Lottery (disambiguation)

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A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize.

Lottery may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Publications

• "The Lottery", a 1948 short story by Shirley Jackson
• Lottery (novel), a novel by Patricia Wood
• Lottery (short story), a 1933 short story by Munshi Premchand
• The Lottery (novel), a 2002 novel by Beth Goobie

Films and television

• The Lottery, a 1969 film based on the short story "The Lottery"
• The Lottery, a 1996 TV film based on the short story "The Lottery"
• The Lottery (1989 film), an American comedy short film
• Lottery (2009 film), a Bollywood romance thriller film
• The Lottery (2010 film), an American documentary film
• Lottery (2018 film), an Iranian romance film
• The Lottery (TV series), a 2014 drama television series
• Lottery! (1983–1984), an American television show

Music

• Lottery (Kali Uchis song), 2015
• Lottery (K Camp song), 2019
• Lottery (Latto song), 2023
• "Lottery", a 2007 song by Chris Brown from Exclusive

Sports

• Lottery (horse), a 19th-century champion racehorse
• NBA draft lottery, a lottery used to determine the draft order in the National Basketball Association
• NHL draft lottery, a lottery used to determine the draft order in the National Hockey League

Other uses

• Lottery (probability), a concept used in expected utility theory
• Lottery voting, an electorate system
• Mountain Road Lottery, a lottery sponsored by George Washington in 1768
• Postcode lottery, a phrase used in the United Kingdom to describe the differences in services depending on geographic location
• Cleromancy, divination by lot

See also

• National lottery (disambiguation)
• Lotería, a Mexican game resembling bingo
• Silesian Lottery, a gambling card game

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