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4 is the first of the Numbers. Below is a list of appearances on the show, by episode chronology.

4 is a very common number, and many of the occurrences could be coincidental. See article: apophenia.

Contents 1 Occurrences in the show 1.1 Season 1 1.2 Season 2 1.3 Season 3 1.4 Season 4 1.5 The Lost Experience 2 Outside the show and real life occurrences

Occurrences in the show

Season 1

• The doubling cube shows number 4 while Locke explains backgammon to Walt. (This changes to a 16 in the same scene.) ("Pilot, Part 2")
• Boone's T-shirt had the number 84 on it (in the form of a Japanese kanji symbol). ("Solitary")

• Hurley says Charlie shot Ethan 4 times. ("Homecoming")
• Number 4 appears on a jersey of a rugby player shown on the television in the bar where Sawyer met Christian Shephard. ("Outlaws")
• Leonard Simms was playing the game Connect Four. ("Numbers")
• Sarah's PJs have the number 44 printed onto the left shoulder and back ("Do No Harm")

Season 2

• Kate counts to 4 before she notices light shifting as she's being lowered in to the hatch. ("Man of Science, Man of Faith")
• The alarm sounds 4 minutes before the countdown timer expires, where the numbers must be entered. ("Adrift")
• Libby tells Ana Lucia that Donald will be the "fourth one to go" if they don't help with his injury. ("The Other 48 Days")
• The Blast Door map in the same episode features the expression "√16. √64. √225" beneath The Flame which evaluates to 4, 8, and 15. ("Lockdown")
• The September 22nd System Crash occurred at 4:16. ("?")

Season 3

• The number of the locker that housed Kate's dress is 841. ("A Tale of Two Cities")
• Eddie Colburn's Humboldt County Sheriff's Department ID number is 84023. ("Further Instructions")
• Sawyer's prisoner ID number is 840. ("Every Man for Himself")
• Munson's prisoner ID is 248 in a prison Sawyer is also in. ("Every Man for Himself")
• Eko found his youth photo in chapter 4 of the Bible. ("The Cost of Living")
• 4:8:15 is carved into Eko's stick. ("The Cost of Living")

• 4 chimes are heard while Desmond is inspecting the ring. ("Flashes Before Your Eyes")
• Nikki had a role in the 4th Season of [[Exposé_(TV_series)|Exposé]]. ("Exposé")
• Juliet said it was the 4th time her shoulder was dislocated. ("Left Behind")
• Ben released toxic gas in the van at 4 in the afternoon, killing his father. The rest of the Purge ostensibly occurred at the same time. ("The Man Behind the Curtain")
• Charlie claims he holds his breath for 4 minutes. ("Greatest Hits")
• Charlie was the 4th person to pass Nadia on the streets. ("Greatest Hits")

Season 4

• Penelope Widmore's home address is 423 Cheyne Walk. ("The Constant")
• Ben says he is going to see "Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick in 4E". ("The Shape of Things to Come")

The Lost Experience

• Zander is missing for 4 months before Cliff begins to search for him. (Bad Twin)
• Cliff began his search for Zander on April 15th (4/15) (Bad Twin)

Outside the show and real life occurrences

• The central tenets of Buddhism are called the Four Noble Truths.
• The object in the Connect Four game is to get four of your checkers in a row, either in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal way.
• 4 is a bad luck number in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese culture. It is associated as the death number.
• Humans experience the world in 4 dimensions: length, width, height, and time.
• 4 gospels.
• 4 seasons.
• 4 elements (earth, water, air and fire)
• 4 horsemen of the apocalypse (war, famine, plague and death)
• At the Passover seder every year, Jews ask 4 questions, drink 4 cups of wine, and discuss the story of the 4 sons.

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