What is it with those New York State lottery balls and the date of that horrific terrorist attack of September 11, 2001? You may or may not be aware that, on that very same day, the New York Lottery's daily number was 9-1-1. You can read the ABC News Story about it.
Tonight, just 50 or so minutes before drawing time, I quick-picked a Take 5 ticket. This was my ticket:

Weird. By the way, this is after an afternoon of touring the World Trade Center site during the anniversary. So, it's like kind of a doubly coincidental theme. Forgive me, I realize that this is a trite observation given the magnitude of the tragedy, but, it's also just nuts enough that I had to present this.