Radio Contest

A local radio station is doing a huge giveaway. They take caller 25 three times every week day to guess a number between 0000 and 9999. If you guess the correct number, it opens a vault. When you make a guess, a machine tells you if the guess was too high or too low or correct. You have to keep track of each guess so that you at least guess between the range. Once the vault is opened, you get to choose an envelope number 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Each one has a $4,000 gift card to a certain place. The five prizes are: $4,000 to a pool and spa place, $4,000 to a sports store, $4,000 to a furniture store, $4,000 to a grocery store (in that grocery store, they sell many gift cards to dozens of other stores), and $4,000 to a mall. I have been trying to call for about a week now. Every time the line is busy. I have gotten through I think once and I was only caller 11 or something close to that. Today at 5PM, after dialing the number for the 7th time, it was ringing. I expected one of 2 things: 1. It would keep ringing and no one would pick up or 2. he would pick up and say I was caller 20 or anything lower than 25. I was wrong on both accounts. He picked up and said, "Hi, who is this?" At that point I knew I was caller 25! The numbers were narrowed down to the low being 8254 and the high being 8288. I decided to guess 8267 and unfortunately I was too low. At least I guessed within the correct range. Listeners understandably get extremely annoyed when a caller doesn't guess within the range. Just for calling I won 2 free lawn seats to the Bon Jovi concert! However, I already bought tickets! Luckily, I have a friend who wants the tickets. I can't imagine how excited I would have been if I unlocked the vault! I would have been happy with any of those prizes besides the Spa because I don't need a pool or spa. So close, yet so far! I'm thrilled with my consolation prize though!