Philly list position is dynamic by a coffee can — ‘a sum disgrace’ that’s not changing soon

You can tell a significance of list position by a reactions on lottery day. Over a years, possibilities have pulled balls out of a bingo cage, little discs from an aged mail bag, and coat-check tags from a Folgers coffee can, sketch cheers, applause, or groans from a collected crowds. In 1999, longshot Democratic at-large Council claimant Curtis McAllister whooped and yelled, “Jesus!” when he nabbed a tip spot. In 2007, Debbie Mahler, arch of staff to then-Councilman Jim Kenney, kissed a palm of an choosing central after sketch No. 1 in a swarming race.