Since @Jim-p is done for the day, I'll give you a hint.
The above code that he posted was just a test. If you change it to this:
// Read the thermistor voltage num_samples times
for (i = 0; i < num_samples; i++)
{
samples += analogRead(Vout_pin);
// for testing
// samples += 974;
delay(10);
}
You'll see what your circuit does.