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From: hik%cascade.carleton.cdn%ubc.CSNET@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA (warren hik)
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Subject: Don't gamble on the Shuttle
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Date: Thu, 30-Jan-86 00:54:31 EST
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Date: 30 Jan 86 0 46 EST
From: warren hik <hik@cascade.carleton.cdn>
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Subject: Don't gamble on the Shuttle


Sorry to be morbid, or lacking of human emotions, but I just heard a news 
story worth repeating.  It seems that those inclined to invest heavily in 
lotteries in the hopes of winning the 'big one', employ certain numerical
analysis and current events motifs as 'winning numbers'.  For the record:
 
"Wednesday, January 29, 1986, one day following the final journey of the
Space Shuttle Challenger, New York State Lottery Officials have suspended
the use of any combination of the four digits representing the time of the
Space Shuttle disaster, namely 11:39.  The suspension follows an abundance
of lottery buyers utilizing the aformentioned numerals."

Now, just to make you scratch your head about this whole business, the winning
Cross-Canadian Lotto 649 numbers are:  11-3-9- and some others.  The draw was
Wednesday evening.  Explain this one to your Apollo Workstation.