Applications open Monday; up to 3 numbers per person

Customers of other carriers and MVNOs also eligible

KT Corp is holding a raffle for highly sought-after "gold numbers." [KT Corp]
KT Corp is holding a raffle for highly sought-after "gold numbers." [KT Corp]

Mobile phone users will have a chance to win a coveted number ending in "7777" or "1234" through an upcoming raffle.

KT Corp announced Monday it will hold a raffle for "gold numbers" — phone numbers that are highly popular among customers.

Gold numbers are mobile numbers that are easy to remember or carry a special meaning. They fall into three main categories: the AAAA type, where the same digit repeats four times (such as "1111" or "2222"); the ABCD type, where digits run in sequence (such as "1234" or "5678"); and numbers with a particular cultural meaning, such as "1004" (the Korean word for "angel") or "2580."

KT Corp has designated a total of 155 number types as gold numbers for the event.

Applicants enter for a full phone number containing a gold number — for example, if "010-XXXX-7777" is among the available options, the entrant selects that complete number. Up to three numbers per person may be chosen from a pool of approximately 10,000.

Applications can be submitted at KT Corp stores nationwide, on the KT.com website or through the My KT app. Existing KT Corp subscribers as well as customers of other mobile carriers and mobile virtual network operators are eligible to participate.

Results will be announced Dec. 11. Winners will be notified by text message and can also check the outcome on KT.com and the My KT app.

Winners must register their assigned number at a KT Corp store or on KT.com by Dec. 31. Full details are available in the notice section of the KT Corp website.

KT Corp held a similar raffle for 10,000 gold numbers in June last year. In the 2024 results released at the time, the most popular type was the "ABCD-ABCD" format — where the area code and the last four digits are identical — drawing a competition ratio of 284 to 1.


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