win the lottery

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: to have a winning ticket in a lottery run by a government

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And look how well things are going for them — staring down a 14th straight season without a playoff berth, too young to tear it all down, too mediocre to win the lottery, too hopeless to see any sort of light at the end of this endless dark tunnel. —

Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 Arizona ranked 19th among the states most likely to win the lottery, according to a new study. —

Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024 What if Detroit or Houston win the lottery, both of which are already loaded with teenagers and young 20’s prospects. —

Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024 Maryland/Delaware New Hampshire Rhode Island Indiana Missouri West Virginia Nebraska Kansas/Kentucky Minnesota New Jersey More:Arizona lottery players have won over $5B. See what the tickets and drawings once looked like What U.S. states are least likely to win the lottery? —

Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for win the lottery

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