$("#submit").click(function(e) {                               

        var numEntries = 0;

        var fafsaNbr = 0;

​

        $("input[name^='name_']").each(function() {

          if (this.value) {

            numEntries++;

          }

        });

​

        // EVERYTHING ABOVE HERE WORKS

​

        fafsaNbr = $("input[name=fafsaNbrFam]").val();

        alert(fafsaNbr + "X");

​

        // WHERE THE 6 is I want to put the variable fafsaNbr, just hardcoded for now.

​

        if (6 > numEntries && !confirm("The number of members you listed in your household is less than the number you indicated on your FAFSA.  Please confirm or correct your household size. ")) {

          e.preventDefault();

        }

      });