Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Try Jane Street’s neural net puzzle: jane-st.co/SUM-neural-net-puzzle
And learn more about their Machine Learning team and open roles here: jane-st.co/SUM-JS-ML
The artwork for the SUMTG cards was created by Tabitha Grove: tabithamaygrove.co.uk
Thanks to Matthew Franklin for suggesting the video topic.
We massively benefitted from this excellent breakdown here (sorry I slipped-up and called it a 'reddit post' in the video) edhrec.com/combos/temur/380-703-2557
Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. My appreciation for them could never default to 0. patreon.com/standupmaths
CORRECTIONS
Nothing yet. Let me know if you spot anything!
Filmed by Alex Genn-Bash
Edited by Gus Melton
Maths by Rhys Jones and Matt Parker
Performed by Matt Parker
Produced by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson
MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: standupmaths.com
Try Jane Street’s neural net puzzle: jane-st.co/SUM-neural-net-puzzle
And learn more about their Machine Learning team and open roles here: jane-st.co/SUM-JS-ML
The artwork for the SUMTG cards was created by Tabitha Grove: tabithamaygrove.co.uk
Thanks to Matthew Franklin for suggesting the video topic.
We massively benefitted from this excellent breakdown here (sorry I slipped-up and called it a 'reddit post' in the video) edhrec.com/combos/temur/380-703-2557
Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. My appreciation for them could never default to 0. patreon.com/standupmaths
CORRECTIONS
Nothing yet. Let me know if you spot anything!
Filmed by Alex Genn-Bash
Edited by Gus Melton
Maths by Rhys Jones and Matt Parker
Performed by Matt Parker
Produced by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson
MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: standupmaths.com

![2019 facts in 2 mins 19 seconds
Huge thanks to Inder Taneja for crunching the numbers. I asked for a few number facts: they produced a whole paper.
Inders work on their site: https://inderjtaneja.com/2018/12/31/2019-in-numbers/
The full PDF: https://zenodo.org/record/2529103
Here are text version you can copy of all the facts in the video:
2019 =
(2×22+2/2)^2 −2−2−2
1+(1+1)^11 − (11−1)×(1+1+1)
9+(9999−9) / 9+9×99+9
(aaaaa−a)×(a+a)−a×aa / a×aa
1+2×34+5×6×(7×8+9)
98+7+65+43^2×1
−1×(2+3)+√[4^(5+6)]−7−8−9
√9+8−7+65×(4+3^(2+1))
(1+2)×(3!!−4!−5+6−7−8−9)
9+(8+7)×(6!/5−4−3−2−1)
0^3 + 1^8 + 2^7 − 3^9 + 4^6 + 5^4 + 6^2 + 7^5 + 8^1 + 9^0
1^4 + 2^4 + 3^4 + 5^4 + 6^4
√[1155^2 + 1656^2]
CORRECTIONS
- Ive just noticed the descending square-root sequence still uses concatenation. Sorry. If you find a better version give me a shout.
- Torin Storkey was the first to suggest the solution for zero is: 0! + 0! + 0! + 0! + 0! + 0! + … + 0! = 2019
- Let me know if you spot anything else!
For the first time: Im using the frame from the video youtube automatically picked as the default thumbnail. I cant do better than that.
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Music by Howard Carter
Filming and editing by Matt Parker
Design by Simon Wright
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Website: http://standupmaths.com/
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