raffle

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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

One of Jennie's best friends sent her a link to an article about a woman in Ireland who raffled off her home and the idea stayed with her.

From BBC

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi said a raffle to win one of his guitars raised £50,000 for a hospital appeal.

From BBC

The event featured live music, and organizers raffled off 10 turkeys.

From Los Angeles Times

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