lottery
Random prize drawing
A lottery is a system of distributing prizes by chance, typically through the sale of numbered tickets with winners selected by random drawing.
Government-run lotteries fund public programs; private lotteries raise money for charities or organizations.
Figuratively, anything determined by luck rather than merit is a lottery: Getting a good teacher is a lottery.
The genetic lottery refers to traits inherited by chance.
Risked stake on outcome
betting · speculation · gaming · bookmaker · scratch-off · retailer · kiosk · syndicate
Numbered-ball jackpot drawing
- rolloverVehicle flipping accident
- multimillionaireOne possessing multiple millions
- megabucksVast sums of money
- record-breakingExceeding prior bests
winner · drawings · numbers · balls · televised · annuity · lump-sum · unclaimed
Likelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- randomOccurring without pattern
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- drawingMarks forming a picture
selection · pick · combinatorics · permutation · statistics · unlikely · chance · randomness
Reward for winning
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- proceedsRevenue from a transaction
- taxMandatory public revenue charge
claim · beneficiary · anonymous · publicity · life-changing · fortune · installments · splurge
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- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- selectionChosen item or items
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
assignment · queue · waitlist · fairness · equity · distribution
bet
Risked stake on outcome
risk · betting · speculation · gaming · bookmaker · scratch-off · retailer · kiosk · syndicate · pool
powerball
Numbered-ball jackpot drawing
- rolloverVehicle flipping accident
- multimillionaireOne possessing multiple millions
- megabucksVast sums of money
record-breaking · winner · drawings · numbers · balls · televised · annuity · lump-sum · unclaimed
odds
Likelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- randomOccurring without pattern
- luckChance affecting outcomes
drawing · selection · pick · combinatorics · permutation · statistics · unlikely · chance · randomness · unpredictable
prize
Reward for winning
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- proceedsRevenue from a transaction
tax · claim · beneficiary · anonymous · publicity · life-changing · fortune · installments · splurge · squander
draft
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- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- selectionChosen item or items
rationing · assignment · queue · waitlist · fairness · equity · distribution
- probabilityprobability, chance, random, randomness, odds
- ticketingticket sales, box office, ticket agent, ticket agents, ticket booth
- chancechance, luck, dice, randomness, probability
- fortunelucky, luck, fortune, fate, destiny
- random eventsdice rolls, dice, coin flips, coin toss, gambling
- random selectioncoin flip, dice roll, heads or tails, raffle, random draw
lotterycertainty
Total absence of doubt
guarantee · sure thing · inevitability · foregone conclusion · predictability
lotterymeritocracy
Advancement through demonstrated ability
merit-based selection · competition · examination · audition · contest
lotterydesign
Purposeful creative planning
deliberate choice · curated selection · appointment · hand-picking · engineering
- lottery ticketPurchased chance at prize
- visa lotteryRandom immigration permit allocation
- lottery winnerOne chosen by chance
- lottery fraudIllegally rigging prize drawings
- lottery winningsPrize from random drawing
- national lotteryCountrywide prize draw