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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die sympathetischen Zahlen spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card, selections are the four Tens which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1910 4
Lu Brent The Unlucky Strike Three packs of cigarettes placed into three paper bags, two Camels and one Lucky Strike. Cigarette brand monte routine, spectator always guesses Camels and loses
1932 15
Royal Vale Heath The Lucky Number Magic Square 3x3
Jan. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 16)
79
Laurie Ireland Magician's Lucky Card card in pocket turns out to be selection
1940
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1940)
14
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Lucky Seventh selection at named small number
1942 10
(reviewer) L'opinion de la presse sur les galas 1942 de la section genevoise du Cercle Suisse Robert-Houdin various newspaper reports of the public show by the Cercle Suisse Robert-Houdin at the Casino de Saint Pierre in Geneva, Lucky, Hixe, Bob Harry, Mac Yuken, Dikao, Bengalis, Paulus II, Harlox, Jackson Dec. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
9
Dr. William Weyeneth (reviewer) Gala-Vorstellung Cercle Suisse Robert Houdin im Casino St. Pierre, Genf as W, review of public show by the Cercle Suisse Robert-Houdin, 21. November 1942, at the Casino de Saint Pierre in Geneva, Jackson, Magirus, Hixe, Bob Harry, Paulus I, Paulus II, Mac Yuken, Bengalis, Harlox, Rex Sauty, Lucky Dec. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
9
Lucky, Dr. William Weyeneth Neue Méthode eine Ladung in eine leere Kiste zu praktizieren loading a box without table, thread system from under jacket, followed by french translation "Nouvelle méthode pratique pour charger facilement une caissette"
Jan. 1945 3
Lucky Cercle Suisse Robert-Houdin on a public show in Geneva, Askaro, Boulens, Harry Bertall Sohn, Bengalis, Jan Nostran, Barbey, Trucks, Bodies, followed by french translation
Jan. 1945 13
Lucky Cercle Suisse Robert Houdin new board, followed by french translation
Jan. 1945 14
Lucky Cercle Suisse Robert Houdin on a public show in Geneva, with picture of the board March 1945
May 1945 14
Ogé (reviewer) À l'Académie Suisse de Magie on a public show by Rex-Sauty, Bengalis, Roger Perrin, Rama & Ravana, Lucky, followed by german translation "In der Schweizer Zauber-Akademie" Sep. 1946 15
Petites nouvelles on Lucky, Miltour
Dec. 1947 11
Fair Cuts - Double Force face-to-face cuts to force two cards
Related toVariations 1949 53
Bill Simon My Lucky Card No. 76, card cut into the the deck by the spectator, ends up between two cards that match its value and suit separately.
Variations 1950 138
Lin Searles Lucky Aces
1950 1
Edward Marlo Affinity two spectators deal down, stop at a card and place rest on top, deck dealt into two piles and they then in unison, selections are in same position
Related toVariations 1952 6
Bill Simon The Mathemagician two spectators discover the Aces by random dealing, dealing to bottom and then into multiple piles
Related toVariations 1954 8
Sydney Bergson Lucky Blue and Red
Aug. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 314)
58
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Unter der Zündholzschachtel spectator locates a chosen card with a matchbox, selection is predicted on back of matchbox
Related to 1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 1)
615
Gerry Findler Lucky Bag numbers from one to twelve are put in a bag, named numbers are drawn by performer, egg bag with index
1960 72
Malcolm Davison Lucky Dip three billet routine
1960 99
Piet Forton Lucky Seven Routine Four Sevens produced, vanished and reappear in deck
Also published here 1967 14
Eddie Fields Dropsy Diddle spectator locates selection in face-up/face-down shuffled deck by dropping coin on card in a spread, "you card is under the coin" with miniature card under the coin and top change
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968 65
Piet Forton Glückszahl 7 four Sevens produced, vanished and reappear in deck
Also published here 1968 13
Roy Johnson Mental Card in Wallet - Two Variations on a Theme multiple prediction in wallet, written on playing and visiting cards
(1) Happy Holidays
(2) The "Lucky Box" Prediction
1970 49
Henry Christ The HC Difference & Sum original handling, spot cards are used for calculations multiple times, outcome predicted
Related toVariations 1971 113
Sam Schwartz Working Against Time egg timer with miniature card on bottom used, card under egg timer change into selection with "the card under the timer" line
Related to Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
14
George Sands Lucky 7's coding chosen card using two Sevens
1971 ca. 4
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Numbers Or Lucky No. 277, spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card from four piles, selections are the four Nines which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Inspired byRelated to 1972 69
