Here in Singapore, it’s common for lion dance troupes to leave behind lottery numbers that are supposedly ‘huat’ after their performances.
What’s perhaps less common, is for punters to strike the lottery after buying these huat numbers.
Recently in Woodlands, however, some merchants and customers got lucky after buying a four-digit number that a lion dance troupe left behind.
After betting on permutations of the number, the lucky punters struck the First Prize on 5 Feb and became richer by several thousands.
According to Shin Min Daily News, a clothing stall at 303 Woodlands Street 31 hosted a Lantern Festival celebration for nearby businesses and residents last Sunday (5 Feb).
For this year’s celebrations, the merchant invited lion and dragon dance troupes to liven up the celebrations.
Before they left, the troupe formed four ‘lucky numbers’ using mandarin oranges, pineapple peel, spring onions, and bananas — 0770.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
Surprisingly, the 4D First Prize ended up being 7070 — a permutation of the numbers left behind.
Source: Singapore Pools
Many members of the public and merchants ended up buying permutations of the number, which included the winning number ‘7070’.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
Interviews by Shin Min Daily News revealed that several punters who bought the permutation won sums in the thousands.
Others who wagered larger amounts won as much as S$20,000 from their bets.
Despite the incredible luck in this situation, it’s important to bear in mind that fortune comes and goes quickly.
Indeed, such incidents happen once in a blue moon and punters should never forget to gamble responsibly and within their means.
That said, we congratulate those who struck the top prize and they will take the opportunity to give themselves a festive treat.
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Featured image adapted from Google Maps and Shin Min Daily News.
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