dumb luck

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Then, there’s a “Jeopardy!”-like general-knowledge quiz, although it seems to be based on dumb luck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

"By the grace of god and/or dumb luck I’m still here," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024

Because it’s clear that what happened was not a situation where the president was saved because of the scale of the Secret Service but by sheer dumb luck that he is still alive.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2024

“Again, it was dumb luck, because we had all the ability to set type.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2024

Spotting the Butterfly was 100 percent dumb luck.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin