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A Subtrope of [[Rule of Seven]]. See also [[Numerological Motif]].
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* When Lucky the Leprechaun adds marshmallow Rainbows to his Lucky Charms, bringing the number up to eight, a few older leprechauns object to this, saying seven was luckier, and the cereal couldn't have eight. [[I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham| They change their minds after tasting it.]]
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* Referenced in the title of ''[[Lucky Number Slevin]]'', which is a pun on the phrase and Slevin, the main character's name.
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* [[Survivor]] season seven winner Sandra Diaz-Twine became the first (and, so far, ''only'') two time winner by winning season twenty, seven years after her first win.
== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Harry Potter]] - seven books; seven years at Hogwarts; six Horcruxes, so his soul is split into seven {{spoiler|(or, Voldemort ''thinks'' that his soul is in seven; actually, his soul is split into eight, and this last Horcrux proves to be his downfall)}}. According to [[Word of God]], seven is a lucky number in the Potterverse.
== [[Oral Tradition|Oral Tradition, Folklore, Myths and Legends]] ==
* The [[wikipedia:Seven Lucky Gods|Seven Lucky Gods]] of Japanese mythology.▼
* Inverted with the concept of the [[Seven Deadly Sins]]. And played straight with the opposing concept of the [[Seven Heavenly Virtues]].▼
* In Judeo-Christian numerology, Seven is considered the number of God.▼
== [[Toys]] ==
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[Sinfest]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209164309/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3191 God rolls them. Not so lucky for Slick].
▲* The [[wikipedia:Seven Lucky Gods|Seven Lucky Gods]] of Japanese mythology.
▲* Inverted with the concept of the [[Seven Deadly Sins]]. And played straight with the opposing concept of the [[Seven Heavenly Virtues]].
▲* In Judeo-Christian numerology, Seven is considered the number of God.
== [[Real Life]] ==
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