You search your pockets for fire - apparently unsuccessfully.
Suddenly you get a saving idea:

You flick the cigarette, and a high flame shoots up from your thumb, which you then use to light the cigarette. Now you blow against your thumb, and the flame disappears.

• There are no aids, no pastes, etc. on the burning thumb.
• The flame shoots upwards a few centimeters and can ignite cigarettes, pyrotechnics or other items.
• Can be repeated, so ideal for table hoppers!