In a moment that was equal parts uncanny, uncomfortable, and wildly entertaining, mentalist Oz Pearlman left podcast titan Joe Rogan visibly shaken after appearing to correctly guess his private ATM PIN code — a number so secret Rogan admitted even his wife didn’t know it.
It all happened during a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, where Pearlman, a former Wall Street banker turned world-class mentalist, demonstrated what can only be described as next-level mind-reading. And it wasn’t a gimmick involving cards or guess-the-object. This was about personal, unspoken, high-security information — the kind of thing people rarely say out loud, let alone broadcast on one of the most-listened-to shows in the world.
NEW: Joe Rogan clearly uncomfortable after ‘mentalist’ Oz Pearlman successfully guesses his ATM PIN code on his recent show.
Pearlman: How’d I do, Joe? Is that your ATM PIN code?
Rogan: Yeah… I don’t like that. pic.twitter.com/PH9MWtH9gU
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 4, 2025
Pearlman began innocently enough, asking Rogan to think of a number no one — not even his wife — would know. The key, Pearlman said, was spontaneity. He instructed Rogan to generate a random, fake four-digit code, and Rogan settled on 2020. But that was just bait.
What followed was an extraordinary breakdown of behavioral cues, statistical profiling, and micro-reactions. Pearlman deduced that Rogan likely wouldn’t use repetitive numbers in his actual PIN, narrowing the real digits. He noted Rogan’s subtle tells — a raised hand here, a hesitant pause there — and pieced together what he called “data points.”
As the analysis grew sharper, so did Rogan’s unease. You could hear the shift in tone: the lighthearted chuckles gave way to fidgeting and guarded answers. When Pearlman zeroed in on the first digit — which Rogan reluctantly confirmed was correct — the mood went from amusement to wait, is this really happening?
Then came the kicker.
Pearlman, whiteboard in hand, revealed the full PIN code. Rogan, eyebrows raised and now deeply skeptical, confirmed it: “Yeah… that’s weird. I don’t like that.”
You could practically hear the gears turning in his head — how does this guy know this? Was it a fluke? A trick? Did he somehow hack the Matrix?
Pearlman laughed it off, joking, “He’s calling his bank right now,” but the deeper point had landed: this wasn’t a party trick — it was a psychological masterclass.
