I was thinking the other day about how many turkeys I’ve probably eaten in my life and decided to do some calculations. Note that for about 20 years, I ate a turkey sandwich for lunch every day. To be on the conservative side, I calculated it for 6 days a week. I also threw in Christmas and Thanksgiving meals.

Sandwich Assumptions

• 16 pound turkey
• 0.25 pounds of turkey per sandwich
• 6 days a week
• 52 weeks a year
• 20 years

Sandwich Calculations

• 64 sandwiches per turkey
• 312 sandwiches a year
• 6240 sandwiches in 20 years
• 97.5 turkeys of sandwiches

Meal Assumptions

• 0.33 lbs of turkey per meal at thanksgiving / christmas
• 2 times a year
• 30 years

Meal Calculations

• 48 meals per turkey
• 60 meals in 30 years
• 1.24 turkeys due to christmas and thanksgiving

Grand Total: 98.7 turkeys

Wow! Almost 100 turkeys. That’s kind of sad.