2013 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 13

Jo and Blair take turns counting from $1$ to one more than the last number said by the other person. Jo starts by saying " $1$ ", so Blair follows by saying " $1, 2$ " . Jo then says " $1, 2, 3$ " , and so on. What is the 53rd number said?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 8$

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2013 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 13