Your Number’s Up

When TWA flight 800 blew up, some people cried, some became more determined to fight terrorism, and some bought lottery tickets. More than 6,000 people put their money down on 8-0-0 in the Connecticut lottery — and they won. “They pretty much broke the bank on us,” said a lottery spokesman. The lottery collected $344,277 on the tickets, but had to pay out all of it, plus $678,170 more. Ticket vendors say the rush for such tickets after a disaster is not usual. “It’s sad,” said one. (AP) ...It isn’t sad; it’s pathetic.