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Number Trick No. 283, get-into for Hofzinser plot
Related to 1972 71
Edward G. Brown The Poker Hand ten cards are chosen and two poker hands formed, without looking at the cards, the spectator selects a hand, performer's hand is a royal flush
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1973 36
Stephen Minch A Solar Happenstance with tarot cards, card is between his two lucky cards
1974 38
Faucett Ross Vernon's Luck Stories about how lucky Dai Vernon was about lots of things
1975 162
George Sands Lucky 13 prime principle force, small packet counted to named number until only one card remains
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1975 1035
George Sands Prime Time all clubs in packet, counting procedure, King always remains
Inspired by Aug. 1975 1039
Paul Maurer Zweifache Voraussage two rows of eight cards, prediction of two cards and chosen positions, on business cards
Inspired by
  • Stewart James' "Three Times Lucky"
1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 1)
9
Gerald Kosky The Lucky Key using a Himber wallet
1975 227
Bob Ostin A Use for the Faulty Follower (Vernon't Variant) ideas for Vernon's Variant (here called Faulty Follower)
  • To Add a Card
  • Lucky Charm Idea
Inspired byAlso published here 1976 ca. 10
Harry Lorayne Your Lucky Number after some calculation, all digits of the result are the lucky digit
1977 217
George Sands Reverse Bank Nite using the Lucky 13 prime force
Inspired byAlso published here 1978 1100
George Sands Prime Choice - E.S.P. six pieces of paper, prediction on one, ESP symbols or something else on the other pieces, then Lucky 13 prime force
Inspired by 1978 1101
George Sands Prime Choice "Two Tricks"
packet of thirteen cards, selection is the last one face-down after counting procedure
Inspired byAlso published here 1978 1137
Philip T. Goldstein Mister Lucky prediction in envelope, three different-colored chips, two chosen by spectators, Himber wallet
1978
Magick (Issue 220)
1097
Simon Aronson Lucky 7 two cards peeked at, Seven turns face up, both cards are counted to from the Seven
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
  • Fifth Method
Inspired by
  • Michael Skinner performance
VariationsAlso published here
1978 33
Simon Aronson Symmethree three cards peeked at, first selection turns face up, both remaining selections are counted to from the first one using its value
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1978 38
Amazing James Randi, Shigeo Futagawa Numeral-oh-gee using number cards
Related toVariations June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
205
Albert Charra "I'm Lucky" a bit of pile making and dealing required
Variations June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
211
Scott Weiser, Darwin Ortiz, Les Shore Cutting Remarks coin cut, then spectator chooses any card and this one is predicted on back of coin
Related to 1979 125
Basil Horwitz Lucky Joker Prediction two cards, using jokers
Dec. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 12)
769
Piet Forton Glückszahl 7 four Sevens produced, vanished and reappear in deck
Also published here 1979
Das Mike Skinner / Piet Forton Seminarheft (Issue Das Piet Forton Seminar)
19
Charles Hudson Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Apr. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 4)
328
Camilo Vázquez Camilo's Deceptive Four Ace Reveal hindu force handling
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 47
Roy Walton Lucky Seven reversed Seven spot used to locate selection
Also published here 1980
The Chronicles (Issue 25)
1310
Bob Hummer Hummer's Poker Chip Baffle six poker chips with numbers on each side, spectator can turn them while performer's back is turned and then cover three chips, performer names numbers covered, for credit information see 2022 Bob Farmer reference
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 4
Steve Beam Lucky 13 spectator cuts to two indicator cards, which total the position of the selection, see Semi-Automatic Card Tricks for variation
Related to 1980 28
Larry Jennings LJ's Prophet spectator cuts off pile, remembers card at same position in rest of deck, deals pile into four piles and top values are added to find selection
Also published here 1981
The Chronicles (Issue 29)
1351
Harry Lorayne A Lorayne Storm a three as multiple out, one of seven
Variations Oct. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 10)
695
George Sands Banknight Umgekehrt using the Lucky 13 prime force
Also published here Apr. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
35
Ross Bertram Anecdotes
  • About Anecdotes
  • Let There be Light (Bulbs)
  • Marquis
  • Russell Swann
  • Manuel
  • Dai Vernon, Silent Mora and I - 1947-
  • From Faucett's Notebook
  • Believe It or Not or One For Ripley
  • On 'Second' Thought
  • Up Our Sleeves
  • An Historic Site
  • The Quite One
  • Getting Henry's Goat
  • Frakson
  • Frakson, Again
  • George Marquis
  • Early Vernon
  • The Sports Fan
  • Wasn't I Lucky!
