KHJ Boss Radio - Batphone Secret Number Contest

These are the ten clues for KHJ's Batphone Secret Number contest as revealed by Adam West (Batman) and Burt Ward (Robin). This contest was held on Boss Radio in January 1966. I utilized some KHJ jingles to separate the clues.

[@charlieghague]

Thumbs up if you're here bc you found the secret advertising at the end of Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.

[@Naminski1a]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) brought me here. Thanks, Columbia Pictures.

[@kileakzero3229]

"Once upon a time in Hollywood" just brought me to this and I see a couple of others as well!

[@SteelBoy]

It brought me here too.

[@Naminski1a]

By the way, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards®, including Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Picture of 2019.

[@reillydon]

Once upon a time in Hollywood? 😀

[@Adamdow95]

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.

[@Bat-talk]

Once upon a time in Hollywood

[@qc1okay]

HOW TO SOLVE THIS CONTEST: In 1966, the Batphone Secret Number Contest ran on Los Angeles radio station 93 KHJ Boss Radio, giving the first person to guess the phone number of the Bat Phone the prizes of lunch with Batman and Robin at the 20th Century Fox studio, a ride to the Batcave in the Batmobile, and an expensive new TV. 530-7972 was the number, first guessed by Fred Jones of Reseda, CA. Batman and Robin announced ten math clues on the radio over several days, and contestants guessed the phone number by mailing one guess per postcard to the station, as many postcards as they wanted. Fred Jones said he stayed up all night and mailed 408 postcards. He must have done so before all clues were announced, since the answer is very easy once we have all the clues. abc-defg is what I'll use for the phone number to start with. Here are the clues: - none of the digits 1, 4, 6, 8 are used - digit 9 is used - only one digit occurs twice (none occur more than twice) - abc = 530 (5:30 was two hours before the Batman TV show aired at 7:30) - a+b+c+d = 15 - f+g = 9 - a+b+c+d+e+f+g = 33 So d must be 7 to get first four to total 15, and the last two total 9, so e is 33 minus those two totals, = 9. So we have 530-79fg, where f and g are only from 2,3,5,7,9, and they total 9, and one or both of them accounts for the one repeated digit. Since they total 9, they cannot both be the same digit, and with only one digit repeated in the entire number, the only possibilities are 530-7927 & 530-7972. Since that only needs two postcards, I'd say Fred must have mailed his guesses before he had all the clues.

[@Sharpshooter649]

And he lived in California which means his postcard would arrive to the California location quicker

[@kurtl4761]

@@Sharpshooter649 KHJ wasn't heard outside of California.

[@rachelgarrison992]

💥

[@cireselarom528]

Love to think of all batman fans of all ages getting excited to hear this on the radio trying to figure out the digits

[@wonglee2424]

So good I could just laugh like the Riddler guess those secret seven digits and win a prize on 93 KHJ

[@57buickcentury]

Going by the clues (not in order given): No 1, 4, 6, or 8 Leaving 0 2 3 5 7 9 (9 ,3, and 0 are in the number) First three digits: Starting time of the show (7:30), -2 hours = 530- First four add up to 15, so 4th digit must be 7 = 530-7 Last two digits add up to 9 - must be 7+2 as 9+0 don't fit the clues; all numbers add up to 33 but only one digit repeats so 530-7990 doesn't work Therefore the number is either: 530-7927 OR 530-7972 Wonder which one won?

[@thebig93]

Excellent. The second number you listed is the correct answer. You can hear the winner track here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHfcdnmfZbF_rLM

[@homegroancomedy]

@@thebig93 I just saw the new quentin tarantino film once upon a time in hollywood that takes place in LA in 1966, one of the audio clues to this puzzle from KHJ was played at the very end of the credits before it went black. I deciphered it and tried calling it with LA and Hollywood area codes... theres a reason he put it in the movie. Check it out for yourself! Thanks for posting this

[@SilentBob2112]

thebig93 which area code? 213 or 323?

[@PeaceKeepingMissile]

@@homegroancomedy Not sure if serious or...

[@RealChrisBenoit]

@@PeaceKeepingMissile personally I have a weird feeling Tarrantino had the number reactivated as an Easter egg

[@sixtieskid062]

"Let's go,all you BOSS Batfans". Burt Ward, nice job of over acting.

[@cudak888]

Well, hello there, Thunderball score.

[@jlsamsung2329]

I think the non-batman tv show theme music is from John Barry's score for the James Bond film Thunderball.

[@LexTheLionLocc]

And now look at the days we live in.

[@thefonzkiss]

Postcard only. Please.

[@thegr8bambino723]

Holy clues Batman! PinG 📱 Pow💥 Boom 💥 Zoom 🏎

[@jimlo305]

"One of the secret numbers is REPEATED TWICE." "Repeated twice?" That doesn't make sense. If a number is REPEATED TWICE, then that means that number appears at least three times if not four times. Just sayin'.

[@xxMotherFoxx]

holy antennas

[@nickkasman8946]

AM Radio AM Radio AM Radio

[@kascnef]

Does khj still exist

[@That_AMC_Guy]

Sort of. It became KRTH in 1986. Then it became KKHJ for a number of years but was allowed to resume as KHJ in 2000. By that point, it had become a Spanish AM-FM station. I don't believe it broadcasts on AM anymore.

[@DTD110865]

I see General Tire owned KHJ at the time. Did anyone win the contest?

[@nomadcowatbk]

the winner got new tires probably

[@sixtieskid062]

Zowie!!