Pass post ID from archive template to functions file

I was able to pass the variable using update_option(). In my archive.php I have the following code in my loop:

<?php update_option('featuredID', get_the_ID()); ?>

And then in my functions.php file I am using the following code to get that ID:

$featuredPostID = get_option('featuredID');

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