  • And Now
1983 xvii
Sam Schwartz Incredi Card lucky card from Astrology book is divined
Related to 1983 43
Shigeo Futagawa Stunumbers No. 17, some small numbers added, total predicted, using number cards, for credit information see "Future Choice" reference
Related toVariations 1983 27
George Sands Lucky 13 No. 32, prime principle force, small packet counted to named number until only one card remains
Also published here 1983 53
Stephen Tucker (reviewer) Your Lucky Number by El Duco Mar. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 35)
674
Sandy Spillman Mr. Lucky divination of some Tarot cards, Major Arcana
Aug. 1984
Magick (Issue 337)
1682
Tom Craven Expanded 10-20 Force for two cards
Variations 1985 521
Randy Wakeman Spectator on Stage
VariationsAlso published here June 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 6)
1357
Jerry Sadowitz Lucky Dip half the deck pocketed, card chosen from other half, performer removes card of same color, suit and value from pocket, then selection itself
1987 69
Darwin Ortiz The Dream Card odd-backed "signed card" type effect, card to wallet
Related toVariations 1988 81
Darwin Ortiz The Lucky Deck blank Deck gets Faces
1988 120
Dai Vernon, Alex Elmsley The Rendezvous Force mathematical force, Penelope's Principle with Klondike instead of faro shuffle
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988 119
Dai Vernon Vernon On Edward G. Brown's "Poker Hand Mystery" Mr. Lucky Effect
Inspired byRelated to 1988 169
Roy Walton Lucky At Cards fifteen-card packet made from three royal flushes, one card chosen, performer finds the four cards to complete the royal flush
Inspired by
  • Howard Adams routine from Genii
1988 151
Lucky Seven a Seven turns over and is used to count to selection
1989 28
Randy Wakeman Do You Feel Lucky? using Harry Riser subtlety
Inspired by 1989 77
Harry Lorayne Straight Away despite spectator's shuffling, two straights are dealt, gilbreath
Variations 1990 251
Mike Bornstein "Lucky Buck" selection vanishes from deck and is found in clear plastic case where a bill was previously, duplicate
Related to 1990 30
Mike Bornstein Lucky Buck Number 2 selection vanishes from deck and is found in clear plastic case where a bill was previously, duplicate
Related to 1990 37
Alex Elmsley Just Lucky riffle stacking for four players in which top card is lost every time
1991 391
Karrell Fox The Winnah bill in thumb tip
Related to 1991 91
Peter Duffie The Lucky Ten two piles dealt, top card of one pile is thought-of number, top card of other pile selection
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1991
Profile (Issue 5)
7
Peter Duffie The Lucky Ten two piles dealt, top card of one pile is thought-of number, top card of other pile selection
Also published here 1991 14
Larry Baukin, Doc Dougherty Lucky Strike number from one to nine is predicted, using Post-it pad
1991 1
Alex Elmsley Just Lucky Shuffle four handed via three shuffles
Related to 1992 32
Peter Duffie Variation "or Savings" two cards found by using the value and spelling the name of the performer's lucky card (Seven of Diamonds)
Inspired byAlso published here June 1992
Profile (Issue 8)
4
Karl Fulves Lucky Buck openly putting a folded bill in a cup to make it gaffed
1992 6
Peter Duffie Lucky For Some spectator riffle shuffles deck once and takes top thirteen cards, those cards are predicted or divined
1992 22
Steve Beam Lucky 13 spectator cuts to two indicator cards, which total the position of the selection
Related to 1993 121
Dean Dill, Allan Ackerman The Gem-Money Cards bills are put next to Aces, Gemini Twins
Related toVariations 1994 18
Ali Bongo Lucky Number prediction of a number from 1-10 in envelope
Also published here 1994 2
Simon Aronson Lucky 7 two cards peeked at, Seven turns face up, both cards are counted to from the Seven
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
  • Fifth Method
Also published here 1994 41
Lyndon B. Wainwright Lucky Number Divination crossing-out with 5x5 square of numbers, some of which where decided upon by spectator, remaining sum predicted, matrix force
Inspired by
  • "A Prediction Square" (Martin Gardner Presents, 1993)
Sep. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
62
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Pentacloth spectator cuts to lucky Tarot card
Apr. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 10)
1
Peter Duffie The Lucky Ten two piles dealt, top card of one pile is thought-of number, top card of other pile selection
  • "No Crimp But Still Lucky"
Also published here 1995 53
Darwin Ortiz Mr. Lucky spectator chooses all the cards in play
Related toVariations 1995 167
The Lucky Card Spectator locates his card with his Lucky Card
1995 164
Roberto Giobbi The Lucky Coin spectator locates a chosen card with a coin, selection is predicted on back of coin
