door prize
noun
: a prize awarded to the holder of a winning ticket passed out at the entrance to an entertainment or function
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The cleanup will be followed by a meal, door prizes and live music beginning at 5 p.m.
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Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025
About 150 people paid $30 each for tickets, which included an Imperial Oak Celebration Ale, live music, door prizes, a split the pot raffle and live auctions.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
At the event there will be trivia, door prizes, and bucket raffles of items donated by local businesses.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2024
Includes appetizer buffet, two drink tickets, dancing and door prizes.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2016
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Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025
About 150 people paid $30 each for tickets, which included an Imperial Oak Celebration Ale, live music, door prizes, a split the pot raffle and live auctions.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
At the event there will be trivia, door prizes, and bucket raffles of items donated by local businesses.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2024
Includes appetizer buffet, two drink tickets, dancing and door prizes.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2016
See All Example Sentences for door prize
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“Door prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door%20prize. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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