Hobbies - Consecutive Number Plate Spotting

Consecutive Number Plate Spotting

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Consecutive Number Plate Spotting (CNPS) is a typical time-killer / leisure game. It’s simple, though highly addictive, so be warned!
I learned about CNPS as being one of the many national sports in Finland, but apparently it has quite some tradition in the UK as well.

Here’s a quick summary of the rules … as I play them ;)

  • you have to spot each and every number on number plates, in consecutive order
    (your start could look like the plates shown at the top)
  • the number you are looking for has to be the only one on the plate
    (not a single extra digit on the plate)
  • only number plates from one country count
    (you can play several games, one for each country, though)
  • you have to be sure you spotted the number
    (not just a glimpse or an idea or something you’re not sure of)
  • it has to be consecutive
    (even seeing the correct numbers within five minutes, but in the wrong order doesn’t count)
  • you have to see the number plates in person
    (no videos, pictures, or people telling you, that you just passed one)

Enjoy :)
And yes, it’s just for fun.

Here’s the stats for some friends trying to spot number plates in United States.
If you wanna join our little circle, just drop me an email!

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name current
count		 years
since
first
find		 average
number
of days to
next find		 average
number
of finds
per day		 expected
number of
days to next
century		 finds in
past
six
months		 finds in
past
30
days		 finds in
past
seven
days		 most
finds on
a single
day		 number
hardest
to
spot		 most
days with
findings
in a row		 best
day
of the
week		 best
month
of the
year		 days
since
last
find
Sascha 2 8.3 1516 0.00 148519 0 0 0 1 3 1 Fri / Mon Aug 3028

There’s currently one (zero) people (actively) keeping their stats on this page.

fraction of spottings on a given weekday
Mon Fri
50.0% 50.0%
fraction of spottings in a given month
Aug
100.0%
average time it took to find numbers in a given range
1
–
5
1.5d

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