98 entries in Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / One Ahead Classic Triple Prediction
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Oswald Rae Original Sealed Billet Reading with five billets, two ahead
1926 79
John Hamilton Date? Name? triple prediction
Dec. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 97)
392
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column Christmas themed magic
  • Rose Bush
  • Production Box
  • One Ahead
  • Dove Pan
  • Nail Writer
  • Nest of Boxes
  • Card in Ball
  • Electra
Dec. 1948 491
Cy Endfield Jack in the Box triple prediction, selected color, number on penny and card on top of the deck
Jan. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 221)
884
Bob Somerfeld Threediction triple prediction on blank cards, number, name and city
Related to 1951 9
Nelson A. Demers Animal, Vegetable and Mineral three big sheets with animals, vegetables and objects, predictions on billets in hat
1952
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952)
9
John Rice The Direct Prediction triple prediction, different colored pens
1960 12
Ken De Courcy The One-man Full-Vu Prediction triple prediction in envelope, with carbon paper in envelope
1960 17
Dr. Stanley Jaks Omar's Prophecies treatise on the one-ahead triple prediction, sheets labeled with A, B & C
  • Part II (replacing force with known data)
  • Part III (on the selection of people, apparently random)
  • Part IV (staging the routine)
  • Part V (staging for Brainwave)
  • Part VI (handling for the Billet Knife)
  • Part VII (handling for Chuck Smith's M-T Pad)
Related toVariations 1960 1
Dr. Stanley Jaks Astro-Prediktion triple prediction with with zodiac, birthday and playing card
Also published here 1961 64
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Triad-A-Maze
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
99
Karlheinz Krummel La merveille de la transmission de pensee one ahead prediction with three slates, names of spectators written on one side, with stand
1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 2)
32
V. Robert Allen Four-Thought! four predictions in glass, one by one ending with chosen card
1972
Magick (Issue 56)
277
Robert Schwarz Stratagem mis-numbering prediction slips
1972
Magick (Issue 59)
292
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Three-Card Epic! on three numbered cards, city, color and playing card
Variations 1974
Magick (Issue 95)
471
Dr. Barlow Wagman Private Reader one ahead prediction / divination in a reading, objects from wallet
1974
Magick (Issue 116)
579
Nathan Stark Past, Present & Future with roman numbers I, II and III
Also published here 1974
Magick (Issue 117)
581
Arthur Setterington, Rolf Andra Caught Thoughts with three prediction boards, numbered one to three in a corner
1974
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 35 No. 5)
83
David Calhoun Vegas Fling! dice, roulette and cards, triple prediction
Variations 1975
Magick (Issue 136)
679
Maurice Fogel Fogel im Pentagon with billets
Also published here
  • Genii, May 1961
Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
4
Glenn Falkenstein Target '3' with three pieces of cardboard, Mental Epic variation
1976
Magick (Issue 162)
809
Roy Johnson Tri-Pred mental epic type prediction with business cards instead of slate
Also published here 1976 14
Al Mann, Dr. Stanley Jaks Omar's Prognosis triple prediction, sheets are labeled A,B & C, third spectator selects a card
Inspired by 1977 1
Harry Lorayne Mind Reading Plus
1977 237
Robert Schwarz Tri-Level ESP presentation of telepathy (card), clairvoyance (amount of coins) and precognition (date of coin)
1978
Magick (Issue 212)
1057
Basil Horwitz Velleda Variations one-ahead prediction with erasable pen
1978
The Talon (Issue 2)
10
Nathan Stark Das Gestern, das Heute und das Morgen with roman numbers I, II and III
Also published here Oct. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
86
Larry Becker Auto-Magic chosen brand, color and price of a card is predicted, colors on cards
1979 83
Roy Johnson Tri-Pred mental epic type prediction with business cards instead of slate
Also published here 1979 35
Frederick M. Shields Dark Powers divination of three words, one-ahead book test
1980
Magick (Issue 264)
1317
Thomas Alan Waters Booka triple prediction, three words from the same book, gaffed
1981
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Cerberus)
54
Gene "Phantini" Grant Time Machine triple prediction in envelopes , carbon
1981 67
Stephen Tucker Amalgam one ahead with color, number and card, clever construction
Also published here June 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 2)
26
Adam Weishaupt Colors of the Illuminati coins and card prediction, different colored pens
1981
Magick (Issue 276)
1377
Dr. Stanley Jaks Der Drei-Zetteltrick
Dec. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
147
