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sweepstake

[sweep-steyk] / ˈswipˌsteɪk /




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If you have drawn him in the sweepstake, you have a Pair rather than a Prial, which is the highest hand in three card brag.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Keisha Schahaff and Ana Mayers won their tickets in a sweepstake.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2023

The Broncos were the big losers in the aforementioned Kirk Cousins sweepstake.

From The Guardian • Sep. 12, 2018

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

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

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan