winning numbers

Lucky lottery selection

Winning numbers are the numbers drawn or selected in a lottery, raffle, or similar game of chance that determine the prize recipients.

The phrase appears constantly in gambling contexts: Check your ticket against the winning numbers.

By extension, winning numbers can describe any combination that yields success: She finally found the winning numbers for her business model.

Related
  • bingoNumber-matching game of chance
  • lotteryRandomized prize distribution
  • kenoNumber-matching gambling game
  • raffleLottery for prizes
  • sweepstakesPrize contest decided randomly

jackpot · cash prize · randomness · odds · prize · retirement fund · lucky draw · luck · lucky numbers · lucky charm · permutations · game of chance · wealth · combinations · celebration · superstition · powerball · pick six

Categories
Opposites
lottery/gambling outcome

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Digits considered ill-omened

wrong numbers · bust · loser · near misses · also-rans

Family

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