Dr. Stanley Jaks Die Klein-Täfelchen-Routine three slates
Dec. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
158
Jochen Zmeck J. Z. - Mentalepik three numbered predictions written on cardboard pieces one by one
1981 6
Robert Siepielski Coin-tra-Mental prediction of imaginary coin, country, year and which side up
Inspired by May 1983
Magick (Issue 319)
1591
Dr. Lawrence Weinstein Random Access using several book test, one-ahead prediction routine
July 1983
Magick (Issue 321)
1601
Dr. Stanley Jaks The Unbelievable! divination / prediction of number, name and telephone number, actually Dr. Kemp's Unbelievable Routine
1984 14
Stephen Minch Mindcast written on six pieces of paper, non-forcing method
1984 9
Edward Marlo Solution To Jaks? number, card and word chosen and one-by-one written on blank cards, all match, two methods
Related to 1984 56
Robert Cassidy Final Version: The Three Envelope Test name, name of pet and drawing are put on three pieces of paper and sealed in three numbered envelopes, all is divined
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1984 25
Robert Cassidy Postscript to the Three Envelope Test moveless version of Final Version: The Three Envelope Test
Related to 1984 33
Robert Cassidy A Picture and A Word messages written and sealed inside two envelopes, using The White Dwarf principle
1984 36
Thomas Alan Waters Trinitial triple prediction, three envelopes where spectators initials are written on, carbon envelope
1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Fynys)
751
Stephen Tucker Amalgam one ahead with color, number and card, clever construction
Also published here Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
27
Richard Osterlind Mind Leap prediction of name and playing card, signature on slips
Variations Nov. 1990
Magick (Issue 448)
2239
Steve Dusheck Additional Thoughts mental epic idea
1991 38
Alexander de Cova Tarot Power spectator pushed a chosen tarot card into a book, page number at that position is noted and a word from that page, card, number and word predicted between two tied sheets
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1991 11
Timothy Wenk Walk-Around Impromptu Mental Epic on pieces of paper, crumpled to balls
Also published here Nov./Dec. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 8)
81
Bob King Triple Threat on three numbered cards the performer write a chosen country, card and word from dictionary (gaffed by writing cue words on bottom of pages)
1991 20
Maurice Fogel, Orville Wayne Meyer Fogelepathy divination of color, name and country, written on paper in envelopes
Mar. 1992
Magick (Issue 469)
2345
Larry Becker Casino Caper prediction of Roulette, Craps and Blackjack
Inspired by 1992 145
Steve Dusheck Color Pen Epic things written in different-colored pens, force with type of coin
1993 7
Richard Mark Destiny's Destination prediction of three things related to vacation, brochures and prediction slips held by clip, using Ostin Switch Clip
Related to
  • Richard Mark's "The Phantom Hand"
1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 8)
33
Timothy Wenk Throw-Away Mental Epic on pieces of paper, crumpled to balls
Also published here 1994 14
Robert Cassidy The Three Envelope Test name, name of pet and drawing are put on three pieces of paper and sealed in three numbered envelopes, all is divined, technical variation of routine in The Art of Mentalism
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995 21
Dr. E. Raymond Carlyle Mindway Dream names of people and predictions written on cards, Stover's Days of Force as last number
Related to 1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 6)
197
Christian Theiss A Table for Two prediction of meal, drink and flower
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 11)
226
Basil Horwitz Psychic Roulette triple prediction with roulette theme, deck of playing cards used as well as blank cards
1997 11
Bruce Bernstein Getting Ahead of Myself mental epic, with insurance where last word is predicted
Also published here 1997 15
Larry White Stage-Size Epic with geometrical design as third decision
Mar. 1998 7
Danny Archer Easy Epic Mental Epic type routine with books, flashback book
Aug. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 12)
78
Three-Way Match No. 3, two spectators think of a card and the performer, predictions written on slips, one-ahead, without cards
2001 4
Karl Fulves, Joseph Dunninger, Theodore Annemann, Peter Warlock On One-Ahead & Mental Epic comments, quotes and references
Related to 2001 173
Steve Beam Sixty-Nine performer predicts numbers, alternately written down on business cards
2002 196
Philip T. Goldstein Caffeinomenon
  • The Other Month
three coffee ingredients predicted on billets that are placed in a mug, glue in mug
July 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 7)
64
Luke Jermay Cold Emotion Spectator chooses an emotion from an E-motion deck (deck of cards with emotions written on them), magician divines it
