Maybe Hurley’s numbers weren’t such a curse after all.

On Tuesday night, the numbers drawn for the $355 million jackpot Mega Millions Lottery turned out to be purrrdy close to those familiar island digits we loved to ponder about (and then saw scrawled all over a cave wall in what looked like a child’s chicken scratch. By the way your handwriting stinks, Jacob.). Observe: the LOST numbers are 4 8 15 16 23 42. The Mega Millions numbers were 4 8 15 25 47 42. Uh, dude. Whoah.

The Huffington Post reported that more than 41,000 people won from having the LOST numbers on their ticket, each person winning $150 smackers. That’s a total of approximately $6.2 million dollars shelved out. Although $150 isn’t a chunk of change to quit your job over, it’s still pretty cool for those die-hard LOST fan friends out there to think about. Maybe you can start a tiki bar in your garage with your winnings. Or grab a bucket of fried chicken and toast to Hurley. Both sound like awesome ideas to me.

The date is September 22^nd, 2004. Oceanic flight 815 from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles disappears over the Pacific Ocean. And over the course of the next six years, we were hooked on the explanation of Dharma Initiative hatches, a smoke monster, and an elusive figure named Jacob (not to mention the very handsome Jack Shepard and Sawyer, as well as the lovable Hugo “Hurley” Reyes. OK, maybe Kate too.) as LOST played out.

To “celebrate” the most infamous plane crash, we’re having a one-day sale on all* LOST t-shirts and products. Use the coupon code OCEANIC815 to receive 15% off your order. (Almost 16.)

We hope you enjoy as much as eating 23 yummy candy bars. Even if their expiration dates are from 1942. Were candy bars invented back then? Well, if on the island, we could jump back in time and see now, couldn’t we?

* Save 15% off your total order, excluding shipping charges, gift-wrap charges and applicable sales tax. Excludes Gift Certificates, Flip Minos, SIGG bottles, CafePress Groups purchases and bulk orders. Coupon code OCEANIC815 must be entered at check out. Promotion starts on September 22, 2010, at 12:00 a.m. (PST) and ends on September 22, 2010, at 11:59 p.m. (PST). All orders can be from the CafePress Marketplace or http://abctvstore.cafepress.com/Lost. Offer valid online only, cannot be combined with any other coupons or promotions and may change, be modified or cancelled at anytime without notice.

In case you’re still following the story, flight attendant Steven Slater has resigned from JetBlue airlines (leaving for greener pastures/bluer skies). If you remember (and how could you forget?), last month, the destined-to-be-an-urban-folk-hero Slater became exasperated by an obnoxious passenger on a JetBlue flight to JFK. Fed up, he cursed over the intercom, grabbed a beer from the service cart, pulled the emergency shoot handle and slid off into the sunset. Or so we thought…

After wiggling out of some legal issues, he more or less dropped out of sight. After unsubstantiated rumors that JetBlue was firing him, the airline recently issued a vague statement saying that he no longer works there.

What can be next? A reality TV series? Dancing with the Stars? Guest spot on a LOST TV show spin-off? The world is his oyster. But champagne goes much better with an oyster than room-temperature airline beer, so something tells me Steve Slater will be shooting higher than another airline job. Good luck, buddy. You deserve it.

A TV set can be like another family member, or a fabulous personal assistant. Aware of your needs, meets them, great ability to communicate, shows you the ways of the world and all of its intricacies and diversities. Treats you well, yes?

If TV is your older, wiser brother, then the annual Emmy Awards is your older, wiser brother’s all time favorite hits each year. Bringing all of your favorite shows, characters and the actors and crew who make it happen together in one place for one night. And guess what? Tonight is that night, for the 62nd Emmy Awards.

The competition is fierce. With amazing shows like Mad Men, Dexter and LOST competing against each other (the triumvirate of Jon Hamm, Michael C. Hall and Matthew Fox in contention together for the Best Actor in a Drama category from said shows), there are some serious skills to be acknowledged.

And the fashion? What would an awards show be without that? Oh the dresses, the tuxes, the shows, the jewels. I’ll pass on all of it if I get to put Jon Hamm in my pocket to bring home with me. That probably won’t happen, but maybe Jon will be able to bring something else home tonight.

What are your predictions? Who do you want to win? Who topped your best and worst dressed list?

I’ll be watching with remote and candy in hand. What about you?

If you’re a huge fan of LOST – or even a semi-interested-but-got-confused-along-the-way fan of LOST – you can own a piece of the show forever. Literally. LOST – The Official Show Auction event, is happening this weekend at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. All those great folks who worked on LOST decided to auction off props, cars and other great things from all six seasons of the hit show, much to the delight of the public. (Beautiful Hawaiian beach not included. Boo.)

With a compilation of more than 1,000 lots up for sale (and a color catalog to look at that details every item), take your pick and get ready to bid. If you’re in the Santa Monica area, you have August 21 and 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to walk the hangar and revel in your favorite LOST items you want to covet, and then the unbelievable bidding begins at 1:00 p.m., PST. If you still really want that Dharma jumpsuit but live near the polar bears in Antarctica, no fear – you can bid online, by phone, or absentee.

Thirsty? Well, why don’t you take a swig from Hurley’s water canteen? Need a backpack? You can have Jack’s (that touched Matthew Fox’s back…sigh…). Need shelter from the rain? A piece of the airplane fuselage worked as a roof for many of the survivors, so why not for you too I say?

So if you’re lucky, you can be driving around in that Dharma van wearing a Mr. Cluck’s costume in no time (but not if I beat you to it). You’ll need this bumper sticker below if that’s the case. Good luck!

I like smiling. Smiling's my favorite.

