In 1987, baseball fan Robert Heuer won $2,250,000 in the New York State lottery. His winning numbers? 5, 16, 24, 27, 37, and 44: the numbers worn by his favorite players: Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford, Willie Mays, Juan Marichal, Casey Stengel and Willie McCovey.
[In Spetember 2001, a lawyer representing Pat and Erwin Wales was asked about their winning ticket (one of four) in a recent $295 million Powerball lottery. "I think they did what any conscientious Maine person would do," he replied. "They hid it in a box of Corn Chex."]
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M. Driscoll, ed., 5087 Trivia Questions & Answers