  • Alternative Handling: One Ahead routine, use E-motion deck to divine person, place, emotion with envelopes
Variations 2002 10
Dr. Stanley Jaks, Karl Fulves The Words Of Jaks two selections from word cards predicted
Inspired byRelated to 2003 292
Dr. Stanley Jaks This Way Out three person think of number, city and animal, all predicted, written up by Bill Miesel
Related toAlso published here
  • "Mental-Wise #1" (Ed Mellon)
2003 294
Kerry Pollock Mental Epic Routine
Feb. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 6)
89
Wayne Dobson TLC "Think, Look, Choose", mental epic type effect, last item is a forced card
2004 13
Al Bertini In Memoria three predictions written on paper with red pen, all are wrong and when opened again they are corrected with black ink by spirit
2004 15
Robert Cassidy The Three Envelope Test name, name of pet and drawing are put on three pieces of paper and sealed in three numbered envelopes, all is divined, technical variation of routine in The Art of Mentalism
Related toAlso published here 2004 27
Robert Cassidy The Triple Prediction gambling theme, using die, dart and cards
2004 63
Wonder Man Fred Three-Diction with general observations on the one-ahead principle, three objects are predicted, using playing cards, a dice and random objects, selections are shown to the performer at the end of the routine
  • Von einem genialen Prinzip und seiner gedankenlosen Anwendung
  • Zwei Essentialia
    • 1. Die Offenkundigkeit der Unkenntnis des Vorführenden
    • 2. Die eindeutige Zuordnung der Vorhersagen
  • Die Grundstruktur der Routine
  • Abschliessende Präsentation
  • Nachtrag
2004 139
Dan Garrett, Mick Ayres, Ken Scott Epic - Marked Down three predictions written with three different-colored markers, letter, two-digit number and two geometric shapes (one in the other)
2005 1
Sveroni Poker Dream triple prediction (city, amount of money, card) on post-its, names of spectators are noted on the papers
Variations 2006 7
Marc Gettmann Drei Gedanken - eine Lösung! three billet test
2006 28
Docc Hilford Thr33 S1d3d Bra1n "Three Sided Brain", three people on stage, one ahead triple prediction, performer not only knows the category of thought but the concrete information
2006 26
Karl Fulves One-Ahead Systems
  • As a Revelation
  • As a Prediction
  • Mental Epic
  • No-Gaff Epic
Related to 2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
537
Karl Fulves Las Vegas Nite number of poker chips, thrown dice number and card predicted
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
541
Jim Steinmeyer Three Part Harmony
  • Conjuring
Mental Epic type routine with three cardboards on chairs
Also published here Apr. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 4)
30
Barrie Richardson Fourth Dimensional Osmosis using Osmosis Envelope
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Fourth Dimensional Telepathy" (Theodore Annemann, marketed 1930)
2011 194
Ted Karmilovich Projection Epic mental epic routine, predictions written on numbered paper which are placed inside a glass, as thought prediction, last word for the entire audience
2011 3
Bruce Bernstein Getting Ahead of Myself mental epic, with insurance where last word is predicted
Also published here 2012 55
David Regal Office Epic Mental Epic type routine with three file cards
2013 99
Robert Cassidy The Three Envelope Test 1982 name, name of pet and drawing are put on three pieces of paper and sealed in three numbered envelopes, all is divined
Also published here 2013 385
Robert Cassidy The Three Envelope Test 1996 name, name of pet and drawing are put on three pieces of paper and sealed in three numbered envelopes, all is divined, technical variation of routine in The Art of Mentalism
Also published here 2013 391
Jorge "The Jack" Garcia One Head triple prediction with rolled up papers in glass, with mental calculator
2014 24
Dr. Stanley Jaks Astro-Prediction triple prediction with with zodiac, birthday and playing card
Also published here 2014 97
Colin McLeod Truly Epic triple prediction, amount of sceptics, people who had a paranormal experience and a word formed by the audience
2014 26
Jorge "The Jack" Garcia One Head triple prediction with rolled up papers in glass, with mental calculator
2015 50
Alexander de Cova Tarot Power spectator pushed a chosen tarot card into a book, page number at that position is noted and a word from that page, card, number and word predicted between two tied sheets
Inspired byAlso published here 2016 167
Jim Steinmeyer 3-Part Harmony Mental Epic type routine with three cardboards on chairs
Also published here 2017 4
Scott Baird A Tune Ahead three-prediction routine with a musical theme, Siri reveals the last prediction
Inspired by Aug. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 8)
380
Michael Weber, Tim Trono One Ahead two-phase Mental Pictionary
2023 16