[JoeFromSidney]

Years ago, when I was in grade school, I'd get off the bus and turn on the radio to hear my favorite kids programs (Jack Armstrong, Tom Mix, etc.). Every day there would be a few minutes of news, and part of the news was the race results at the Laurel Race Track (Laurel, MD). I just accepted it as part of the news. Only years later did I learn that those race results determined the "number" for the day in the local numbers racket. I don't know the formula, but that doesn't matter. Those who needed to know, did know.

[Silentgypsy]

Wow! I bet a bunch of cultural anthropologists would value your information!