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Georgia ranks fourth in a new superstition index

Georgia placed fourth in a new ranking of superstition-related activity across the United States, The Georgia Sun reports. The social casino website ACE.com gave the state a score of 45.10 out of 100 in its index, based on data collected in October 2026.

According to Wikipedia, Western superstition regards Friday the 13th as unlucky. The Georgia Sun reports that ACE.com's index tracked searches asking why the day is unlucky.

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Georgia's score reflects searches and businesses#

ACE.com ranked all 50 states using five measures, The Georgia Sun reports. Four counted psychics, astrologers, metaphysical shops and fortune tellers. The fifth measured average monthly Google searches across 53 keywords related to superstition.

Georgia had 214 metaphysical shops and 207 psychics in the index, The Georgia Sun reports. ACE.com also counted 47 fortune tellers and 68 astrologers. The state's monthly searches for the selected terms averaged 15,460, including queries about angel numbers, the evil eye and black cat superstitions.

The Georgia Sun reports that the measures describe businesses and search activity rather than a direct survey of residents' beliefs. In numerology, angel numbers are interpreted through meanings assigned to numbers. One reading associates the number 13 with positive thoughts and change, alongside its association with misfortune.

Atlanta places fifth among cities#

Atlanta scored 32.68 out of 100 and ranked fifth nationally among cities, The Georgia Sun reports. The city's figures included 32 psychics, 16 astrologers and 26 metaphysical shops. The report did not give an Atlanta count for fortune tellers or monthly searches.

California led the state ranking with 90.73, followed by Florida at 81.01 and New York at 62.70, according to The Georgia Sun. California had 874 psychics and 63,290 monthly searches, the most of any state on both measures. Florida had the most metaphysical shops, with 483.

The Georgia Sun reports that California fell to 29th when population was factored into the ranking. Texas followed Georgia in fifth place overall, with Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan and Ohio completing the top 10.

Georgia football drew a superstition comparison#

Dawn of the Dawg described a run of losses by teams ranked No. 2 before Georgia faced Ole Miss. Ohio State, BYU and Notre Dame had each lost while holding that position in the preceding three weeks, the outlet reported.

Georgia later moved to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, according to Yahoo Sports. The second set of rankings was released on Nov. 10.

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