sweepstakes
/ˈswipˌsteɪks/
noun
- A type of contest or lottery in which people can win prizes, often by chance rather than skill.
- The company is running a sweepstakes with a grand prize of $10,000.
- He was excited to learn he had won the sweepstakes.
- She entered a sweepstakes to win a new car.
- A race or competition in which the prize money is made up of the contestants' entry fees.
- The poker tournament was a sweepstakes where each player paid an entry fee.
- The horse race was a sweepstakes with a large purse.
- They organized a golf sweepstakes for charity.