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The number-selection lottery "Loto 6" reached its milestone 1000th draw on September 7th. On the same day, professional figure skater Nobunari Oda presented his "slip-proof" predictions at the Tokyo Lottery Dream Hall in Chuo Ward.
Loto 6, where players freely select six different numbers from 1 to 43, with prize tiers determined by the number of matches to the drawn numbers, was the first lottery to adopt the "carryover system," where unclaimed prize money rolls over to the next draw. Its high jackpot, reaching up to 400 million yen, has garnered many fans.
Oda selected four numbers: "4" for his signature quadruple jump, "3" for triple jumps, "23" for the age he got married, and "2" as a number following 4 and 3. He made these selections based on advice from Shu Ishikawa, editor-in-chief of the lottery magazine "Lotto Numbers 'Super' Winning Methods."
When the host requested he "announce the numbers with a non-slip pose," he prefaced, "Well, I am a skater, so slipping is my specialty..." but then used a large, spinning action to predict "19" and his gorilla impersonation—which became a social media sensation—to predict "5."
After selecting all six numbers, he immediately completed his entry for the 1000th "Loto 6" draw.
Learning the jackpot could reach 400 million yen due to a carryover, Oda joked, "I'd love to skate in a 400 million yen outfit. I'd pile on real sparkling jewels and extra lighting until it's so dazzling I can't see." He shared this big dream as a professional figure skater.
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