Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Thu, Feb 27 1992 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 92 06:04:26 EST Message-ID: SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. PLAYING TO WIN: Number of $1 tickets someone would have to buy to cover every 6-number combination in selected lotto games: States Tickets (millions) Calif. (51 numbers) 18.0 Fla., Mass. (49) 13.9 (1)Ill., N.Y., Lotto America (54) 12.9 Mich., Ohio (47) 10.7 N.J. (46) 9.4 Va., Conn., La. (44) 7.0 1 - Players get two plays for $1 Source: USA TODAY research OIL-DRILLING ACTIVITY DRIES UP: U.S. rig count, the petroleum industry's measure of drilling activity, reached its lowest level ever - 653 - Jan. 31. Average rig counts: 1981 3,970 1982 3,105 1983 2,232 1984 2,428 1985 1,969 1986 964 1987 936 1988 936 1989 869 1990 1,010 1991 862 Source: Independent Petroleum Association of America TRUE TO THEIR SCHOOLS: None of the longest-tenured active NCAA Div. I men's basketball coaches has been the head coach at any other school: Coach School Years Glenn Wilkes Stetson 34 Don Haskins UTEP 30 Dean Smith North Carolina 30 Cy McClairen Bethune-Cookman 29 Source: NCAA RECYCLING IN THE PARKS: Florida's Everglades this week became the sixth national park with a recycling program. Garbage cans full of recyled materials from the other parks: 1990 7,066 1991 18,282 (32-gallon garbage cans) Source: USA TODAY research by Laurel Adams This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM