A Chiang Mai lottery vendor revealed the trending "lucky numbers" for the 16 July 2026 draw, including those linked to a brewery fire and a child colliding with a Buddhist monk. Lottery enthusiasts have bought out entire stalls.
At 08:30 on 15 July 2026, reporters observed lively lottery sales across Chiang Mai. Locals gradually gathered to purchase popular numbers at various stalls, including morning markets in each district, areas around Chiang Mai Gate, Chang Phueak Gate, the train station, Arcade Bus Terminal, Mahidol Road in Mueang Chiang Mai District, Ha Ya Cemetery area, major stalls in Chiang Mai, Nong Hoi area in Mueang District, Chiang Mai–Lamphun Road in Saraphi District, and San Kamphaeng District, all known government lottery selling points.
Ms. Pannee Lupu-ngern, a lottery vendor on Chiang Mai–Lamphun Road in Saraphi District, Chiang Mai, stated that the hottest numbers currently are those related to the nightclub fire in Bangkok: 27, 28, and 29, which have sold out completely. Chinese calendar numbers remain popular, including 804, 946, 89, 46, and 94. Numbers related to the incident where an 11-year-old child hit a group of 10 Buddhist monks who later died include license plate numbers 1944, 944, 914, 110, 010, 19, 44, and 10.
Also popular are numbers related to the 23rd FIFA World Cup, held from 11 June to 19 July 2026, featuring 48 nations and 32 teams: 23, 11, 19, 26, 48, and 32. Numbers associated with Nene, a 16-year-old singer and guitarist whose international stage performance went viral with over 100 million views, include 16 and 61. Royal family-related numbers selling well are 04, 10, 28, 73, 74, 06, 69, 70, 13, 495, 904, 500, 906, and 907. Important Buddhist calendar dates include Asalha Bucha Day on 29 July 2026 (15th waxing moon), with numbers 29, 15, 729, and 158, and Buddhist Lent Day on 30 July 2026 (waning moon day 1), with numbers 01, 30, 730, and 018, which remain in demand.
Ms. Ploy Pairin, a renowned lottery number calculator specializing in Northern Thailand's lucky numbers, revealed that the lottery draw on Thursday, 16 July 2026, favors the paired numbers 5 and 1. She warned of potential repeated digits this draw. Her calculated two-digit numbers include 15, 51, 52, 69, 67, 93, 23, 35, 50, 06, 07, 93, 37, 57, 27, and 82. Three-digit numbers include 511, 155, 055, 565, 566, 677, 577, 755, 567, 206, 063, 590, 579, 963, 096, 993, 622, 373, 220, and 303. She wished everyone good luck.
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