🤑 A series of Lotto numbers in the 30s continues with the pension lottery also showing '3·3·3·3'... Suspicions of manipulation and even conspiracy theories

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The winning numbers for the 244th Pension Lottery First Prize (above) and the winning numbers for the 1152nd Lotto Lottery both contain a large number of '3's. [SNS screenshot]

 

[Herald Economy=Reporter Han Ji-sook] Recently, the number '3' has appeared in large quantities in the winning numbers of both the Lotto first prize and the Pension Lottery first prize, quickly spreading conspiracy theories online linking the number '3' to the impeachment crisis.

 

According to the Donghaeng Lottery on the 3rd, the winning number for this year's first pension lottery (Draw 244) announced the previous day is 5th prize '033337'. The number 3, which symbolizes perfection and the best in the East, is repeated four times, followed by 7, which is considered a lucky number in the West.

 

Last month on the 28th, the winning numbers for the final round of last year's lottery draw also saw the number 3 raining down in a barrage.

 

The winning numbers for the 1152nd Lotto draw on this day were '30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37'. It is a draw method where six desired numbers are randomly selected from numbers 1 to 45, and all six numbers came out in the 30s. The second prize bonus number was 5.

 

At the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, the winning numbers of two lottery draws were repeatedly marked with the number 3 in a row, and with the bonus number and the matching number 5 overlapping, conspiracy theories about manipulation and even claims linking it to the impeachment crisis and orders from far-right communities emerged.

 

A blogger claimed that last week's lottery winning numbers, when interpreted as military codes, mean '05' is to issue orders, '30' is support and assistance, '31' is disposal. Furthermore, '32' indicates a specific time and place in ancient script, '35' refers to time and dawn, '36' signifies two (a pair), and '37' represents strictness and confidentiality. Summarizing these interpretations, the message is said to be "Issue instructions to lower ranks, dispose of certain evidence, manipulate the timing, and strictly maintain secrecy."

 

In another post on an online community, a netizen claimed that the Chinese numeral code '333' mainly means 'run away, escape' in games, and argued that it originated from the similarity in pronunciation with the character for 'scatter' (散).

 

Han Ji-sook jshan@heraldcorp.com