raffle

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The first edition of the raffle was won by a 25-year-old American from Pennsylvania in 2013, with funds raised to help preserve the Lebanese city of Tyre - a Unesco World Heritage Site.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The draw was the third edition of the "1 Picasso for 100 euros" fundraising raffle, which was founded in 2013.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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

“How are cookies and raffle tickets going to raise twenty thousand dollars?”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen