The Lost Numbers

I'm a huge fan of the TV show Lost (ABC) (Wikipedia) (imdb.com) (tv.com). I've seen Season 1 on DVD since I rarely watch TV. I'll probably wait until Season 2 is out on DVD and watch it then unless I ever get around to downloading it on BitTorrent.

The numbers on Lost are 4 8 15 16 23 42. The character Hurley's wins the lottery with these numbers and it brings him nothing but bad luck. People who watch the show are also betting this numbers in the Lottery but it's been bad luck for them as well.

So what do these numbers mean? Is there some kind of mathematical pattern? Actually these numbers are quite meaningful for example the actress Michelle Rodriguez who plays Ana Lucia in Season 2 was sitting in seat 42F. The numbers also represent seat numbers different characters were sitting in.

Not convinced? Oceanic Air flight that crashed was 815. Kate was trying to get into box 815. Charlie was trying to sell copier model C-815. Kate and Tom buried the time-capsule Aug 15 (8/15). Isles 8 and 15 contain the nerf and regulation footballs. Lost is on the cover is Entertainment weekly issue 815.

I was going to list the various meanings of the numbers but this blog is beyond thorough so I'll simply link to Season 1 and Season 2.