Here’s Why Playing This Maltese Lottery On Friday The 13th Can Actually Be A Good Thing
If there’s one thing Maltese people really love amplifying as much as politics and religion, it’s superstition. We stray away from black cats, aren’t big fans of open ladders, and will think twice before opening an umbrella indoors. But above all things, millions of people around the world – Maltese locals included – fear Friday the 13th. Today, though, it’s time to break the unlucky chain in style.
With the latest EuroMillions lottery promising an insane jackpot of €17,000,000, Friday the 13th might just be your lucky day. Add to the mix a special offer for the weekend where players can buy two tickets but only pay for one (to be used for one lotto per player), and you’re on to something magical.
Besides, if you’re still not sure whether you should feel lucky on this day, here are some reasons why you should leave your superstitions back where they belong; the past.
1. The root of the superstition is biblical… and quite coincidental
During the Last Supper, Judas was the 13th apostle to arrive. Of course, we all know what Judas’ Last Supper was like. Soon enough, his betrayal saw Jesus being crucified… on a Friday.
If you’ve found yourself thinking those connections are weak and purely coincidental, then you’re on the right track.
2. People fear what they want to fear
Picture a scenario where, hundreds of years ago, someone decided that Thursday the 29th is the unluckiest day in the world.
Give it a couple of centuries, and we can assure you that we’d be stuck here trying to convince you why that’s not an unlucky day.
There’s a certain sense of convenience in blaming a bad day on a notorious date, but once you realise it’s either random or a matter of what you will, then you’ll also realise there’s absolutely nothing to worry about.
Add a sweet jackpot of €17 million to the mix, and get ready to put your fears way behind you.
3. If you can’t even pronounce the phobia, you shouldn’t be allowed to have it
Fear of Friday the 13th is officially known as Paraskavedekatriaphobia.
If you can’t say that quickly three times in a row, then you probably shouldn’t worry about it in the first place.
You know what you can pronounce, though? “Millions.”
4. People can’t even decide which day is the unluckiest of them all
In Italy, they fear Friday the 17th.
In Spain, it’s more Tuesday the 13th.
Even though Friday the 13th might be traditionally unlucky in many western countries, it’s not the same globally.
So if we can’t even agree when the super unlucky day is, how can we even treat it like an actual thing?
5. Friday the 13th has actually proven to be very lucky for a bunch of lottery players
In 2014, 24-year-old mother Kelsey Zachow won over €50 million with a ticket she had bought on Friday the 13th.
In 2017, Syndicate players from Dublin won €250,000 on Friday the 13th January.
Later that same year, Kevin Blake and his wife from Watford won the Mega Millions jackpot of over €17 million on Friday the 13th October.
If we’re talking stats, these are the ones we should be looking at!
Maybe the winds have started to change, and Friday the 13th is now actually a day to be lucky. Maybe, there’s no more saħta to be seen on the day, and your irrational fears should be ignored to give way to a life-changing opportunity.
Well, the only way to really know is to check it out YoMillions for yourself!