Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Some lottery winners say their lucky numbers have found them after having dreams about winning big. Others have landed large prizes after using numbers that are significant to them.

Here are eight times players have found success after receiving guidance from their intuition in one way or another.

North Carolina man predicts his win

Robert Hoban might have bought a Quick Pick ticket for a Cash 5 drawing, but his dreams still seemed to predict the outcome.

He said that the night before he learned the good news, he dreamed he was going to win.