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11lottery — /lot euh ree/, n., pl. lotteries. 1. a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes. 2. any scheme for the distribution of… …
12Lottery mathematics — This article discusses the way to calculate various probabilities in a lottery game in which one selects 6 numbers from 49, and hopes that as many of those 6 as possible match the 6 that are randomly selected from the same pool of 49 numbers in… …
13Lottery paradox — Henry E. Kyburg, Jr. s Lottery Paradox (1961, p. 197) arises from considering a fair 1000 ticket lottery that has exactly one winning ticket. If this much is known about the execution of the lottery it is therefore rational to accept that some… …
14Lottery scam — A typical lottery scam begins with an unexpected email notification that You have won! a large sum of money in a lottery. The recipient of the message the target of the scam is usually told to keep the notice secret, due to a mix up in some of… …
15Lottery machine — A lottery machine is the machine used to draw the winning numbers for a lottery.Early lotteries were done by drawing numbers, or winning tickets, from a container. In the UK, numbers of winning Premium Bonds (which were not strictly a lottery,… …
16lottery — /lotoriy/ A chance for a prize for a price. A scheme for the distribution of a prize or prizes by lot or chance, the number and value of which is determined by the operator of lottery. U.S. v. Baker, C.A.Pa., 364 F.2d 107, 111. Essential elements …
17lottery — /lotoriy/ A chance for a prize for a price. A scheme for the distribution of a prize or prizes by lot or chance, the number and value of which is determined by the operator of lottery. U.S. v. Baker, C.A.Pa., 364 F.2d 107, 111. Essential elements …
18lottery — 01. She won almost two million dollars in the [lottery]. 02. I never buy [lottery] tickets because I read in the paper that you have more chance of being hit by lightning than of winning the grand prize. 03. What was the winning number in last… …
19lottery — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ national, state VERB + LOTTERY ▪ have, hold ▪ We re having a lottery to raise money for homeless families. ▪ …
20Lottery League 2008 — The Lottery League 2008 was a musical event that took place from February 2 through April 12 in Cleveland, Ohio.The organizers of the event, a group of Cleveland musicians known as the Council of Chiefs , held a lottery wherein roughly 150… …
