Is the Number 13 Lucky or Unlucky for the Lottery?

Should You Play Number 13? Should You Even Consider Picking It?!

Okay, what if there was an amazing house with free Wi-Fi, gym membership and amazing scenery on the 13th floor, door number 13? Would you consider it? According to Wikipedia, the fear of number 13 is called

“Triskaidekaphobia (from Greek tris meaning “3”, kai meaning “and”, deka meaning “10” and phobos meaning “fear” or “morbid fear”). It is a superstition and related to the specific fear of the 13th person at the Last Supper being Judas, who was said to have stabbed Jesus Christ in the back (metaphorically). It is also a reason for the fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia (from Παρασκευή Paraskevi, Greek for Friday) or friggatriskaidekaphobia (after Frigg, the Norse goddess after whom Friday is named in English).”

The question still remains, would you consider it? A few lottery players think that the number 13 is unlucky and that no matter what amount of jackpot is up for the grabs, they should avoid it because it will lead to the curse of the lottery. The curse of the lottery is when you have a bad eye on your fortune and it finished before you want it to finish – oh and you end up dry and bankrupt. Now that’s just a segment of lottery players, there are others who consider 13 very lucky number. According to a horoscope site, “The number’s lucky quality stems from the number’s weighted value in Sikhism.”

On the other hand, as of last year March, the lucky and / or unlucky number 13 had been drawn only 189 times since the lottery was launched in 1994. So the answer to the question of whether you should consider it or not, I’d say go for it. Not to prove that it’s not unlucky, but to grab the jackpot. The lottery curse happens only when you get too carried away with your fortune – giving a $5,000 gift to your teenage child is nothing but stupidity. That’s how funds run out – before you even know it. In case you still think that the number 13 is unlucky for the lottery, I’ve got two cases!

Murray McKenzie Wins a Lottery Fortune of £215,000 with Lucky Number 13!

Murray, a cabbie, won £215,000 on the EuroMillions lottery thanks to his lucky number 13, and the fact that he forgot his son’s birthday. The 63 year old started using the number 13 instead of number 12 – the date his son Thomas was born. When he realized his lucky mistake, the fact that he chose 13 instead of 12, he crossed his fingers and hoped for the best. Earlier this month (October 2014), his mistake paid off and he won a solid £215,000! He said,

“I always got my kids’ birthdays wrong – it’s a dad thing. I’m not usually forgetful, but I am starting to have to write things down in my old age. It’s a bit embarrassing to admit that I had the wrong date for my son’s birthday, but with £215,228.30 now in the family coffers, I think he’s prepared to forgive me.”

Lucky 13 Scoop Irish Lottery Jackpot for €5 Million!

A group of 13 individuals from Londonderry and Co Donegal, who work at a call centre in Malin Head, each received almost £300,000! Here’s what they said,

“It is not a truly life-changing amount of money, but 13 families in Derry and Donegal will benefit from it, which I think is better than if it had been just one of us.”

So now the question is, would you consider it?