sweepstake
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Keisha Schahaff and Ana Mayers won their tickets in a sweepstake.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023
The Broncos were the big losers in the aforementioned Kirk Cousins sweepstake.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2018
It's now like winning a lottery sweepstake, where the lucky few get a free new life, meanwhile, the others are denied any chance at life.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2018
If you pick this one in the sweepstake, feel free to have another go, although you never know.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2015
Two dracaenae exchanged coins like they were taking bets for the End-of-the-World office sweepstake.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
Two red flags during final practice had led some teams to have private sweepstakes as to how many stoppages there would be in qualifying, but the session ran cleanly, with no incidents.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Nearly all of FLAG’s revenue originates from individual donors, and most of that money is raised through a direct-mail sweepstakes operation that offers the chance to win prizes, in one case $1,000,000.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Uruguay probably won’t win the World Cup, but La Celeste is already a champion in the base camp sweepstakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
The class-action lawsuit story is similar to the sweepstakes and lottery check scam: You are told you have won and/or been awarded money, and you can deposit this check in your bank account.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
No raffle ticket, no Bingo, no policy slip, no clearing-house number, no magazine sweepstakes, no, nor any unpierced carnival balloon succumbed to her magic.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
