lottery ball

Tumbling prize determiner

A lottery ball is one of the numbered spheres drawn at random to determine winning numbers in a lottery.

The balls tumble in a transparent drum or air-mix machine before selection, a visual spectacle meant to demonstrate fairness: We watched the lottery balls bounce around before the first one dropped.

In sports, lottery balls determine draft order for teams that missed the playoffs.

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lottery participant role

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Purchased chance at prize

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randomness vs. predetermination

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Pre-arranged cards for cheating

sure thing · certainty · guarantee

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G