raffle

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His round is six days a week and when he's finished today, he'll head to a local slimmers' club to help set up the tables and call the raffle.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

When the two-hour movie ended, one attendee won the big raffle prize, which included “Waiting to Exhale” on DVD — and a DVD player to play it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

The firm’s insurance chief of 39 years, Ajit Jain, once crafted a policy insuring Pepsi against having to award a $1 billion raffle prize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

The authorities in the French capital launched a lottery on Monday, offering 30 monuments for sale in a raffle -- 10 at Pere-Lachaise, 10 at Montparnasse and 10 at Montmartre.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

“We’ll sell raffle tickets! And scented candles! And chocolate bars! I’ll sell my bike! I’ll do anything! Please don’t cancel the paper chain!”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman