miss: 75 and 229

miss: 388 and 478

miss: 494 and 22

miss: 211 and 437

miss: 260 and 473

miss: 268 and 413

miss: 489 and 281

miss: 208 and 119

miss: 429 and 8

miss: 192 and 63

miss: 375 and 237

miss: 283 and 128

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miss: 412 and 121

miss: 297 and 49

miss: 421 and 372

miss: 278 and 308

miss: 350 and 272

miss: 331 and 60

miss: 208 and 90

miss: 32 and 477

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miss: 54 and 135

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miss: 419 and 418

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miss: 142 and 168

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miss: 304 and 135

miss: 47 and 489

miss: 321 and 270

miss: 451 and 316

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miss: 140 and 476

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miss: 141 and 46

miss: 473 and 328

miss: 222 and 102

miss: 154 and 83

miss: 452 and 313

miss: 193 and 396

miss: 40 and 335

miss: 63 and 411

miss: 31 and 368

miss: 46 and 78

miss: 356 and 368

miss: 349 and 307

miss: 183 and 191

miss: 492 and 323

miss: 167 and 119

miss: 378 and 308

miss: 165 and 351

miss: 135 and 387

miss: 453 and 289

miss: 470 and 405

miss: 102 and 162

miss: 300 and 142

miss: 498 and 364

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miss: 107 and 87

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miss: 474 and 314

miss: 4 and 351

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miss: 202 and 256

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miss: 59 and 148

miss: 189 and 360

miss: 291 and 186

miss: 223 and 344

miss: 214 and 455

miss: 444 and 321

miss: 41 and 411

miss: 277 and 435

miss: 61 and 424

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miss: 238 and 324

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miss: 340 and 389

miss: 487 and 381

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miss: 345 and 74

miss: 471 and 296

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miss: 303 and 448

miss: 180 and 102

miss: 211 and 497

miss: 464 and 399

miss: 132 and 358

miss: 325 and 93

miss: 138 and 109

miss: 47 and 6

miss: 9 and 51

miss: 116 and 70

miss: 131 and 29

miss: 441 and 477

miss: 104 and 412

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miss: 327 and 233

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miss: 233 and 393

miss: 39 and 196

miss: 292 and 172

miss: 54 and 116

miss: 265 and 192

miss: 225 and 313

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miss: 305 and 496

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miss: 472 and 449

miss: 157 and 244

miss: 12 and 485

miss: 478 and 375

miss: 114 and 158

miss: 419 and 348

miss: 50 and 458

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miss: 130 and 98

miss: 458 and 396

miss: 290 and 183

miss: 208 and 489

miss: 417 and 72

miss: 304 and 222

miss: 67 and 148

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miss: 96 and 125

miss: 284 and 108

miss: 109 and 261

miss: 484 and 224

miss: 419 and 403

miss: 71 and 470

miss: 360 and 115

miss: 312 and 491

miss: 213 and 270

miss: 386 and 3

miss: 453 and 94

miss: 492 and 370

miss: 166 and 295

miss: 91 and 234

miss: 443 and 58

miss: 274 and 39

miss: 183 and 57

miss: 148 and 293

miss: 318 and 132

miss: 16 and 237

miss: 34 and 87

miss: 206 and 395

miss: 203 and 17

miss: 385 and 416

miss: 288 and 271

miss: 419 and 240

miss: 365 and 410

miss: 109 and 31

miss: 205 and 201

miss: 266 and 148

miss: 260 and 39

miss: 187 and 443

miss: 96 and 336

miss: 235 and 415

miss: 468 and 252

miss: 151 and 1

miss: 340 and 358

miss: 396 and 42

miss: 376 and 281

miss: 458 and 163

miss: 51 and 377

miss: 403 and 416

miss: 286 and 12

miss: 448 and 492

miss: 214 and 213

miss: 139 and 474

miss: 252 and 327

miss: 416 and 349

miss: 162 and 151

miss: 263 and 130

miss: 404 and 414

miss: 131 and 243

miss: 272 and 27

miss: 285 and 147

miss: 308 and 242

miss: 310 and 359

miss: 119 and 213

miss: 275 and 405

miss: 226 and 222

miss: 397 and 440

miss: 435 and 36

miss: 413 and 186

miss: 363 and 329

miss: 35 and 25

miss: 481 and 298

miss: 155 and 384

miss: 212 and 287

miss: 126 and 484

miss: 314 and 412

miss: 131 and 121

miss: 154 and 441

miss: 480 and 273

miss: 154 and 255

miss: 178 and 380

miss: 477 and 74

miss: 320 and 411

miss: 110 and 233

miss: 97 and 474

miss: 62 and 132

miss: 500 and 42

miss: 430 and 155

miss: 427 and 142

miss: 442 and 53

miss: 125 and 256

miss: 465 and 256

miss: 377 and 118

miss: 197 and 357

miss: 392 and 351

miss: 111 and 69

miss: 231 and 87

miss: 143 and 51

miss: 499 and 254

miss: 284 and 96

miss: 228 and 346

Two random numbers generated between 0-500 until they match.

Such is the explanation of the origin of life. Among the chemical combinations formed in the course of geological evolution under the influence of cosmic forces, some had the properties required for sustaining life. It was in this way that the simplest biological units started their existence. Life, which evolved into ever more complex structures, was nature's substitute for directly bred computers. Yet it was more than a substitute: it was a road—a winding road, yet one which despite all errors and hazards, crises and catastrophes, arrived at last at its destination.

—Olof Johannesson, The End of Man? (1966)


match: 228 (after 260 iterations)
  • this script has run 8,955 times since 2-27-2006
  • there have been 4,489,532 total iterations
  • the average number of iterations before a match is 501
  • the greatest number of iterations before a match is 3,931

matches on first iteration:

  • the number 498 made a match-on-one on 05-21-2008 after 8,674 visits at 4,347,038 total iterations
  • the number 168 made a match-on-one on 03-04-2008 after 8,149 visits at 4,102,417 total iterations
  • the number 108 made a match-on-one on 02-27-2008 after 8,086 visits at 4,067,215 total iterations
  • the number 431 made a match-on-one on 02-18-2008 after 8,008 visits at 4,027,948 total iterations
  • the number 338 made a match-on-one on 01-08-2008 after 7,660 visits at 3,836,334 total iterations
  • the number 128 made a match-on-one on 07-31-2007 after 6,687 visits at 3,357,181 total iterations
  • the number 99 made a match-on-one on 07-04-2007 after 6,487 visits at 3,262,814 total iterations
  • the number 92 made a match-on-one on 05-07-2007 after 6,316 visits at 3,185,567 total iterations
  • the number 435 made a match-on-one on 02-28-2007 after 5,764 visits at 2,912,389 total iterations
  • the number 20 made a match-on-one on 08-23-2006 after 3,747 visits at 1,870,597 total iterations
  • the number 182 made a match-on-one on 07-15-2006 after 2,964 visits at 1,468,669 total iterations
  • the number 238 made a match-on-one on 07-06-2006 after 2,899 visits at 1,439,278 total iterations
  • the number 431 made a match-on-one on 07-06-2006 after 2,897 visits at 1,438,805 total iterations
  • the number 124 made a match-on-one on 05-22-2006 after 2,113 visits at 1,060,901 total iterations
  • the number 311 made a match-on-one on 03-21-2006 after 630 visits at 315,436 total iterations
  • the number 250 made a match-on-one on 03-20-2006 after 590 visits at 295,537 total iterations
  • none when NED began counting on 2-27-2006

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