The magician asks a spectator for a completely random card, the spectator says for example 3 of hearts. The magician picks up a deck of cards and a lotto ticket.
He cites the game from the scratcher and shows that the cards all have corresponding numbers on the backs of the cards. The magician spread cards face up and retrieves the chosen 3 of hearts. He turns it over and on the back of the 3 of heart is a number, for example, 36.

The magician says 36 is a special meaning for the spectator or that this is perhaps his lucky number.

The magician gives the spectator the ticket and is ask to scratch any row. This may be horizontal, vertical or diagonal! He does this, but ... Unfortunately no matches. The spectator is instructed to scratch another, then another, but not one match! 36 is not on the scratcher.

But ... If we add up the row of numbers is the outcome: 36!

• If we now add another row, this is also 36.
• If we now add a random vertical row is the outcome 36.
• If one diagonal sum is the outcome 36.
• If we add up the four corner numbers it is also 36.

• There are over 30 different ways to the number 36!

• Magic Square in the hands!
• Use this effect in everyday life situations.

"The most fun and cunning presentation for the magic square I've seen to date." - Peter Eggink

"Leo has taken the magic square and turned it into something wonderful!" - Richard Sanders