Numbers

By Harriet Barovick, Tam Gray, Daniel Levy, Lina Lofaro, David Spitz, Flora Tartakovsky and Chris Taylor

$51.5 million Punitive and compensatory damages Philip Morris was ordered to pay to a lifelong smoker in California

20.6 million Number of $2.50 packs of Marlboro that could be bought for that amount

8.1 billion Total number of Marlboro packs shipped in 1998

$186 million Current estimated size of the toy-gun market--$8 million higher than the previous estimate

55 million Total number of toy guns, weapons and accessory units shipped each year in the U.S.

35 million Number of Americans who own real handguns

2,077 Number of American Airlines pilots who "called in sick" over five days last week during a pay dispute

200,000 Number of passengers stranded as a result

$136,000 Average salary of an American Airlines pilot

Sources: Washington Post, Business Wire, Toy Manufacturers of America Inc., American Airlines