NYer knows how to count her jelly beans, wins $25K

NEW YORK – There are plenty of bean counters in New York City, but one Manhattan resident is an exceptional bean-guesser.

Twenty-six-year-old Jessica Silverman won $25,000 after guessing the exact number of jelly beans in a jar — 7,954.

Silverman, who works for a fashion designer, says she was on her way to meet friends for coffee Tuesday when she saw a booth set up by an insurance firm at the Hilton New York Hotel. The person manning the booth for insurer DeWitt Stern persuaded her to take a guess.

Silverman says she'll use her winnings to put a down payment on a new home.

That's awesome! I took a guess on a jar of jelly beans at Sprint the other day! Will let you know if I win it or not. The drawing will be held on the 13th of this month.

I did that one time and won a whole live pig, she sure did taste good.

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I did that one time and won a whole live pig, she sure did taste good.

I bet she did, Mike! Congrats!

I'm not that lucky on contests....I won a pecan picker upper thing in a bingo game at school once...Thats about it.