Related toVariations 1995 241
Peter Duffie Lucky Card, This Deck
Nov. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 11)
2578
Karrell Fox The Lucky Fox bill in thumb tip, Jack London
Related to 1995 114
Simon Aronson Signs zodiac sign cards specify one's lucky number, color, symbol..., cross-index index with example effects
1995 271
Simon Aronson A Short Routine: Colorful Countdown spectator selects card, lucky number on zodiac chart is looked up, at that position is selection
1995 297
Karl Fulves What's in a Name? No. 8, name is spelled in eleven-card packet and last card turned over, repeated until one card remains, it is the only odd-colored one
Related to 1995 10
Karl Fulves Lucky Lollipop No. 29, lollipops on three pieces of paper, number changes when papers are rearranged
1995 40
Robert E. Neale 14. Triskaidekaphobia prime principle force, packet of tarot cards counted to named number until only one card remains
  • Alternative Routine
  • More Facts and Their Sources
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 163
Roy Miller Your Lucky Number out to lunch meets magic square
May 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 11)
1
Paul Harris Mr. Lucky three cards corresponding to values of three coins appear on top of three piles even though coins are changed and cards removed
Related to 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul)
277
Aldo Colombini Your Lucky Day spectator touches four cards
Aug. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 8)
2679
Michael Close Rocco Returns routine for Ton Onosaka's "Lucky Lady" prop
1996 93
Nick Trost The Eliminator Uses gaffed dice (mispotted) to locate card in one of six piles, credit info for plot given to publication in Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques (Gilles-Edme Guyot, 1740)
Inspired by 1997 142
George Sands, Mitsunobu Matsuyama "Lucky 13" Force Using a fair dice to force bottom card of seven card packet, by eliminating cards at rolled number repeatedly, independently discovered by Mitsunobu Matsuyama
1997 144
Simon Lovell Approach, Opening, Time Served and the Closing Cheer!
  • The Table-Hopping Opener
  • The Walk-Around Opener
  • Lucky You - They've Requested to See You!
  • Time Served
  • The Closing Cheer
1997 6
Martin Joyal Your Lucky Day! single card prediction, bingo presentation, spectator stops twice, number used to count in other packet
Inspired by 1997 171
Martin Joyal Appendix A: The Making of the Stack
  • The Goal
  • Three Simple Series
  • The Prime Numbers
  • The Order of Suits
  • The Grid
The Middle and the End
  • The Tens Take Fives
  • Aces by the Dozen
  • The Lucky Sevens and the Nines
  • A Few Spot Cards
  • Changing the Order of the Suits
  • The Court Cards
  • The Last Fourteen Cards
  • The Result
1997 193
Aaron Fisher, Lee Asher, Mike Strange Basic Math spectator removes four cards from deck, values are added up to make "lucky number", deck is spread and Four-of-a-Kind that matches "lucky number" is face up in deck, force of number is essentially the Gilbreath principle although not credited as such
1997
Labyrinth (Issue 6)
31
Chris "Doc" Dixon, Darwin Ortiz Clean spectator chooses all the cards in play, version without table
Inspired by 1997 95
Karl Fulves Stebbins Clock clock layout, one card turned over and put in center, counting procedure with the value and last card on count always turned over, remaining card forced
Inspired byRelated to 1998 176
Peter Duffie Bilocation two cards found by using the value and spelling the name of the performer's lucky card (Seven of Diamonds)
Also published here 1998 13
Harry Lorayne Lucky Seven one of seven cards thought of and placed in pocket by performer, rest in wallet
1998 173
Alex Elmsley Just Lucky Shuffle for 4 players in 3 shuffles
1999 140
James Swain Just Lucky Eight Card Stack double Duke
1999 144
David Stone Surprise Index signed card lost in deck, spectator choses three random card and puts coin on one, it is the wrong card, on other side of coin a card index is shown, it matches selection, wrong card changes into selection with matching corner missing
Related toAlso published here 1999 30
Michael Close (reviewer) Lucky Lotto by Danny Archer Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
34
Roy Walton Lucky Seven
Inspired byAlso published here July 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 11)
75
Karl Fulves PATEO Variation force done by two spectators, magician's choice on final decision
Inspired by
  • PATEO (Roy Baker, Baker's Bonanza, p. 38)
Related to
2000 184
George Sands Prime Force
Related to 2000 202
Steve Beam Up & Over the Down & Under two ways
  • Up & Over
  • Lucky Card
2000 33
Michael Sibbernsen Lucky Card
2000 100
