Shields, Brooks on Mega Millions, Tiger Woods, Presidential Endorsements

DOUBLEHEADER -- March 30, 2012 at 7:34 PM EDT

Shields, Brooks on Mega Millions, Tiger Woods, Presidential Endorsements

Admit it, you're in an office pool. You're trying to win a kajillion dollars just like everyone else playing the Mega Millions lottery. The Doubleheader team -- syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks -- are letting you in on our winning numbers. In a totally transparent process, you can watch us get rich quick. Heck, you can even make us less rich, by sharing in our wealth and picking the following numbers: 2, 4, 12, 13, 40; Mega Ball: 24

Even though you know the chances of hitting the jackpot are so miniscule and that it's almost a sure bet that you will lose a dollar, we play anyway. Read Paul Solman's post on whether to play if you're still on the fence.

In the more serious portion of our weekly discussion, we asked whether endorsements really mattered in the presidential race. For the latest endorsements and your fix of politics every morning, subscribe to our Morning Line emails written by Politics Editor Christina Bellantoni and Terence Burlij, our man behind the lens.

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