I found out that for the Win 4 NY Lottery, the numbers 9939 have sold out, at least in the bodega I frequent. I'm not sure how a number can max out, but the guy ahead of me was nonplussed that he couldn't use those numbers. He then went on to play 99D9, which he had written on a piece of paper. When I glanced over his shoulder, he looked at me like I was trying to steal a state secret.
If you are Muslim, Jewish or Chinese and observe a different calendar altogether, you are completely left out of the special nature of this particular day. I think it should be obvious that if you live by the Mayan calendar, you might as well buy a ticket every day, since you know we're all screwed as of 12/21/12 anyway.
Of course, if you use the whole year 2009, the numerological magic breaks down completely. Those silly superstitious fools. But I bought a Quick Pick, just in case.