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The closing date for entries to the Bean Counter's Contest has been extended until **11:59 pm on Monday, November 12.**

There is still plenty of time for you and your students to enter. This year, there are two prizes of $25 Amazon gift cards to the two entries that come closest to guessing the number of candies in the jar.

@http://profalbrecht.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/2012-bean-counters-contest/

David Albrecht Accountant Day is Saturday, November 10. I won't be able to celebrate in class this year, but I will be able to celebrate. Will you?

I am holding my annual Bean Counters Contest. I want all to enter, and I want all of you to pass on contest details to your students. I don't remember exact numbers, but last year there were 200 entries, and 20 schools were represented. I'd like to double each of these numbers this year.

To read about the contest and to enter:

http://profalbrecht.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/2012-bean-counters-contest/

** 2012 Bean Counters Contest**
November 5, 2012 by David Albrecht

To commemorate Accountant Day on Saturday, November 10, 2012, //The Summa// is conducting its third annual Bean Counters Contest.

If you can correctly guess the total number of candies in this jar, you can win one of two $25 gift certificate from Amazon.



This year I have a chocolate and peanut theme. I purchased fairly large bags of M&M’s Peanuts, Reese’s Pieces, and Ghirardelli Squares, along with a not-big-enough jar. I scooped handfuls of each candy into the jar, in a combination that only I know. I admit to having some of each candy left over, which added to the enjoyment of the day.

Entries are accepted by commenting to this blog post or by e-mail to **albrecht@profalbrecht.com**. Entries must be time-stamped by 11:59 p.m. CT, Saturday, November 10, 2012. Entries must contain contestant’s name and e-mail address.

If no entry correctly guesses the actual number of M&Ms in the jar, the closest guesses will be declared winner.

Number of expected winning entries: two. In case of multiple winning entries, the two winners will be chosen randomly. The jar contains no items other than peanut M&Ms, Reese’s Pieces, and Ghirardelli Squares. Maximum of one entry per person accepted.

Accountant Day is for all accountants, auditors and bean counters to celebrate being a part of the accounting profession. November 10 is chosen as the day of celebration.

On November 10, 1494, volume 2 of //Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalita// (Everything About Arithmetic, Geometry and Proportion) by Fr. Luca Pacioli was published. It is in volume 2 of the //Summa// that Pacioli included a description of the bookkeeping/accounting system of Venice. In honor of this contribution, Pacioli has carried for centuries the title of **//Father of Accounting.//**

Debit and credit – - David Albrecht