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Lucky Rabbit by Tomoyuki Shimomura May 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 5)
22
G. Allen Clarke, Jr. Lucky Star prediction of total of four dates from four coins, starts with bar bet theme
2000
Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 8)
383
Roy Walton Lucky Seven No. 4, reversed Seven spot used to locate selection
Also published here 2001 6
Karl Fulves Card Roulette No. 19, two cards chosen by two spectators from small packet, cards counted through and spectators' cards do not show up, prime principle
Related to 2001 38
Peter Duffie Witch Way? black Queens lost in deck, one of them travels to packet, red Queens sandwich other black Queen in deck
Inspired by
  • "Lucky Ladies" (Peter Duffie, The Budget)
2001 13
David Stone Surprise Index signed card lost in deck, spectator choses three random card and puts coin on one, it is the wrong card, on other side of coin a card index is shown, it matches selection, wrong card changes into selection with matching corner missing
Related toAlso published here 2001 13
Brother John Hamman My Lucky Day
Variations Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
49
Alex Elmsley Eliminator using Fan Weave
VariationsAlso published here
  • The Magic Circular, Vol. 90 No. 963, March 1996
Oct. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 10)
68
Jon Racherbaumer The Long and Lucky Life of Harry Lorayne
Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
24
Terry LaGerould Cardboard Keyboard spectator cuts deck in four piles, top cards shown, those top cards then change to Aces
Inspired byVariations 2001 34
Jamie Badman Your Lucky Number! spectator cuts to named four-of-a-kind, faro
Inspired by Sep./Oct. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3)
46
David Regal Lucky Seven
Related to 2002 10
Steve Beam Lucky Digits small packet counted to named number until only one card remains
Related to 2002 177
Steve Beam Alpha Male humorous divination of selected letter, with ABC cards
Inspired by 2002 205
Tomas Blomberg Lucky-14 spectator finds the four Aces using three previously selected cards
Also published here 2002 26
Roy Walton Stay Lucky ten-card packet is mated
Also published here Jan. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 5)
70
Brian O'Neill Lucky Ticket roll with ticket strips, one forced with variation of Clip Line (cut newspaper strip) method
Also published here Apr. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 8)
80
David Ben Stop! The Lucky Prediction spectator finds predicted card
2003 52
Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi How Lucky Can You Get?
2003 1188
Ali Bongo Lucky Number prediction of a number from 1-10 in envelope
Also published here 2003 9
David Oliver (reviewer) Your Lucky Number by El Duco June 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 6)
85
George Sands Lucky 13 Force one of five objects
Related to 2004 18
David Acer Lucky Day Spectator calls stop during Hindu shuffles, stops at four Aces
Inspired by 2004 32
Lewis Jones Lucky, Lucky, Lucky prime principle force, small packet counted to named number until selection appears, as bar bet
Inspired byVariations 2004 70
Steve Beam Odd Man In with blank cards, as a bar bet trick
Inspired by 2004 73
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Lucky Sorts two selections found with counting and reversed, then Triumph version, using Killer Count
2004 41
James Swain On Writing Mr. Lucky
Mar. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)
34
James Swain Mr. Lucky An Excerpt from Mr. Lucky
Mar. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)
35
Mike Allee Broccoli and Carrot gag (or if you're lucky prediction) with named vegetable
Inspired by
  • vegetable force in Banachek's "Psychological Subtleties"
Oct. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10)
32
Bob Ostin Uses For The Faulty Follower ideas for Vernon's Variant (here called Faulty Follower)
  • To Add a Card
  • Lucky Charm Idea
Also published here 2005 48
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 5. The Lucky Number spectator shuffles and cuts off some cards, number of red cards in this packet corresponds with named small number by spectator
Mar. 2006
The Penumbra (Issue 10)
16
Karl Fulves Casino Connection five piles, spectator assigns numbers from five to nine to them via a lucky straight from a casino deck and deals that many cards to the bottom in each case, put together, ten-hand double duke
2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
93
Karl Fulves Learning To Count three cards chosen one by one and cards counted on them until sixteen is reached, starting with the chosen card's value, Aces are next to chosen card and at sum of all values
Inspired byVariations 2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
198
