From what I've found, there were something like 150 contingency orders to help hide the Palpatine's Order 66 and what it was meant to do.
The first time I saw Revenge of the Sith, I thought he gave the order "666", and I thought, cute, the devil, but then I learned it was actually "66". Does it mean anything?
Is it still referencing the devil? Is it just a number pulled from a hat? In short, what is the significance of the number in Palpatine's infamous line:
Execute Order 66
Update: George Lucas also did "American Graffiti" which references Route 66, but I don't how to connect that with killing Jedi. Jedi road kill?
Answer
It's just a random number. There's no real significance to the number 66 in Jedi or Sith lore, which I think was the point.
If someone were to look at a list of pre-specified orders and directives, it's VERY likely they'd begin skimming or walk away before Order 66 (especially if the first sixty were very mundane).
Random spot checks of any list of these would be less likely to turn it up if the number weren't important to the Jedi or their foes.
You can read more about Order 66 here.
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