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LOST Numbers Make Winners of Thousands of Mega Millions Players

by Robert Quigley | 9:08 am, January 5th, 2011

The big story of the day is that two tickets matched all six numbers in last night’s Mega Millions drawing, making the owners of both tickets eligible to split a $355 million jackpot. But LOST fans may rejoice in the fact that if you played Hurley’s numbers — 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 — in the Mega Millions sweepstakes, you’re in for a small prize as well, as are thousands of other people, many of whom we’re betting are LOST fans.

The winning numbers for the lottery were 4, 8, 15, 25, 47, and Mega Ball 42, eerily similar to the LOST numbers already; more than 25,000 people who correctly picked three of the regular numbers plus the Mega Ball number (for LOSTies, 4, 8, 15, and 42), are eligible for a $150 prize. It’s not Hurley’s $114 million Mega Lotto jackpot, but it also hopefully doesn’t come with all the weird unlucky paranormal stuff.

(Damon Lindelof via io9; NPR)

  • BigRedEO

    Just imagine if ALL the Lost numbers had come up! 26,000 people would have thought they’d won $224 million cash value each. Instead, they would have each gotten $8,615.83… and that’s BEFORE taxes! Why these people are all playing those numbers, I don’t know!

  • Drsingy

    I think this is highlarious. I’ve always been tempted to play the lost numbers, but last night I opted for the QuckPick.

  • http://twitter.com/CBarrows CBarrows

    It’s kind of an inside joke that has led me to always play those numbers in one game, as well as two games worth of quick pick numbers. Paid off for me last night…I actually almost won on two games.

  • asthetahoerolls

    Ugh. I have played the Lost numbers several times and just didn’t have the energy to go out and get a ticket last night once I heard the amount. It was clear from the time that I opened my eyes that this just wasn’t my day. What a pisser, but really funny. Perplexed as to what numbers I will use in the future.


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