sweepstake
Random winner competition
Sweepstake is an older or less common form of sweepstakes—a contest where a winner is chosen by chance from among all entrants, or a horse race where the entire prize goes to the winner.
The singular form appears occasionally in British usage but sounds odd to American ears, where sweepstakes dominates regardless of whether one or many prizes are involved.
Lottery for prizes
- drawCreate with pencil
- ticketEntry permit slip
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- numbersCounting and calculation symbols
drawing · winner · entry · prize-draw · scratch-off · finalist · entrant · registration
Accumulated gambling prize
Chance affecting outcomes
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
- fortuneWealth or destiny
fate · likelihood · possibility · uncertainty · risk · fluke · serendipity · happenstance
Organized competitive event
- giveawayFree item or betraying clue
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- raceCompetition of speed
championship · showdown · elimination · bracket · finals · matchup · qualifier · playoff
Staking money on outcomes
- wageringRisking money on outcomes
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- riskPossibility of harm
punting · gaming · bookmaking · sportsbook · wager · ante · pool
raffle
Lottery for prizes
numbers · drawing · winner · entry · prize-draw · scratch-off · finalist · entrant · registration · eligibility
jackpot
Accumulated gambling prize
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- winningsMoney gained from betting
bonus · car · merchandise · voucher · reward · bounty · purse
luck
Chance affecting outcomes
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
fortune · fate · likelihood · possibility · uncertainty · risk · fluke · serendipity · happenstance · longshot
contest
Organized competitive event
- giveawayFree item or betraying clue
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
race · championship · showdown · elimination · bracket · finals · matchup · qualifier · playoff · derby
betting
Staking money on outcomes
- wageringRisking money on outcomes
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
risk · punting · gaming · bookmaking · sportsbook · wager · ante · pool
- horse racingthoroughbred, horse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses
sweepstaketalent competition
Event judging performers' abilities
athletic competition · spelling bee · chess tournament · academic competition · audition
sweepstakechampionship
Competition for top rank
tournament · qualifying exam · audition · trial · competitive examination
- sweepstakes scamFake contest targeting victims
- sweepstakes winnerOne chosen by chance for prize
- sweepstakes prizeContest-awarded item or money
- sweepstakes entryContest participation submission