The Winning Number

Tales Of Unusual

Welcome back to Tales of Unusual — stories that ask what you’d trade for a taste of luck. Tonight’s story is about chance, greed, and a number that promises everything… but takes more than you can pay. If you’ve ever dreamed of waking up rich, this tale might change your mind. Sit back, switch off the lights, and get ready to test your luck. This is The Winning Number.  #story #tales #unusual #talesofunusual #mystery #thriller #horror #ghost #haunt #plot

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00:00Welcome back to Tales of Unusual, stories that ask what you detrade for a taste of luck.

00:08Tonight's story is about chance, greed, and a number that promises everything, but takes more than you can pay.

00:17If you've ever dreamed of waking up rich, this tale might change your mind.

00:23Sit back, switch off the lights, and get ready to test your luck.

00:28This is the winning number. Ethan was 34, single, and drowning in debt he pretended didn't exist.

00:37His days blurred between night shifts at a gas station and empty nights in a moldy apartment.

00:45Every payday. He bought one lottery ticket. Same numbers, every time. 0713-213-455.

00:55They'd never won him more than a free ticket or a few dollars.

01:01One night, after another losing ticket, Ethan sat alone, staring at his numbers under flickering kitchen light.

01:10That's when his phone buzzed. An unknown number. One he didn't recognize.

01:15One message. Try these numbers. Instead, 041-129-4662.

01:24He almost laughed, until he looked closer and saw the message was sent from his own number.

01:31Ethan should have ignored it.

01:33But the next day, half out of spite, he played the new numbers.

01:38That night, half asleep on his battered couch, he heard the lottery draw.

01:44Every number matched. He checked again and again.

01:48The numbers were real. And so was the jackpot.

01:5212 million dollars. His breath caught in his throat.

01:56He laughed, then sobbed.

01:58For the first time in years, he felt weightless.

02:01He didn't even wonder where the message came from, or why it felt like someone was laughing with him in the dark.

02:10Overnight, Ethan's life changed.

02:13He moved into a penthouse, bought a car he didn't need, paid off debts he'd hidden from everyone.

02:20But the messages didn't stop.

02:23They came at 3 a.m., always from his own number.

02:27Want more? Try this, tomorrow.

02:30The numbers always won.

02:32Smaller prizes, bigger prizes, even the races and cards.

02:37Each win pulled him deeper.

02:39But each message came with a whisper, only he could hear.

02:44Keep going, one night.

02:46He woke up with dry blood under his nose, and his phone glowing in the dark.

02:52You owe us, now.

02:53At first, Ethan thought he was hallucinating.

02:58The messages, the whispers, the shadows in his hallway.

03:02Then the calls started.

03:04A voice, calm and pleasant.

03:07Always the same.

03:09Do you enjoy your winnings, Mr. Carter?

03:12We're here to collect.

03:14Ethan tried blocking the number.

03:17It didn't work.

03:18He changed phones.

03:20The messages followed.

03:22He threw the phone in the river.

03:25The next morning, it lay on his kitchen counter, dry and blinking.

03:30Collection begins tonight.

03:32He hired security, called the police.

03:35No one believed him.

03:37But the debt collector didn't care who was watching.

03:41It started small.

03:42A cut on his arm that wouldn't heal.

03:45A tooth that fell out when he woke.

03:48Each morning, he felt weaker, as if something drained him while he slept.

03:53But his bank accounts were untouched.

03:56The collector didn't want his money.

03:58They wanted him.

04:00One night, desperate, Ethan dialed his own number.

04:04And heard the same calm voice answer.

04:07One last win, Ethan.

04:09One number left.

04:11Then you're free.

04:12He didn't ask what that meant.

04:15He didn't care.

04:16He just wanted out.

04:17He agreed.

04:18And the next day, he played the number they gave him.

04:22The biggest prize yet.

04:24Ethan won the jackpot.

04:26Fifty million dollars.

04:28The largest in state history.

04:30Reporters waited outside his building.

04:33He never made it to claim the prize.

04:35His penthouse door stayed locked for days.

04:39When they broke in, they found him slumped in his chair.

04:43Phone still glowing in his hand.

04:45On the screen, paid in full.

04:48His accounts were still overflowing.

04:51But Ethan was gone.

04:52Eyes open, mouth frozen, in a smile, too wide, too wrong.

04:58And on the kitchen counter sat his winning ticket.

05:01Numbers perfectly lined up, like teeth in a grin.

05:06The winning ticket was never claimed.

05:08The number still calls, sometimes.

05:12Always a message.

05:13Always the same promise.

05:15Want to win.

05:16So next time you wish for a lucky number.

05:19Remember Ethan.

05:21Some debts aren't paid with money.

05:23Some numbers shouldn't be dialed.

05:26Thank you for watching Tales of Unusual.

05:28If you enjoyed this story, like, comment, and subscribe for more tales that make you question what you detrade for a little bit of luck.

05:39Sleep well tonight and don't answer unknown numbers.

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