Numbers: Mar. 6, 2000
39% Poll respondents who picked Al Gore as the "Best Looking" of the four major presidential candidates
4% Poll respondents who selected Bill Bradley. George W. Bush received 20%, John McCain 8%
$9.83 Amount spent on food per passenger by Midwest Express airlines, the most among the 11 major airlines
25[cents] Amount spent on food per passenger by last-place Southwest airlines
98 Number of categories in which Grammy Awards were presented last week, including Polka Album of the Year and Album Notes of the Year
11 Number of awards presented during the three-hour-plus CBS telecast
18 years Broadway run of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, which will close June 25 after 7,397 performances
34 years Age of the oldest cat on record, Ma, an English tabby, euthanatized in 1957
Sources: Gallup; USA Today; Mr. Showbiz; NARAS; Guinness Book of World Records
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