You will recall, the day after Obama won the 2008 presidential election, the Illinois state lottery's winning numbers came up as the "number of the beast" -- "666". It gets creepier.
This analysis was posted by one of our readers. It doesn't make me feel any better about what I already thought was a sign of the apocalypse. I have added to the analysis the portions in italics.
argh - to be mathematically/intellectually honest, I had to do additional research . . . go to here: http://www.us-lotteries.com/Illinois/Pick_3/Pick_3-Number-Search.aspThis doesn't help my end of days worries one bit.
Please note: I don't believe in the "666" stuff - never have, never will. But, if I'm going to look into the 11/5 666 drawing, and declare it to be statistically insignificant, I have to check into the history of 666 in the Illinois lottery.
You can do a search of specific numbers through history of Illinois lottery - so go ahead and do a search on 666 at the link above. You'll see it appeared four times in 2008. Prior to 2008, about once every couple of years, and NEVER four times in one year.
Go ahead - pick a number, any number, and check to see how many times it appeared in 2008 in the exact order you put in - go ahead and find ANY one number that appears four times in one year EVER. (I haven't as yet.) (I don't know how to figure out the statistical odds of having on three digit number appear in a drawing 4 times in one year.) I did searches on 111, 222, 333 etc., and found instances of 3 times in one year, never 4 times.
Note: I did find instances of numbers appearing within just a few days after a prior drawing - check 111 and 888 for example.
So then I looked into the dates 666 was drawn . . . 1/16/2008; 3/22/2008; 10/23/2008; and 11/5/2008. For fun, I did searches on "Barack Obama + the date", and here's what I got with next to no effort:
1/16/2008: 1 year anniversary of the day BO announces his campaign for president (http://www.4president.us/websites/2008/obama011607website.htm)
3/22/2008: in a stunning announcement, Bill Richardson puts the final nail in Hillary's candidacy (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/us/politics/22richardson.html) (to be fair, Richardson made the announcement the day before, but it didn't hit the news until 3/22)Obama moves ahead of Hillary Clinton in the daily Gallup Poll.
10/23/2008: new york times endorses Obama (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/opinion/24fri1.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1)
11/5/2008: Obama wins the presidency (http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4572578n)
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Someone check his scalp.
This is interesting to read, I wish there were more forums and blogs that bring up evidence of this stuff. Not that I really believe it, but it's entertaining anyway.
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