Today's HOT PICK number meaning: BUTTER is for - 3.

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:

Cancer - 22, 41, 42

Camera - 24

Calabash - 6, 8

Castle - 25, 26

Your neighbouring numbers are:

21, 23, 40, 43, 25, 7, 5, 9, 24, 27

Pay attention to the following numbers:

25, 7

Those who ruled under the sign of 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 24, 1999: 05 08 12 16 34 35

Pick 3: July 24, 2006: 9 5 3 / 9 3 4

Cash Pot: July 24, 2002: 34, 32

Lucky 5: July 24, 2002: 08 16 18 20 26

Dollaz: July 24, 2005:

05 09 11 14 15 19 21 22 23 30 31 33

03 04 07 09 14 15 19 21 23 30 33 34

Send Elsa your dreams or unusual experiences let's read the 'rakes.

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More rake readings tomorrow.