crapshoot
noun
crap·shoot
ˈkrap-ˌshüt 
: something (such as a business venture) that has an unpredictable outcome
Examples of crapshoot in a Sentence
there are almost no sure bets in the movie business—almost everything is a crapshoot
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Building casinos in New York has similarly been a crapshoot.
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Kristy Marmorato, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025
Preseason polls always are a crapshoot, now even more so given tremendous roster turnover between graduation losses and NCAA transfer portal comings and goings.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
Baseball’s playoff system is something of a crapshoot, however, making World Series victories an incomplete gauge.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 10 July 2025
The Padres lost the crapshoot that is modern extra-innings and lost a sixth straight game.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Kristy Marmorato, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025
Preseason polls always are a crapshoot, now even more so given tremendous roster turnover between graduation losses and NCAA transfer portal comings and goings.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
Baseball’s playoff system is something of a crapshoot, however, making World Series victories an incomplete gauge.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 10 July 2025
The Padres lost the crapshoot that is modern extra-innings and lost a sixth straight game.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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“Crapshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crapshoot. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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