Influencer's secret to scoring 50 lottery wins: 'I always won'
The woman believes you must 'play to win'.
Aussies are quick to jump at the chance to win a life-changing sum of money, so when a multi-million dollar jackpot comes around, up to half the country's adult population ensure they snap up a ticket or two, according to lottery officials.
And while lottery numbers are drawn at random, meaning each one has an equal chance of being drawn, some believe choosing their lucky number could give them the best chance of winning.
At least that's the case for one woman who attributes a single digit to scooping a whopping 50 lottery wins in her lifetime, all within the region of about $100,000. Paulinha Leite believes you simply must "play to win" and recently won a share of her country's mega A$1,000,000 jackpot.
The influencer is best known for competing on Big Brother Brazil and while she didn’t secure the crown for the 11th series of the reality show, reckons she's much better luck with the lottery — and it started as a young girl.
"All the draws, everything that involved luck, I always won. That's been the case since I was little," she said. "That's where the family's internal joke came from: Paulinha was born 'facing the Moon'."
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Eagle eye for 'magic numbers'
The 36-year-old, who has 841,000 followers, lives a lavish life with her winnings and credits having an eagle eye for magic numbers. Paulinha says she’s vigilant of numbers and takes extra notice of everyday digits including birthdays, telephone numbers and addresses. The influencer says it’s paramount to remain positive before receiving results.
While some Aussies pay attention to the lottery's 'hot' and 'cold' numbers — referring to the digits that have, historically, been drawn the most and least amount of times — Paulinha says she has her lucky number 4 to thank.
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