Kind of creepy...

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TweetObama not the Antichrist, Debunker finds

In a world of rumors, urban legends and outright lies, Debunker finds the truth ...

November 19, 2008 The rumor: The day after Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, the Illinois State Lottery's winning numbers came up as the "number of the beast"—666.



The reality: Yes, Illinois' Evening Pick 3 game on Nov. 5 did result in a 6-6-6 winner—the same number combination that some consider the biblical number of the beast. It's a peculiarity that has some blogs bubbling that this unlikely occurrence proves President-elect Obama is the Antichrist.

"The chances of [the Illinois numbers occurring alongside Obama's victory] rise well above 1 in 365,000,000!!!," one commentator—incorrectly—calculated on YouTube, where someone else made a video last week about the lottery connection.




In truth, the 6-6-6 sequence occurs regularly in Illinois Lottery drawings. Records reveal it has happened four other times this year, including three other Pick 3 drawings. In fact if you want to win, picking 6-6-6 seems a good bet. In 2008, the combination has appeared more often than any other similar sequence like 1-1-1 or 9-9-9. (A lottery spokeswoman declined to comment.)

Fair enough, say the believers, who note that they have other proof of a "666-Obama connection."

Obama, you see, was a U.S. senator for Illinois, which includes Chicago, which includes the downtown 60606 ZIP code.

Take out the zeros, and voila: 666.

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TweetThat is very weird.