sweepstake

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Buyers will also be entered into a sweepstake, with the chance of winning prizes including a gala dinner or a game of golf with Mr Trump.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022

You might have had an email from someone you work with about a sweepstake.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2021

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

Sitting on folding chairs, he and sound man John Harrison, 50, are passing the time by organizing a sweepstake on the date of the royal baby’s birth.

From Time • Jul. 3, 2013

Two dracaenae exchanged coins like they were taking bets for the End-of-the-World office sweepstake.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan