**BREAKING: DC Lottery Officials Baffled as 232 Winners Claim Jackpot in Historic 8-8-8-8 DC4 Drawing**
In a shocking turn of events, the DC Lottery announced today that a staggering 232 tickets matched the winning numbers in last night’s DC4 drawing: 8-8-8-8. Yes, you read that right – TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO winners!
According to lottery officials, the odds of this happening were roughly 1 in 100,000,000,000 (that’s 100 billion, for those keeping track at home). And yet, it seems that an entire city decided to collectively will the numbers 8-8-8-8 into existence.
“I was at home, eating a bowl of cereal, when I checked my ticket and I just about spit it out,” said local resident and winner, Jane Doe. “I couldn’t believe it! I mean, who doesn’t love a good quadruple-8 combination?”
As news of the winning tickets spread, chaos erupted at local convenience stores and lottery kiosks. Winners were seen dancing in the aisles, hugging strangers, and generally losing their minds.
“I sold 12 winning tickets myself!” exclaimed a beaming convenience store owner. “I’m going to have to hire a team of mathematicians to help me figure out how to stock up on more 8-8-8-8 tickets!”
The DC Lottery has announced that it will be conducting an emergency review of their number-generating algorithms to ensure that, you know, no funny business went down.
In the meantime, winners will be collecting their prizes, which, incidentally, total a whopping $2.3 MILLION DOLLARS.
When asked for comment, a DC Lottery spokesperson simply shook their head and muttered, “Well, I guess you could say it was a… um… statistically significant anomaly?”
