OCEAN CITY — The following is a look at a compilation of numbers accumulated by The Dispatch to recap last holiday weekend.
249,667: Demoflush crowd estimates for last Sunday
244,441: Average for three-day holiday weekend (249,851 for same weekend last year)
100,283: Municipal bus ridership from Thursday, July 3-Sunday, July 6
32,730: Bus ridership last Saturday alone
20,000: Wings sold at Smitty McGee’s over the weekend
10,000: Oysters sold at the Crab Bag
9,000: Hotel and motel rooms booked
5,000: Bottles of alcohol sold at West-O Bottle Shop
5,000: Rounds of golf reportedly played at OC area golf courses on Saturday and Sunday
4,500: Pounds of brown sugar used at Fisher’s Popcorn in Fenwick
4,000: Tacos sold at Grab and Go Tacos
3,120: Eggs sold at Jimmy’s Kitchen over the weekend
2,500: Pounds of raw popcorn kernels used at Fisher’s Popcorn in Fenwick
1,900: Crab cakes sold at Dead Freddies
1,792: Preventative Actions by Ocean City Beach Patrol from July 4-6
900: Caramel apples made and sold at Dolle’s on the Boardwalk
756: Tons of solid waste collected in Ocean City from July 4-6
561: Emergency Room visits at AGH over the weekend
400: Pounds per day of fried chicken sold at the Crab Bag
398: Photos in The Dispatch’s July 4 issue
100: Dollars charged for a private parking spot at a downtown lot
92: Total arrests by the OCPD over the weekend
76: Rescues by Ocean City Beach Patrol from July 4-6
52: Lost and Found kids reported by Beach Patrol from July 4-6
32: Gallons of chipped beef sold at Jimmy’s Kitchen
32: Ladies observed waiting at the Caroline Street Comfort Station at 2 p.m. on July 5
13: DUI Arrests by the OCPD
10: Miles of back-up on Route 50 on Saturday
.54: Inches of rain measured at the OC Municipal Airport in West Ocean City on July 4 from Hurricane Arthur