(INSERT NUMBER HERE) OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL VOTE TO SELECT 2016 HOST CITY

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, 108 International Olympic Committee members will vote to decide whether Tokyo, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, or Chicago will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Illinois native/US President Barack Obama flew to Copenhagen to make the case for his city in front of the 107 deciding IOC members, writes the Chicago Sun-Times. Whether his pitch was enough for Chicago to garner a majority of the 106 (Kansas City Star) votes needed, "It's a 105 or 106," says Olympic Game voting expert Bill Martin (Detroit Free Press), remains to be seen.

Can you see where this is going?

The voting process is broken down in an October 1st TIME article, which indicates that the result of the 105 IOC member vote will be announced later today around 12:30 ET. The New York Times mentions the same, except suggests the actual number of members voting would be 104. The Associated Press reports that, "Rio de Janeiro and Chicago made impassioned appeals," to the 103 IOC members.

GamesBids.com-- An Authoritative Review of Olympic Bid Bid Business-- says the 102 voting members could still opt for Madrid, but that Rio and Chicago are the two most likely to be selected. CBS concurs but places the number of votes at 101.

And to think the media industry has fallen on hard times. Perplexing. Perhaps it is the inability of any outlet to get even the simplest detail correct...

But who's counting.