		2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
182
Karl Fulves Mental Fone with idea to use cell phone to code and send picture of spectator
Inspired by
  • Fitch Cheney trick in Math Miracles (Wallace Lee)
 2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
305
Luke Jermay Opening A Show
  • The New Mind
about openers, spectators think of numbers, the one that is closest to performer is described in prediction, only script without method
Inspired by
  • "The Croiset Affair" (Bruce Bernstein, Perception is Everything, 1999)
 July 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7)
23
Tom Stone The True Name of Trigrammaton
  • Lodestones
three people distribute three paper balls among them and switch according to instructions, when unfolded, each spectator has his name written on the paper
Inspired by
  • The "One Two Three" Trick (Martin Gardner, Ibidem, July 1956)
  • "Tribulation" (Max Maven, Dr. Faustus Journal, Apr. 1999)
 Jan. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 1)
34
Ted Karmilovich Target Number performer projects two numbers to the entire audience, then a third number from 1 to 100 is projected and the person who gets it is described in envelope, number written on envelope
  • Basic Presentation
  • Preparation and Presentation
  • Afterthoughts and further Thoughts
 		2015
Target Number
5
Josh Janousky IG latest instagram post of performer predicts playing card as well as name and clothing of spectator
 		2017
Just Joshin'
32
Ted Karmilovich Target Coin five quarters are mixed with a half Dollar, six spectator secretly select a coin and switch them as well, performer locates half Dollar and prediction in form of description of spectator
 		2017
The Three Pellet Test
12
Asi Wind Catch 23 chair prediction effect without chairs, combined with bank night
Inspired byRelated to 2018
Repertoire
73
Alberto de Figueiredo Roland Garros one of ten spectators is chosen, prediction in form of description inside envelope, tennis themed
 		2018
Veinticinco
61
Nathan Kranzo Porn Name Correctly predict an audience's porn name, prediction written on paper ball thrown into crowd
 		2021
Kranzilla Unleashed
40
Anson Chen Lockdown post-it prediction signed by spectator is secured with lock and given to spectator in advance
 		2023
Reality Is Magic
194