We are given $m$ balls and $n$ bins, with $m \ge n$. Each bin can contain at most $c$ balls (we assume that $c$ is an even integer). In a sequential fashion, at each time step, one ball is placed into one bin selected independently and uniformly at random from the set of ***non-full*** bins remained (i.e. the ones containing less than $c$ balls). --- **Question**: Given a positive integer $n'\le n$, what is the *minimum* number of balls that it is necessary to place into bins in such a way that the expected number of bins containing at least $\frac{c}{2}$ balls is equal to at least $n'$? (What about the *minimum* number of balls for having that the expected number of ***full*** bins is equal to at least $n'$?)