I didn't even have the time to give this a thought!

But I think I know the answer ;)

Spoiler below:

eighteen billion eighteen thousand eight hundred eighty five

Unk - so close... but not quite right! Remember you can't use the term "eighteen hundred" - that would be "one thousand eight hundred."

I edited before you posted :(

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Originally Posted by Unknown008

I edited before you posted :(

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Geeting oh so close - just a little bit off. I bet you get it with your next post.

Oh, okay, I think I missed one part :p

eighteen billion eighteen million eighteen thousand eight hundred eighty five

Forgot m :o

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Originally Posted by Unknown008

Oh, okay, I think I missed one part :p

eighteen billion eighteen million eighteen thousand eight hundred eighty five

forgot m :o

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Just one minor detail left to fix - the list goes only from one to one billion.

Last try (for reals this time) -
Eighteenmillion eighteen?
(18,000,018)

Ah okay, there's just the first two words to remove.

And that's not odd aliseaodo :p

Arrrrrgh! That's not an odd number!! I really thought I had it there...
Okay, okay last attempt (again)
Eighteen million eleven?
(18,000,011)

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Originally Posted by Unknown008

Ah okay, there's just the first two words to remove.

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Bingo!

And?

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Originally Posted by aliseaodo

eighteen million eleven?
(18,000,011)

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Hint - "eighteen thousand" comes before "eleven"

If you want to see the answer, highlight my last posts. There should be something appearing out of the blue! ;) (both literally and figuratively :p)

But it's a spoiler, don't say I didn't warn you :)

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Originally Posted by ebaines

hint - "eighteen thousand" comes before "eleven"

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I thought this was strict alphabetical, not numerical. (By "first" I mean the first alphabetically.) M comes before T.

WG - what I meant is that "eighteen million eighteen thousand (and whatever)" comes before "eighteen million eleven."

Soooooooooo, to sum it all up, what is the correct answer spelled out?

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Soooooooooo, to sum it all up, what is the correct answer spelled out?

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See:

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Originally Posted by Unknown008

If you want to see the answer, highlight my last posts. There should be something appearing out of the blue! ;) (both literally and figuratively :p)

But it's a spoiler, don't say I didn't warn you :)

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Soooooooooo, to sum it all up, what is the correct answer spelled out?

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Well OK, if you're giving up... the answer is below, but hidden using white font so as to not spoil it for others. You can see it either by high-lighting it (hold down the left mouse button and sweep over it) or by hitting "Quote User."

Answer: eighteen million eighteen thousand eight hundred eighty five

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Originally Posted by ebaines

Well OK, if you're giving up... the answer is below, but hidden using white font so as to not spoil it for others. You can see it either by high-lighting it (hold down the left mouse button and sweep over it) or by hitting "Quote User."

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I know how to see the "hidden" message. Even though Unky solved it, the contest is still going? Okay.