Did the team really use code words to represent the count?

In the movie Ben uses flash cards to practice the various code words, which were used to represent the count. The Spotter conveys the count to the Big Player by casually using the code word in a sentence. For example, after the Big Player has been signaled that the table is hot, the Spotter might say nonchalantly, “This iced tea is too sweet,” letting the Big Player know that the count is 16, because “sweet” = “sweet sixteen” = 16. A list of the code words and their corresponding values is displayed below:

Tree: +1 (a tree looks like a one)
Switch: +2 (binary, on or off)
Stool: +3 (a stool has three legs)
Car: +4 (cars have four tires) Glove: +5 (a glove has five fingers)
Gun: +6 (a gun holds six bullets)
Craps: +7 (lucky seven)
Pool: +8 (eight ball)

Prior to this point, the count isn’t high enough in face cards and 10’s to warrant extravagant bets. However, after this point, the odds are in your favor. It is okay to bet semi-recklessly.

Cat: +9 (cats have nine lives)
Bowling: +10 (strike is ten pins)
Football: +11 (eleven players on a
football team) Eggs: +12 (twelve eggs in a carton)
Witch: +13 (superstition, bad luck number)

If the count is greater than this, Ben Mezrich’s book “Bringing Down the House” tells us that we should put it all on the table.

Ring: +14 (fourteen carat gold)
Paycheck: +15 (day of the month most people get paid)
Sweet: +16 (sweet sixteen) Magazine: +17 (name of the teen magazine)
Voting booth: +18 (age you can vote)

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