lottery

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That this was a lottery, not a contest between bat and ball.

From BBC

A lucky lottery player in the US state of Arkansas has won the $1.8 billion Powerball prize, the second-largest US lottery jackpot ever won, the gambling game's organizer said on Thursday.

From Barron's

This marks only the second time a Powerball jackpot has been won by a ticket sold in Arkansas, according to the lottery operator.

From BBC

“It was surreal, it was like telling people they won the lottery. There was absolute shock,” Moreno says, who helped hand out the bonuses.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the 46th consecutive drawing, no one matched all six numbers of the Powerball lottery Monday, although several new millionaires were created, game officials announced.

From Los Angeles Times