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HTML

<select id="names">
    <option value="">Please Select</option>
    <option value="1">John</option>
    <option value="2">Steve</option>
    <option value="3">Max</option>
</select>

JavaScript

var opts = document.getElementById("names").options;
for(var i = 0; i < opts.length; i++) {
    if(opts[i].innerText == "Max") {
        alert("found it at index " + i + " or number " + (i + 1));
        break;
    }
}