While bingo is all about chance, thathasn'tstopped people from looking for ways to bring themselves a little extra luck over the years.
From carrying lucky charms tofavouringcertain numbers, superstitionsremaina big part of the game's appeal for many players.
Now, to mark National Bingo Week,psychicand astrologer Inbaal Honigman has revealed the luckiest and unluckiest numbers in bingo to online bingo provider Zingo Bingo.
She also shares the meanings behind them and the traditional lucky charms many people turntoin the hope of attracting good fortune.
Speaking to online bingo provider Zingo Bingo, Inbaal Honigman says:
Lucky numbers:
11 and 22
11 and 22 are both called 'master numbers' in numerology.They'relinked with leadership potential and overcoming challenges.Those two numbers hold a special place within the art and science of numbers, because they are the first and second repeating numbers. 11 is special becauseit'san odd number, the first odd numberhigherthan 10. Meanwhile, 22 is special because it is mystical - there are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet, 22 Major Arcana cards in the Tarot, and 22 players on the football pitch.
7 and 77
7 is the Biblical number of perfection and completion. There are 7 days of the week, 7coloursin the rainbow, and 7 musical notes.The number7 repeats as a mystical number of goodluckacross cultures. Apart from the Bible, it can also be found in Hinduism as a spiritual number, in Islam where the divine created seven heavens and seven earths.
9 and 99
9 is a lucky number in Greek mythology,representingthe 9 Muses who inspired arts and sciences, and the 9 circles of the Underworld.In astrology, the powerful planet Mars is numbered 9, and it is the spiritual number ofcompletion, as it is the highest single-digit number.
Unlucky numbers:
13
13 is, of course, the mostwell knownnumber linked with misfortune. In Norse mythology, a dinner party for the gods is ruined by the thirteenth guest, which is Loki, God of Mischief, who then causes the world to be plunged into darkness. In Christianity, the Last Supper was similarly spoiled by the 13th guest, Judas who betrayed Jesus.
4 and 44
In China, Japan, Korea,Taiwanand Vietnam, pronouncing the number 4 sounds almost identical to the word for "death".In fact, a special phobia exists, which is a fear of the number 4, called 'Tetraphobia', and houses and phone numbers tend to avoid the number 4 in Asian cultures.
3 and 33
In the Greek Myths, the three fates control the thread of life, and their decision is absolute, and inescapable.The phrase 'bad things come in threes' is fairly universal, as this belief spans many different European cultures.
Lucky charms:
Lucky Horseshoe
A talisman for wealth, goodfortuneand luck.Originally, iron was thought topossessmagicalqualities, becauseit could withstand fire. Iron items were considered lucky, which was the beginning of the horseshoe superstition. The horseshoe shows resilience and strength, being stronger than the mighty horse's own hoof! To encourage the most good fortune, the horseshoe must be placed on the wallopen-sideup, so that the luckdoesn't'spill out'.
Gold Coin
A classic charm in Chinese and European cultures, keeping a coin asjewellery, in a pocket, at a workplace or even at home is said to attract money and bring luck.It is a type of sympathetic magic, where like attracts like. If you carry a coin, then more coins will come to you. It is a talisman for abundance,successand wealth.
Lucky Dice
Fighter pilots would hang pairs of dice in their cockpits to bring good fortune and ensure safe returns from WWII. The dicearea talisman which invites positive change, because with a roll of the dice,anything'spossible!Dicearedirectly linkedto luck, because nothing can cause the dice to choose a specific number over another. Nothing, except luck of course. Every pair of numbers on the dice adds up tothe number7, a lucky number in itself.
