Winning the lottery is many people’s ultimate dream. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most unpredictable dreams anyone could hope for. Despite the unlikely odds associated with this game of chance, that doesn’t stop us from always looking for signs that we might just be the next lucky winner. In this article, we’re going to look at some of the most commonly believed signs you’re going to win the lottery.
You Dreamed the Lucky Numbers
Sometimes you just have to follow your intuition. There is a lot to be said about the power of the subconscious mind, and paying attention to what yours is telling you can sometimes have a big payoff. Though it may sound far-fetched, many past winners have claimed that the winning numbers came to them in a dream.
One of the luckiest examples of a winner who dreamed their numbers is Powerball winner Pearlie Mae Smith. The mother of seven played the numbers in the spring of 2016, and her life changed forever when she became the single-ticket winner of a $429 million jackpot. Pearlie Mae thanked divine intervention for her win because of the way the numbers came to her in her dream. Whatever it was, it’s certainly a very good thing that she was paying attention to her dreams.
You're Noticing Strange Coincidences
Sometimes, odd things around us start happening right before a big life event—such as winning the lottery—is about to take place. It's almost as if the universe is trying to give us hints that things are lining up for us and that we should take action to maximize the benefits we can get from this lucky period.
This was certainly the case for Rick Knudsen, a self-professed "numbers freak" who began experiencing one bizarre number-related coincidence after another prior to winning a $180 Powerball jackpot in 2014. These coincidences included many of the purchases he was making over several days adding up to exact dollar amounts (no change required) and winning cash prizes from seven different slot machines at his local casino. Rick knew he was on a lucky roll and felt it deep within his soul that something good was about to happen, but he had no idea it would be winning a massive jackpot like that!
Your Palms Tell You So
Palmistry is an ancient practice found in many different cultures all around the world. It is based around the idea that we can tell aspects of a person’s future by analyzing the physical characteristics of their hand—more specifically, their palm.
When it comes to finding signs that you’re going to win the lottery by reading your palms, there are two lines that you should look for—the intuition line and the money line. The intuition line starts at the bottom of the little finger and symbolizes a person’s strong intuition. If you have a prominent intuition line, you should be listening to your gut or your sixth sense when you’re inexplicably feeling lucky.
The money line appears under the ring finger and little finger and suggests a person’s luck with money. If you have several vertical lines in the money line area, then this just might be an indication that luck is on your side when it comes to winning big at the lottery.
You Were Born Under a Lucky Sign
Some people just seem like they have all the luck. Well, according to astrology, some actually do. There are many people who are firm believers in horoscopes, and if you’re one of them, then you might want to pay attention to what your sign says about your luck.
According to astrologers, there are some signs that are just naturally luckier than others. Scorpios, who are born between October 23 and November 21, are the luckiest of the bunch, according to some astrologers. They’re the type of person who goods things always seem to happen to—like finding a $20 bill or winning a contest—though they might not recognize this about themselves. Aquarians (born between January 20 and February 18), Sagittarians (born between November 22 and December 21), and Pisces (born between February 19 and March 20) finish the list of the luckiest signs.
However, a study of 2019 lottery winners disputes this list. Australia’s official lottery retailer, the Lott, examined the star signs of the year’s top winners and found that the luckiest sign was actually Aquarius, with 11.6% of lottery winners falling under the sign. The second luckiest sign was Gemini (born between May 21 and June 20) at 9.9%, the third luckiest was Virgo (born between August 23 and September 22) at 8.9%, and the fourth luckiest was Aquarius.
You Play the Odds
One of the more practical signs that you’re going to win the lottery is that you’re playing smart—and that means that you’re paying attention to the odds whenever you buy a ticket. Some lotto games simply have better odds of winning than others, and that is a fact. For example, US Powerball has incredibly difficult jackpot odds of 1 in 292,201,338, whereas Austria Lotto has some of the best jackpot odds in the world at 1 in 8,145,060.
Another way you can give yourself better odds of winning the lottery is by buying more tickets for a single draw. Instead of buying one ticket for every draw, save up your money and purchase more tickets for a single draw on whatever day you’re feeling luckiest. Or, pool your money with friends and family or play through the best online lottery syndicates so that you can all split the cost of many more tickets.
Of course, buying all possible combinations in a game is the only sure sign that you’re going to win the lottery, but unless you have millions of dollars sitting around to do so, then buying as many tickets as you can is the next best thing.
You Bought a Lottery Ticket
This one might seem a bit silly, but you can’t win the lottery if you don’t buy a ticket! The winning numbers could be stuck somewhere in your head, but that won’t matter at all if you don’t buy the ticket. In fact, buying a ticket is one of the only ways that you can truly improve your odds of winning, because without one, your odds will always be zero. And there have definitely been a few people over the years that played certain lottery numbers regularly but for some reason forgot to buy a ticket for an upcoming draw—and that's when their numbers were drawn.
Signs You Will Win the Lottery - Conclusion
Though there are very few realistic ways for guaranteeing that you will win the lottery, that fact will never stop optimists from looking for signs that they’re going to become the next biggest lottery winners. Ultimately, while none of these signs necessarily has any bearing on the next lotto draw, they sure are fun to speculate over, and that should always be your number one goal when playing the lottery—to have fun.