Jacques Terrien The Missing Card unknown card placed under wallet, card selected by dealing and stopping at a card and taking its suit, then spelling to another card to arrive at a value, that card is found inside wallet and unknown card is blank, four-way out
Related to Oct. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
31
Jim Surprise Your Lucky Card any card named, spectator indicated any spot and the two cards there are turned over, named selection appears sandwiched between them
Inspired by
  • Lucky Card in Michael Close's "Closely Guarded Secrets"
2007 19
Nick Trost The Couple's Lucky Number two cards are forced via number procedures
Inspired by 2008 46
Nick Trost The Lucky Royal Flush weird cutting procedure results in Aces and royal flush
Related to 2008 106
Nick Trost Lucky At Poker
Inspired by 2008 116
John Luka Luka Meets Mr. Lucky spectator chooses all the cards in play, simpler switch
Inspired by 2008 25
Michael Weber Dürer Had a Word For It grid with numbers, all writing vanishes when heated except an outline of spectator's lucky numbers, frixion pen
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
22
Nick Trost Lucky Aces performer and spectator each have half the deck and cut to two Aces via flip flop force
2009 361
Michael Weber Dürer Had a Word For It grid with numbers, all writing vanishes when heated except an outline of spectator's lucky numbers, frixion pen
Also published here 2009 22
Arie Vilner Underhanded Delivery stealing a card from the tabled card case to an in-the-hands spread above the case, reverse of TPC load
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2009 12
Arie Vilner Underhanded Delivery Application - Lucky Digits card at any number using Underhanded Delivery steal from tabled case
Related toVariations 2009 17
Ken Krenzel Four Aces at Four Numbers using four times Underhanded Delivery steal from tabled case
Inspired by 2009 18
Arie Vilner Card at Any Number Prediction card at freely named position predicted in shuffled deck, using Underhanded Delivery steal from tabled case
Inspired by 2009 18
Steve Beam A.F. Taft Prediction spectator places three coins on three piles of cards, order predicted
Inspired byRelated to 2010 80
Oliver Meech Lucky Strike Imaginary bowling ball knocks down bowling pins drawn on business cards
2010 68
Pete McCabe Three Chances to be Lucky Quick coincidence type location of a quartet
Jan. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 1)
86
Harry Lorayne Lucky Thirteen Three-spot as for multiple outs in thirteen-card packet
Inspired byAlso published here June 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 6)
16
Jamy Ian Swiss Late Night TV: One Lucky Night on his Craig Ferguson appearance
Sep. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 9)
60
Michael Weber Indivisible Ink grid with numbers, all writing vanishes when heated except an outline of spectator's lucky numbers, frixion pen
Also published here 2010 4
Harry Lorayne Lucky Thirteen Three-spot as for multiple outs in thirteen-card packet
Inspired byAlso published here 2011 53
Patrick Page Striking It Lucky collected cigarettes from audience vanish in cone, gag
2011 288
Jon Armstrong The Lucky Chip spectator locates a chosen card with a chip, selection is predicted on back of chip
Inspired by 2011 58
Nick Trost Birth Date and Lucky Number Effect lucky number prediction, and year of birth revealed with four chosen cards
2011 583
John Born Lucky Penny Card freely selected and lost. Magician deals and stops at the selection, then reveals prediction of the selected card in envelope
2012 84
Jason Ladanye Lucky Fifty bet proposed to find selection, money changes into selection in Himber Wallet
Variations 2013 33
Axel Hecklau Karte unter Schachtel
Inspired by 2013 22
Tomas Blomberg Lucky 14 spectator finds the four Aces using three previously selected cards
VariationsAlso published here May 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 5)
46
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Lucky Number presentation for Al Baker's date addition force
(Real Secrets Bonus sheet)
July 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 16)
2
Tomas Blomberg Lucky 14 spectator finds the four Aces using three previously selected cards
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2014 117
Caleb Wiles Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal
  • Ringside
signed card chosen and lost, a tiny suitcase used to locate it, card predicted on back of suitcase, selection found folded inside
Inspired by May 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 5)
42
Helder Guimarães Extending the Luck card chosen, coin used to narrow deck down to one card, on back of coin is corner that matches selection, single card is missing this corner suddenly
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2015 47
