Lottery
noun
A game where people buy tickets, and prizes are given out randomly to the ticket holders.
I bought a ticket for the lottery, hoping to win the million-dollar prize.
Often appears as...
- win the lottery
- lottery ticket
noun
A system or process that randomly chooses or decides something.
Getting accepted into that college is like a lottery, they have so many applicants.
Often appears as...
- housing lottery
- visa lottery
noun
A game where people buy tickets, and prizes are given out randomly to the ticket holders.
I bought a ticket for the lottery, hoping to win the million-dollar prize.
Often appears as...
- win the lottery
- lottery ticket
noun
A system or process that randomly chooses or decides something.
Getting accepted into that college is like a lottery, they have so many applicants.
Often appears as...
- housing lottery
- visa lottery
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Pro Tip 1/3Gambling Aspect
The word 'lottery' often implies a form of gambling where winning is based on luck.
His grandmother disapproves of the lottery due to its gambling nature.
Pro Tip 2/3Monetary Risk
Participating in a lottery usually involves spending money without a guaranteed return.
He spent $20 on lottery tickets but didn't win anything.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Phenomenon
Lotteries are popular worldwide and can be major cultural events, often state-run.
The Spanish Christmas lottery is a famous annual event.
Pro Tip 1/3Gambling Aspect
The word 'lottery' often implies a form of gambling where winning is based on luck.
His grandmother disapproves of the lottery due to its gambling nature.
Pro Tip 2/3Monetary Risk
Participating in a lottery usually involves spending money without a guaranteed return.
He spent $20 on lottery tickets but didn't win anything.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Phenomenon
Lotteries are popular worldwide and can be major cultural events, often state-run.
The Spanish Christmas lottery is a famous annual event.
Pro Tip 1/3Gambling Aspect
The word 'lottery' often implies a form of gambling where winning is based on luck.
His grandmother disapproves of the lottery due to its gambling nature.
Pro Tip 2/3Monetary Risk
Participating in a lottery usually involves spending money without a guaranteed return.
He spent $20 on lottery tickets but didn't win anything.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Phenomenon
Lotteries are popular worldwide and can be major cultural events, often state-run.
The Spanish Christmas lottery is a famous annual event.
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Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
rides on their back which is super cute that little baby Pangolin is the cutest little thing in the world and they'll ride on the back of mom but you're solitary otherwise you won't see them in pairs unless of course you very fortunate and you find mating penguins which is well then you must go play the lottery that night because you're gonna
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Why we make bad...
are approximately equivalent to flushing the money directly down the toilet -- which, by the way, doesn't require that you actually go to the store and buy anything. Why in the world would anybody ever play the lottery? Well, there are many answers, but one answer surely is,
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How we should name our...
that in a second but the basic idea is that we like things in the world around us that remind us of ourselves that carried something about ourselves in it so that's certainly true of members of the alphabet it's true with the way people pick a lottery numbers this is a
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What did democracy...
to legislate on their behalf. But this poses its own problems, including the influence of wealth, and the emergence of professional politicians with different interests than their constituents. Could reviving election by lottery lead to more effective government
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Looks aren't everything....
is I won a genetic lottery, and I am the recipient of a legacy, and maybe you're wondering what is a legacy. Well, for the past few centuries we have defined beauty not just as health and youth and symmetry that we're biologically programmed to admire,
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What makes a hero? -...
that gets the story moving? When her sister's name is called from the lottery. How about assistance? Is anyone going to help her on her adventure? Haymitch. What about departure? Does she leave her ordinary world? She gets on a train to the capital.
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What happens if you...
Probability is also used in helping to set auto insurance rates and it's what keeps casinos and lotteries in business. How can probability affect you? Let's look at a simple probability problem. Does it pay to randomly guess on all 10 questions
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What role does luck play...
that really important things in our lives are not under our control. I hate that idea. It's not surprising that people hate that idea, but it simply is the way things are. First of all, college admissions already is a lottery.
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Dan Buettner: How to...
had a very good lifestyle, you also have to have won the genetic lottery. The second myth is, there are treatments that can help slow, reverse, or even stop aging. False.
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Sheryl WuDunn: Our...
