And finally…a dream is a wish your heart makes

They say you should always follow your dreams, and that’s exactly what one American man did when he was picking his lottery numbers recently, resulting in a six-figure jackpot.

Victor Amole, a computer programmer from the state of Virginia, dreamed about the numbers 3-10-17-26-32, and when he woke he used them in four identical ‘Cash 5’ tickets.

“I’ve never had a dream like that before” Mr Amole told the Virginia Lottery.

But his numbers came up, making all four of the tickets which he ran them on winners of a $100,000 top prize and earning him a total of $400,000 for the Jan. 13 drawing.

According to the Virginia Lottery website, the odds of winning the Cash 5 game are 1 in 278,256.

Mr Amole said he now plans to invest his winnings.