Menu Bill Prediction

21 entries in Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Menu Bill Prediction
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Eddie Joseph The Menu Mystery prediction of chosen course, written on pellet
 		1954
A Magician Goes to Dinner
20
Karl Fulves Soup to Nuts No. 61, price of dinner chosen from menu predicted, Martin Gardner Principle
Related toVariations 1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
108
Stephen Tucker Menu item from menu are chosen, total is predicted
 		1987
1987 Lecture
6
Dan Tong Store Bought prediction of chosen product from list and total of bill, Himber wallet
Inspired by
  • Ned Rutledge's "Minding the Store"
 Nov. 1991
Magick (Issue 464)
2319
Larry Becker Minding the Store, Again prediction of chosen product from list and total of bill, using playing cards
Inspired by
  • Ned Rutledge's "Minding the Store"
 1992
Stunners!
111
Larry Becker Game Show six cards with items and prizes, items chosen and prizes are added, sum matches prediction, Prize is Right presentation
Inspired by
  • Paul Flory's "5040 Prediction" in "The Linking Ring" February,1981.
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • in "Magic Manuscript" February/March, 1982.
 1992
Stunners!
247
Philip T. Goldstein Menu Pause price of imaginary dinner predicted
Inspired byAlso published here 1994
Thabbatical
126
Fred Rosenbaum Chinese Menu four menus, different courses are selected and total of bill is predicted
Inspired byRelated to 1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 7)
118
Chris Hurlbert Food for Thought cards with food items are selected, prediction on bill
 		May/June 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 29)
332
Philip T. Goldstein Menu Pause price of imaginary dinner predicted
Also published here 2004
Applecture
5
Jim Steinmeyer Dining Out
  • Conjuring
Also published here Mar. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 3)
24
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Matrix Receipts several receipts shown and some put away by spectator, cost of menu chosen from remaining receipts is predicted, Real Secrets Team
Related toAlso published here Aug. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 8)
48
Jim Steinmeyer Dining Out
Also published here 2012
Allow me to give you some Really Awful Advice!
19
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Matrix Receipts several receipts shown and some put away by spectator, cost of menu chosen from remaining receipts is predicted
(website bonus effect from June 2012)
Inspired byAlso published here June 2012
Real Secrets (Vol. 1 No. 3)
1
Jim Steinmeyer Dining Out value of food selected from diner menu predicted
Also published here 2013
Ensuing Impuzzibilities
39
Alexander de Cova Speisekartentrick
Also published here Jan. 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 14)
15
Karl Fulves The Diana Games introduction to problem: list of target numbers, then six cards with numbers on them, three chosen, they always add up to a target number while the three discards don't, range force
Related toVariations 2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
27
Karl Fulves Menu Magic spectator chooses items from menu, cost added, total predicted, credit information on the plot
Related to 2015
Errata (Issue 1)
7
Alexander de Cova Speisekartentrick
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 3
208
Jim Steinmeyer Free Lunch price of lunch put together from a printed menu is predicted
 		2017
Still Nothing But Mystery
16
Michael Eaton Where's The Check? in a restaurant the performer puts a prediction on the table, it later turns out to be the table's check
 		June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
125