crapshoot
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That meant that Messi had to conjure magic—or risk what is almost certainly the final World Cup of his storied career on the crapshoot of penalties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
TSA has often been a crapshoot, risking pileups as travelers pulled laptops from carry-ons and novice vacationers struggled to untie their sneakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
The crapshoot of a 162-game season and unpredictable playoff format still looms too, especially for a team that frequently faltered in the postseason before finally prevailing last October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
“La Niña can surprise us. It’s still a crapshoot, but firefighters, water managers and farmers would be wise to be prepared.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
“The reality is the transfer portal, to me it’s a bigger crapshoot than a high school kid,” Fickell said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
As a Senator from Kansas, Vice President Curtis himself perfected a sort of crapshooting style of finger-snapping that was the envy of younger Senators.
From Time Magazine Archive
As an Army chaplain in World War I, Parson Spence discouraged crapshooting in camp by rolling sevens himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
Director Dwight Hemion insisted that Comic Tom Poston carry three spare sets of dice for his crapshooting sketch with Costello.
From Time Magazine Archive
The New York Herald Tribune straightway called for a coordinator of crapshooting; the New York Daily News, for a coordinator of gin-rummy.
From Time Magazine Archive
That brought up tales of the old games, poker, faro, three card monte, blackjack, roulette—and crapshooting.
From Noble Redman by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone
