A quick look at some of the biggest talkers of the day, numerically speaking.
690,114
Clunker numbers: Cash for Clunkers generated this many new car sales and ended under its $3 billion budget, the Transportation Department said Wednesday.
$2.7 million
Thin is in: It’s 9.5 feet wide and 42 feet long and is billed as the narrowest house in New York City. But there’s nothing small about its asking price: $2.7 million.
20 million
Smoked out: A Harrisburg, Pa., man pleaded guilty to one count of felony cigarette trafficking. Authorities accuse Bing Feng Mai of buying 20 million untaxed, unstamped cigarettes.
$325
Lucky day: The estimated jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions multi-state jackpot drawing is $325 million. And yes, you can buy tickets for it in Illinois.
$450,000
WORK OF ART: Special forces in Hillah, Iraq, recovered a stolen Picasso and arrested a man planning on selling the painting. He was planning on selling it for $450,000 but experts say it was worth $10 million.
