Is there a way to announce a counter

[ruby phoenix]

Yes, use #templates-archived - for example:

- service: tts.cloud_say
  target:
    entity_id: media_player.petunia
  data:
    message: "The whale has been dropped {{ states('counter.whale_fall') }} times"
``` If you need further help see that channel

[cunning sand]

@ruby phoenix can i do math in this function? like: message: "The wale has been dropped {{ 20 + states('counter.whale_fall') }} times"

[ruby phoenix]

You can do all sorts - see the #templates-archived channel

There's convenient documentation carefully linked from the topic there, and they can answer your questions on templates