sweepstake
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Pringles’ Halloween sweepstake promises one winner a metal urn shaped like the brand’s cylindrical cans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
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
If you pick this one in the sweepstake, feel free to have another go, although you never know.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2015
Two dracaenae exchanged coins like they were taking bets for the End-of-the-World office sweepstake.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
The big races on Saturday are the rated girls’ event at 8:54 p.m., the rated boys’ race at 9:14 p.m., the girls’ sweepstakes at 9:34 p.m. and the boys’ sweepstakes at 9:54 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Two red flags during final practice had led some teams to have private sweepstakes as to how many stoppages there would be in qualifying, but the session ran cleanly, with no incidents.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Adams did not respond to a detailed list of questions about FLAG’s financial practices, sweepstakes operation and educational programming.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Pulling ahead recently in the sweepstakes, with a couple of awards already on its shelf, is “Schmigadoon!,” an exuberantly staged adaptation of the Apple TV series of the same name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Also used them to determine which candy bars held the winning pieces for a £5,000 sweepstakes.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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