And she realized that with that great fortune comes great responsibility. And so, like her, you, me, we have all won the lottery of life. And so the question
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Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
rides on their back which is super cute that little baby Pangolin is the cutest little thing in the world and they'll ride on the back of mom but you're solitary otherwise you won't see them in pairs unless of course you very fortunate and you find mating penguins which is well then you must go play the lottery that night because you're gonna
Video examples
Why we make bad...
are approximately equivalent to flushing the money directly down the toilet -- which, by the way, doesn't require that you actually go to the store and buy anything. Why in the world would anybody ever play the lottery? Well, there are many answers, but one answer surely is,
Video examples
How we should name our...
that in a second but the basic idea is that we like things in the world around us that remind us of ourselves that carried something about ourselves in it so that's certainly true of members of the alphabet it's true with the way people pick a lottery numbers this is a
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What did democracy...
to legislate on their behalf. But this poses its own problems, including the influence of wealth, and the emergence of professional politicians with different interests than their constituents. Could reviving election by lottery lead to more effective government
Video examples
Looks aren't everything....
is I won a genetic lottery, and I am the recipient of a legacy, and maybe you're wondering what is a legacy. Well, for the past few centuries we have defined beauty not just as health and youth and symmetry that we're biologically programmed to admire,
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What makes a hero? -...
that gets the story moving? When her sister's name is called from the lottery. How about assistance? Is anyone going to help her on her adventure? Haymitch. What about departure? Does she leave her ordinary world? She gets on a train to the capital.
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What happens if you...
Probability is also used in helping to set auto insurance rates and it's what keeps casinos and lotteries in business. How can probability affect you? Let's look at a simple probability problem. Does it pay to randomly guess on all 10 questions
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What role does luck play...
that really important things in our lives are not under our control. I hate that idea. It's not surprising that people hate that idea, but it simply is the way things are. First of all, college admissions already is a lottery.
Video examples
Dan Buettner: How to...
had a very good lifestyle, you also have to have won the genetic lottery. The second myth is, there are treatments that can help slow, reverse, or even stop aging. False.
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Sheryl WuDunn: Our...
And she realized that with that great fortune comes great responsibility. And so, like her, you, me, we have all won the lottery of life. And so the question
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Rick Hoffman
American Actor
I've always said that it's like being the winner of three separate lottery tickets - getting a pilot, getting the pilot picked up, and having a show that actually lasts. There are no guarantees, and no one knows where a show is going to go.
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Tommy Morrison
American Athlete
I knew the HIV virus was something anyone could get but also believed the chances were very slim... I honestly believed I had a better chance of winning the lottery than contracting this disease. I have never been so wrong in my life.
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Kylie Minogue
Australian Musician
You need a lot of luck to find people with whom you want to spend the rest of your life. Some people manage to find their soul mate. Others don't. I think love is like a lottery.
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Natalia Reyes
Colombian Actress
You can win the lottery but you need to buy the ticket first. And in life, you can get lucky but you need to work hard and be ready first.
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Frank Carson
Irish Comedian
My wife said to me: 'If you won the lottery, would you still love me?' I said: 'Of course I would. I'd miss you, but I'd still love you.
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Sid Waddell
British Entertainer
I'm the world's worst after-dinner speaker. I need pictures to respond to. I was the voice of the lottery balls once and got the sack.
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Nick Harkaway
English Novelist
Prize lists are out, and you're not on them? Nature of the world - means nothing. Prizes are a lottery.
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Jonah Hill
American Actor
Professionally, I feel like I won the lottery and I am the luckiest person in the entire world.
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Rick Famuyiwa
Nigerian Director
But at the end of the day, the lottery of birth shouldn't determine your value to the world.
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Jake Epstein
Canadian Actor
I won the family lottery. I come from the best family in the world.
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Rick Hoffman
American Actor
I've always said that it's like being the winner of three separate lottery tickets - getting a pilot, getting the pilot picked up, and having a show that actually lasts. There are no guarantees, and no one knows where a show is going to go.
Quote examples
Tommy Morrison
American Athlete
I knew the HIV virus was something anyone could get but also believed the chances were very slim... I honestly believed I had a better chance of winning the lottery than contracting this disease. I have never been so wrong in my life.
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Kylie Minogue
Australian Musician
You need a lot of luck to find people with whom you want to spend the rest of your life. Some people manage to find their soul mate. Others don't. I think love is like a lottery.
Quote examples
Natalia Reyes
Colombian Actress
You can win the lottery but you need to buy the ticket first. And in life, you can get lucky but you need to work hard and be ready first.
Quote examples
Frank Carson
Irish Comedian
My wife said to me: 'If you won the lottery, would you still love me?' I said: 'Of course I would. I'd miss you, but I'd still love you.
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Sid Waddell
British Entertainer
I'm the world's worst after-dinner speaker. I need pictures to respond to. I was the voice of the lottery balls once and got the sack.
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Nick Harkaway
English Novelist
Prize lists are out, and you're not on them? Nature of the world - means nothing. Prizes are a lottery.
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Jonah Hill
American Actor
Professionally, I feel like I won the lottery and I am the luckiest person in the entire world.
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Rick Famuyiwa
Nigerian Director
But at the end of the day, the lottery of birth shouldn't determine your value to the world.
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Jake Epstein
Canadian Actor
I won the family lottery. I come from the best family in the world.
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