Gala Bingo Reveals Luckiest Names And Dates!
23rd February, 2010
According to reports from Gala Bingo, the 27th February is the luckiest day of the year, as in 2009 they gave away more money on that day than any other.
The online bingo site also revealed that the luckiest names in 2009 were Julie and David, closely followed by Susan and Paul.
To further understand the contributing factors to what makes a person particularly lucky in life, Gala bingo commissioned a poll and found that three Britons would go as far as changing their name by deed poll if it meant that their luck was guaranteed!
The poll also revealed that nearly half of UK residents thought that their name influenced their personality for the better.
Professor Geoff Beattie said: “Certain names such as Julie and David do seem to be perceived as luckier than others because they have more positive associations. If you have a name that’s consistently seen positively then good things will happen to you and you will seem lucky. In other words, lucky names might well be those that have the biggest unconscious positive influence on those around us. Imagine the long-term influence of this positive halo effect - credit is given, even where credit may not be due.”
To celebrate these results, Gala bingo and Gala TV will be hosting some lucky themed games this Saturday, 27th February. Gala Bingo will give away £9,000 between 11:55 am and 11pm in the ‘Lucky 7’ games and in the Gala TV show between 5pm and 1am, anyone that calls a full house on a ball that ends in a number 7 will win a £77 bonus!
Lesley Hall, online PR manager at Gala bingo, said: “We hope that we can make February 27 as lucky as it was in 2009 and even more people playing bingo get the chance to become one of our 500,000 monthly winners.”
By Gina
