lottery winners
Fortune's chosen few
People who have won a lottery—typically a large cash prize from a government-run or commercial drawing.
The phrase often appears in discussions of sudden wealth and its consequences: Lottery winners frequently go bankrupt within a few years.
Financial advisors and psychologists study lottery winners as examples of how windfall gains affect behavior and happiness.
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- luckyFavored by chance
- ticketEntry permit slip
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- lucky peopleborn lucky
- lotteriesball machine, drawing, random draw, weekly drawing, tickets
- eliteselites, plutocrats, oligarchs, aristocrats, blue bloods
- honoreeshonoree, honorees, awardee, awardees, laureate
- nonearnersunemployed, retirees, pensioners, homemakers, housewives