Lottery sales soar for lucky No. 1549
BY GLENN BLAIN
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Saturday, January 17th 2009,
Lottery Strategies
ALBANY - Thanks to the Miracle on the Hudson, 1549 has become New York's newest lucky number, state Lottery officials said Friday.
Sales of Win 4 tickets using Flight 1549's number sold out shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday and are sold out through Tuesday night's drawing, said Lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman.
Ticket sales for a given number are suspended when the money that would have to be paid out if that number hits exceeds $5 million, Hapeman said.
She could not estimate how many tickets were sold using that number. Hapeman said 1549 is still available in other games.
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