Happy Monday. Here are some interesting tidbits of what happened this past awesome cool sweet and sad-that-its-over weekend for CafePress’s Case of the Mondays:

Chelsea Clinton got married in Rhinebeck, New York, approximately two hours upstate from New York City.  And so the media pounced on this quaint and sweet town, and residents changed gears from neighborhood watch to celebrity watch. Being from New York myself, where anyone from the five boroughs would call anything 20 minutes north of the city “upstate,” Rhinebeck is actually fairly far north, but worth the trip. Its natural beauty is breathtaking (especially in the fall) on the Hudson River, and its buildings are old, beautiful and historical.  So, if you live in NYC and find yourself going a little nutty from the urban sprawl, escape for a weekend and filter your lungs with some clean mountain air. That crisp, clean air made Bill Clinton lose 20 pounds, I’m “super cereal!” (In the words of South Park’s Al Gore, of course.)

Scientists have declared that the Triceratops dinosaur never existed, but was a juvenile version of another dino, the Torosaurus. First Pluto now no longer a planet, now my beloved Triceratops from Jurassic Park wasn’t real.

Dear Scientists, you can now add dream shatterers to your list of accomplishments.

Thank you, (not)

Goodbye.

The second episode of Mad Men season four aired last night, and it was Christmas, when everywhere else in the U.S. it is summer.  Way to make me jealous of 40 degree weather by putting Jon Hamm in it, Matthew Weiner! However, the holiday was not all of the show’s highlights, unless you count the shiny lights and tinsel.

We saw Glen, the Draper’s cute yet troubled little neighbor from seasons past, return with an awkward pre-teen vengeance of sorts. He’s a busy rebel boy, between calling Sally late at night (and apparently she likes it, what?!) and breaking into the Draper house and trashing it, I don’t like the road they’re going down here with Glen. I think he wants to corrupt Sally now that she is also a child of divorce. I could accept Glen’s slightly creepy tendencies years ago (remember asking for a lock of Betty’s hair?) because he was so adorable and all I wanted to do was pinch his fat cheeks, but now that he’s older and creepy and I don’t know…

Lee “the jerk” Garner Jr. made a guest appearance to destroy and embarrass the employees of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce once more (I’ll never forgive you for Sal you dog!).  He’s good at making things inconvenient and weird.

Freddy Rumsen made an almost triumphant return, while Peggy continuously belittled him into us remembering that yes, he was an alcoholic but has turned his life around. And good for him, he’s a sponsor!

Don.  You’re slipping and it makes me sad.  I want to hold an intervention for you but I don’t think they existed back then because no one thought anyone had a smoking or drinking problem.  But forgetting your keys and “accidentally” sleeping with your secretary after she brought them to you…and your interaction the next morning. Oy. Don broke his own rule – you don’t dip your pen in the company ink. What do you think about last night’s episode?

P.S. Did anyone else notice – what the heck is Karl doing off of the island?

With the prestigious Emmy Awards nominations announced a few days ago, now is a great time to wear t-shirts celebrating the TV shows you love to watch. Airing Sunday, August 29, the 62^nd awards presentation promises to be a star-studded affair.

Plus, the many Emmy parties around town promise to be just as exciting — whether it’s backstage at the show, at a trendy Hollywood restaurant or in your own home. Heck, maybe Jack or Ben will drop by your place for a post-show cocktail? If so, make sure you dress to impress with gear from your honored guest’s TV show.

CafePress has official fan-designed gear for many nominees, including Lost and Mad Men.

We also have American Idol and (gulp) Dexter designs, as well as The Office.

So get off the couch, and go find yourself some prime time designs.

Feeling lost in a sea of paperwork and to escape isolation, CafePressers celebrated the LOST series finale with a LOST party.  The Dharma team was out in full force feeding party-goers beer, fish biscuits, island fruits and other delicious food found in the Dharma storage room.

Enjoy the photos! Namaste.

…anything that happens before that is just progress.

And so Jacob’s words become ever-so-relevant to LOST fans this Sunday, when the 2.5 hour series finale will bring a close to a slew of mystery and questions (or maybe not, who knows?) that have had fans scratching their heads for years.  What’s in store for us is still unknown, but we do know that the LOST team has managed to score an Emmy exemption despite the 2.5 hour running time that would normally disqualify the episode from such honors contention.

For those of you fretting about the final curtain, buck up.  Remember, we’ll always have The Island t-shirts… ah, memories.

Speaking of which, we’re really wondering where the heck Vincent is.

Kenny’s back (and we must say, looking tan & relaxed). Yes, our grand prize winner of the CafePress LOST Design Contest has returned safely to the eastern 48 (he didn’t even lose his luggage, let alone three-plus years of his life).

If you’ll remember, Kenny took off to Hawaii on the fun trip he won for submitting the contest’s top design (as chosen by the producers of LOST!). We want to share with everyone a few words from Kenny, and a picture from his trip:

“We had an incredible time!  We stayed at the Outrigger Reef right on the beach in Waikiki, and loved every day of it. One of the highlights of our trip was a LOST Hummer Tour, where they took us to various filming locations for LOST and various movies.” –Kenny

Thanks for sharing Kenny… and back just in time to tune in to this week’s (very revealing) episode!  Now one more episode to go before the big 2.5 hour finale on May 23 (7/6c on ABC so tune in!), as LOSTies will be on the edge of their seats.  As new answers are revealed, don’t forget to keep checking our LOST fan page for new LOST t-shirts.

Here’s a photo of Kenny and his wife at the location where “the man in black” was filmed (when he broke the wine bottle from this season’s LOST).  And look, he’s wearing the winning LOST t-shirt!