Guess the Skittles

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED.  DO NOT REPLY WITH A GUESS AS IT WILL NOT COUNT.

This is being conducted by my daughter, Sydney:

I am doing a science fair project for my school and I will need your help. 

I will need your help to guess how many skittles are in the container pictured below. 

The person who gets closest will get all the skittles in the container.  They will also get a choice of a $10 itunes gift card or a portrait of you from my dad. (In case of a tie, all the names will go into a random drawing for a winner.)

Here is what you need to include in your answer:
1. your name
2. your age
3. contact information (email, phone #, Facebook, etc.)
4. your guess

Please post your answer in the comments below.

Here is a photo of the container, it measures 10.5" high and 3" at the base.

Top View:

View of the base:

Sydney with her project:

Thanks so much for helping me out and for your vote.