TV show fans buck 'curse' for shot at millions
Feeling unlucky?
A couple of hundred Michiganders were.
The ABC hit show "Lost" on Wednesday revealed a sequence of numbers - 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 - that seemed innocent but weren't, according to the story. Win the lottery with the numbers, and those around you lose - heart attacks, twisted ankles, fires, a plane crash.
So what did at least 215 people do after the show? They played the numbers for a shot at Friday's $10 million Mega Millions jackpot, lottery officials said.
They lost. (Phew.)
The pal of a winner might have been willing to endure a little pain for a chance to mooch the new-found millions, but with 11 states in the lottery, it was possible a couple of thousand people played those numbers.
"We'd have a big crowd here at lottery headquarters on Monday," said Gary Peters, head of Michigan's Lottery Bureau.
Winners would have beaten 1-in-135 million odds for about $4,500.
That would have been the perfect sequel for "Lost," which feels like "Gilligan's Island" gone bizarro.
A plane crashes, stranding people on a beach without a laugh track.
Wednesday's episode featured the back story on a character named Hurley, who won the lottery with cursed numbers. Where the numbers came from remains a mystery.
By Christine Rook
Lansing State Journal
3 comments:
I know, it was inevitable that the numbers were played. I'm so getting into Lost. That link you posted TWP has great discussion on the show!
We are LOST crazy over here at our house. I wish it wasn't a repeat this week.
I knew someone would play the numbers but I guess I didn't think there would be that many people who did.
Can you imagine fianlly winning the Lottery but then having the same numbers as thousands of people and your cut is in the thousands instead of millions? I'd be so pissed. Better to do a quick pick.
I love TWP. There re-caplets are so funny. I have to be careful of the spoilers in the discussions though, I don't like spoilers.
I don't like spoilers either! But I love how (mainly all the girls) debate over who's the hottest etc...I love reading about theories about what exactly is happening. There's just so much on the show to keep track of. But since you've mentioned 815, I've been paying close attention. A repeat this week? Bummers!!!
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