- lottery - something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them"
--1 is a kind of accident, fortuity, chance event
- lottery, drawing - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
--2 is a kind of game of chance, gambling game
--2 has particulars:tombola; lucky dip; numbers pool, numbers game, numbers racket, numbers; raffle; sweepstake, sweepstakes - lottery, drawing - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots