Lottery

n. game of chance in which a large number of tickets are sold and the winner is determined by randomly choosing one of the tickets, raffle; something whose outcome is determined by chance

For other articles concerned with Lotteries see Lottery (disambiguation). A lottery is a popular form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. Some governments outlaw it, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national lottery. It is common to find some degree of regulation of lottery by governments.
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Lottery! was an ABC television series that premiered on September 9, 1983, and aired for one season of 17 episodes. The episodes centered around ordinary people who have won the lottery--all of a sudden becoming millionaires--and how it changes their lives. Each week, several guest stars become instant millionaires (in two or three different stories) when their lottery tickets bring them fame, fortune, and usually trouble.
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Noun
1. something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them"
(hypernym) accident, fortuity, chance event
2. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
(synonym) drawing
(hypernym) game of chance, gambling game
(hyponym) tombola

(n.)
Allotment; thing allotted.
  

(n.)
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance.
  

a form of consumer sales promotion in which purchasers are offered to win prizes if their names are drawn from a barrel; a game of chance. Also called a Sweepstake.