Robert E. Neale Jonah Wild
  • Presentation For A Last Deal: Wild Deal
  • Presentation For A One-Time Deal: Still Lucky
Related to 2015 100
Karl Fulves Lucky At Cards an odd-backed poker hand is put in the deck and shuffled in, cards dealt out and odd-backed cards fall to performer and change to royal flush
2015
Errata (Issue 1)
3
Denis Behr Mr. Luckiest spectator shuffles, yet winning hand is dealt, repeat
Inspired byAlso published here Summer 2016
Quarterly (Issue 4)
45
So Sato Lucky Number Poker two spectators with poker hands exchange cards to given rules, their resulting poker hand is predicted
2016 46
John Lovick The Handsome Jack Lotto presentation for McCombical Prediction
Inspired by
  • "Lucky Cards" (Roy Johnson, By My Guest Plus!, 1989)
Also published here
2016 11
Roberto Giobbi Lucky Thingamajig lucky cent presentation
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 26)
30
Roberto Giobbi Lucky 7 things to "improve luck"
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 14)
327
Andy (The Jerx) Talisman Presentation for Out of This World, involving lucky coin/talisman
2016 55
Roy Walton Cellar Plot spectator finds the four Royal Flush using counting procedure with other selected cards
  • Aces Version
Inspired by 2016 40
Roy Walton Stay Lucky ten-card packet is mated
Also published here 2016 90
Roy Walton Lucky Lucy spectator riffle shuffles, performer deals out a few cards face-up all over the table, then deals cards onto them face up and face down, all match in color
2016 113
Roy Walton Lucky Seven
Inspired byAlso published here 2016 181
Ryan Schlutz Somewhat Touched incorporating two-way-out strategy
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 22
Harry Lorayne My Lucky Numbers Royal Flush production
2017 243
David Regal (reviewer) Lucky Card by Costa Fantastico Jan. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 1)
104
Asi Wind Lucky 13 thirteen cards chosen, they are named suit in order
Inspired by
  • "Suit Selection" (Hofzinser)
2018 143
Denis Behr Mr. Luckiest spectator shuffles, yet the performer receives the four Aces, spectator shuffles again and deals himself, yet the performer receives a Royal Flush
Inspired byAlso published here 2018 49
Jason Ladanye Lucky Charms die, coin and odd-backed folded card in box, card chosen and signed, die and coin fail to find it but folded card turns out to be signed selection
Inspired by 2018 89
Jason Ladanye Aces Anonymous Aces removed and put in envelope in Himber wallet, performer still receives those Aces in poker game, duplicates, faros
Inspired by 2018 251
Max Maven Lucky Stars list of famous people, two are selected and names spelled to determine selections, both selections are located
Inspired by 2018 51
John Bannon Hybrid Holdout dealing and shuffling combination
Related toAlso published here July 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7)
56
Allan Ackerman, Tony Picasso, Fenik Your Lucky Day spectator names a card, cutting estimation by spectator, he eventually cuts to his named card, then a four packet monte routine is done and the matching three-of-a-kind show up
Inspired byAlso published here 2019 104
Michał Kociołek Lucky You Chosen card found at position established by sum of randomly chosen numbers written on pieces of paper, based on mathematical principle
Inspired byRelated to 2019 18
Pepe Lirrojo Is it a coincidence? Is it a lucky break? Or is it Magic? three phases
2019 5
David Regal (reviewer) Lucky Numbers by Michael Weber, Tim Trono Jan. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 1)
105
John Lovick (reviewer) Feng Shui/Lucky Animal by Michael Weber, Tim Trono Oct. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 10)
87
Patrick G. Redford The Solitaire Si-re Play Solitaire, whoever holds the lucky coin always wins, deck can be shuffled (disproves Annemann's claim that Si Stebbins can never win Solitaire)
Related to 2019 208
Steve Forte lucky-spot switch two blackjack hands, a card switched between the hands
2020 527
Steve Forte lucky-cut Aces appear reversed in deck widely separated in different positions after one cut
2020 981
Carisa Hendrix Bugs Bunny Theory
  • 1. When you are lucky, the antagonist appears
  • 2. Sometimes you have to create an antagonist
2020 129
Tomas Blomberg Fits For Kings
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
spectator finds the four Kings using three previously selected cards
Also published here July 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 7)
50
Larry Jennings Lucky "32" spectator cuts off pile, remembers card at same position in rest of deck, deals pile into four piles and top values are added to find selection
Also published here 2020 475
John Hostler Verne G.'s Con four-of-a-kind is found with some dealing and lucky numbers
July 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 7)
