Recent Examples on the WebThen, be sure to test your lotto skills with their dedicated lottery section.—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024 That’s because no one has won the lotto since New Year’s Day.—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024 Microsoft is reportedly testing one Surprising discoveries No one has won the Powerball lotto in three months.—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024 The site also hosts several Bitcoin lottery options, all of which take their inspiration from classic games like bingo, scratch cards, and lotto.—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024 But just like the nation’s dream, the lotto is proving to be an elusive, inequitable, and dying (if not dead) promise of a new future.—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024 When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion or more?
As of March 27, 2024, 10 lottery jackpots have reached or surpassed $1 billion.—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024 When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion or more?
As of Feb. 27, 2024, there have been nine lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion.—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024 With 40 unique ideas, each date is a surprise waiting to be uncovered, just like scratching off a lotto ticket.—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French & Italian; French loto, borrowed from Italian lotto "lottery, game of chance based on guessing numbers drawn from an urn" (originally lotto di Genova "Genoa lottery"), borrowed from Middle French lot "lot, portion, share" — more at allot
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