“Yeah, I do. … I’ve got an uncle who was born on the 13th, drafted on the 13th, had his first heart attack on the 13th... . We’ve learned to respect the number 13 in our family.”

— Bryon Cannon, editor, Everest

“No, I don’t. I was born on October 13th.”

— Louis Anajjar, filmmaker, Washington, D.C.

“No. Thirteen is my lucky number.”

— Akina Kashiwaya, high school student, Lawrence

“No, I don’t. I’m not superstitious at all.”

— Charisse Bacchus, research assistant, Trinidad and Tobago