raffle

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As many as 1,000 fans showed up on the first day of the trial, and many would line up starting at 5 a.m. for raffle tickets that would allow them to enter the courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Buffett has lavished praise on the executive for his preternatural ability to craft offbeat policies, including insuring Chicago’s tallest building against terrorist attacks and Pepsi against having to award a $1 billion raffle prize.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

To help towards that, the church sold raffle tickets to win the painting by Suffolk-born Hambling, which initially it hoped would raise £10,000, but had brought in £13,000 by January.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

When the two-hour movie ended, one attendee won the big raffle prize, which included “Waiting to Exhale” on DVD — and a DVD player to play it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

But one night, when nobody in town wanted to hear about the rabbit raffle any more, he heard a noise by the courtyard door.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez