Today's HOT PICK number meaning: CHEQUE is for 23.

Ketch de Rake is The Star's guide to winning the numbers games. This column is designed to help you understand your life experiences that often hold the secret to the numbers you need to play to win and the many numbers games in Jamaica.

Unusual events provide you with your 'rake'. We will help you sort your 'rakes' and decide on numbers that might be best to play.

Today we look at the numbers for the following words:

Children - 13, 15, 20

Chinese man - 17

Chopstick - 13

Christmas - 25

Those who rule under the sign Cancer, June 21 to July 22,your lucky numbers are: 10, 14, 18, 28, 34. It is good to check your rake to see if it aligns with any of your personal lotto numbers.

Lotto: July 20, 1996: 01 02 03 14 19 24

Pick 3: July 20, 2005: 1 4 9 / 5 6 5

Cash Pot: July 20, 2001: 26, 9

Lucky 5: July 20, 2001: 10 12 16 18 25

Dollaz: July 20, 2004: 03 07 08 09 15 18 23 24 31 33 34 36

01 02 07 10 12 13 17 21 23 27 34 35

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