diff --git a/ball/2025/index.html b/ball/2025/index.html
index 9d6d5d26..b44b2a0a 100644
--- a/ball/2025/index.html
+++ b/ball/2025/index.html
@@ -104,17 +104,23 @@ <h3 class="subsubtitle question">{{ qanda.question }}</h3>
     (function updateTimer() {
         let now = new Date().getTime();
         let distance = countDownDate - now;
-        let days = Math.floor(distance / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
-        let hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60));
-        let minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60));
-        let seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) / 1000);
-
-        document.getElementById("count").innerHTML = days + " <span>days</span> " + hours + " <span>hours</span> "
-            + minutes + " <span>minutes</span> " + seconds + " <span>seconds</span>";
 
         if (distance < 0) {
-            document.getElementById("count").innerHTML = "<a href='https://cssbham.com/join'>cssbham.com/join</a>";
+            let attendees = parseInt('{{ ball.attendees }}') || 0
+            if (attendees > 0) {
+                document.getElementById("count").innerHTML = `Attendees: ${attendees}`;
+            } else {
+                document.getElementById("count").innerHTML = "<a href='https://cssbham.com/join'>cssbham.com/join</a>";
+            }
         } else {
+            let days = Math.floor(distance / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+            let hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60));
+            let minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60));
+            let seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) / 1000);
+
+            document.getElementById("count").innerHTML = days + " <span>days</span> " + hours + " <span>hours</span> "
+                + minutes + " <span>minutes</span> " + seconds + " <span>seconds</span>";
+
             setTimeout(updateTimer, 1000)
         }
     })();
diff --git a/ball/2026/index.html b/ball/2026/index.html
index 6b0b9882..b358888a 100644
--- a/ball/2026/index.html
+++ b/ball/2026/index.html
@@ -104,17 +104,23 @@ <h3 class="subsubtitle question">{{ qanda.question }}</h3>
     (function updateTimer() {
         let now = new Date().getTime();
         let distance = countDownDate - now;
-        let days = Math.floor(distance / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
-        let hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60));
-        let minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60));
-        let seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) / 1000);
-
-        document.getElementById("count").innerHTML = days + " <span>days</span> " + hours + " <span>hours</span> "
-            + minutes + " <span>minutes</span> " + seconds + " <span>seconds</span>";
 
         if (distance < 0) {
-            document.getElementById("count").innerHTML = "<a href='https://cssbham.com/join'>cssbham.com/join</a>";
+            let attendees = parseInt('{{ ball.attendees }}') || 0
+            if (attendees > 0) {
+                document.getElementById("count").innerHTML = `Attendees: ${attendees}`;
+            } else {
+                document.getElementById("count").innerHTML = "<a href='https://cssbham.com/join'>cssbham.com/join</a>";
+            }
         } else {
+            let days = Math.floor(distance / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+            let hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60));
+            let minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60));
+            let seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) / 1000);
+
+            document.getElementById("count").innerHTML = days + " <span>days</span> " + hours + " <span>hours</span> "
+                + minutes + " <span>minutes</span> " + seconds + " <span>seconds</span>";
+
             setTimeout(updateTimer, 1000)
         }
     })();