67
Benjamin Earl Lucky Deal spectator deals himself his selection in a poker hand and his other cards complete a Royal Flush
2021 21
Ryan Murray Lucky Poker Deal card selected from packet and lost, four hands dealt, chosen one contains four Sevens and selection, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
2021 61
Jim Steinmeyer Will I Be Lucky? No. 11, spelling trick with packet, finding lucky Ten of Hearts
Inspired by
  • routines in Jim Scott's "Spellbinders, for Teachers and Entertainers"
2021 32
Alexander Boyce Magic anecdote from a performance with a lucky coincidence
2021 22
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Ultra Lucky Coin by Erik Tait July 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 7)
81
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Lucky Strings by Hiroki Tanaka Nov. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 10-11)
19
Bob Farmer Astrologic Hummer six double-sided zodiac sign cards with lucky cards
  • Phase One (value sum of the lucky cards in a random arrangement is divined)
  • Phase Two (value sum is predicted this time)
  • Phase Three (another value sum is predicted in an astrology book)
Related to
  • "Optional Oracle" (Norm Houghton, Abra #839)
Variations
2022 32
Tomas Blomberg The Blomberg Variation
  • Phase Three Alternative
  • The Deck of Cards Ending (lucky card is cut to)
Inspired by 2022 39
Bob Farmer Inspired By Hummer list of effects using the Hummer Addition/Subtraction Principle
  • The Total Is! 1976 (The Magic of Gerald Kosky)
  • The New Math Miracle 1978 (Larry Becker, World of Super Mentalism)
  • Numeral-oh-gee 1979 (Amazing Randi, Apocalypse)
  • Stunumbers 1983 (Shigeo Futagawa, Self-Working Number Magic)
  • Stargazer 1986 (David Britland, Psychomancy)
  • Prediction 1991 (Shigeo Futagawa)
  • A Sense Of Freedom 1992 (Peter Duffie, Ulterior Motifs)
  • Numb...bers 1994 (Peter Duffie, Cards In Principle)
  • Bird Watcher 1997 (Tenyo)
  • Card Conspiracy 2003 (Peter Duffie, Robert Robertson)
  • Speed Dating 2011 (Michael Weber, Tim Trono)
  • Real Secrets Jelly Bean Estimator 2012 (Michael Weber, Tim Trono)
  • Lotto Envelopes 2012 (Michał Kociołek)
  • Papa’s Theatre 2013 (Gaëtan Bloom, Full Bloom Volume One)
  • Doubling Down 2015 (Steve Beam, Semi-Auotomatic Card Tricks Vol. 9)
  • Card At Any Sum 2017 (Ryan Schlutz, False Anchors)
  • Lucky You 2019 (Michał Kociołek, Plots & Methods)
  • Flat Dice 2019 (Michael Breggar)
  • RNG 2020 (Ryan Schlutz, False Anchors Volume Four)
2022 44
Curtis Kam Almost Lucky spectator cuts four times and takes top card, performer next card, performer ends up with Aces
Mar. 2022
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 12)
325
George McBride Lucky 21 two cards put above and below a lucky card change into a blackjack hand, the lucky card becomes a previously signed selection
2022 80
Dani DaOrtiz The Lucky Magician
2022 53
Shimpei Katsuragawa Plucky Seven card chosen, the mate of chosen suit is plugged from tabled spread, then the other two cards of the same value as well
2022 117
Roy Walton Stay Lucky ten-card packet is mated
Also published here 2022 42
Brian O'Neill Lucky Ticket roll with ticket strips, one forced with variation of Clip Line (cut newspaper strip) method
Also published here 2022 71
Anders Mollen Getting Lucky selected Ace is cut to, then quickly the other three, spelled "Anders Moller"
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2012
2022 1103
Jonathan Friedman Your Lucky Card
  • WWPD
deck riffle shuffled, suit of selection taken out and reverse-faro-plunger elimination until one remains, it is also predicted with text on the back of the other cards of that suit
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
52
Brandon Sheffield Lucky Coin And Purse folded card transposes with coin, using Quiver wallet by Kelvin Chow, with impromptu handling and handling using purse frame
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
858
Michael Weber Lucky Dollar chosen card is located by spelling digits from the serial number of a bill, the spelled packets have the three mates on top
  • History
  • Rights
2023 1
David Regal (reviewer) Lucky Ladybug by Joshua Ray Feb. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 2)
86
Scott Baird Kwame's Lucky Day using Google Suite spreadsheet and an emailed prediction
  • Mad Libs
Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1258
Allan Ackerman, Tony Picasso, Fenik Your Lucky Day spectator names a card, cutting estimation by spectator, he eventually cuts to his named card, then a four packet monte routine is done and the matching three-of-a-kind show up
Also published here 2024 180
Allan Ackerman Lucky spectator finds the Kings and Aces after some shuffling, cutting and dealing piles
Inspired by 2024 120