Michael, if you'd you'd done the nunbers 4,8,15,16,23,24 on the Irish Lottery on 16th November 2005 you'd have won 3,400,000 euros(or at least a share of it)! Check out their website.

4 8 15 16 23 47 there are 2 1's, 2 2's, a 3, 2 4's, a 5, a 6 and a 8. Where is the seven. Take one of each double number and take the sum. 1 + 2 + 4 makes 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 think about it...

You have a cat that barks? Wow I want one of those

Everytime he says 'dude' my cat barks at the TV.

I too have a cat.

Hey Penny, Thanks for your inteelectual support. I started to count 'dudes three episodes ago - it is my affectionate term that I call my cat and hence is on my mind all the time.

I just read Henry Cosmonella's comments and believe them to be very insightfull. This must be the explanation. I too counted them last night and they reach 16. I wish I was on the ball like Henry. I bet next week it is 23.

I think that the numbers reflect the ever increasing number of times Hurley says 'Dude' in each episode.

Quite ironic considering that Hurley was playing the lottery in California. Though I'm also a bit disturbed that people are in such a huge hurry to play cursed lottery numbers that entail nothing but endless misfortune.

I tried to play those Lost numbers (admittedly much later watching the show after the fact on my TiVo), in California. Much to my dismay the bonus numbers here don't go up to 42, so I couldn't do it properly! I ended up using 24 instead for the bonus number, so it's no wonder I didn't win.