Winning Mega Millions numbers are eerily familiar to fans of ABC's 'Lost'

By Jack Pickell, Boston.com Staff

As the "Lost" character Hugo "Hurley" Reyes would say, "Dude..."

The winning numbers in last night's $380 million Mega Millions jackpot - which had two winners in Idaho and Washington state - are strikingly similar to the recurring sequence of numbers that was central to the mysterious storyline of ABC's "Lost", including the winning sequence that made Hurley a rich man (see above video clip).

Last night's (real) winning numbers were:
4, 8, 15, 25 and 47, with the "Mega ball" 42
The "Lost" numbers:
4, 8, 15, 16, 23, with the "Mega number" 42


That's a match on four out of the six numbers, including the "Mega" digit.
Coincidence...? You tell us. Give us your theories on this in the comments section of this item.