Green’s Dictionary of Slang

unlucky for some n.

[the number most prone to superstitious interpretation]

1. (bingo) the number 13.

[UK]T. McClenaghan Submariners I ii: On its own, number two, unlucky for some, thirteen.
[US]J. Burkardt ‘The Bingo Code’ Wordplay 🌐 13: unlucky for some.

2. £13.00.

[UK](con. 1950s–60s) in G. Tremlett Little Legs 198: unlucky for some £13.