Heres what i gather..... if you were at the front of the line, you can pick as many chips as you want, up to 5 chips right? so there is a 97% chance you took 5 chips, 3 % chance you took 2 chips, and 1 % chance you took 1 chip. it doesnt sound like there is a way of absolutely knowing which amount you took since you were at the front of the line. im not sure what the extra person every 24 seconds has to do with it....hmmm. very interesting! Unless you lined up again.........