Recent Examples on the WebThe 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 The lotto winners, which included an emergency room team, later picked up their winnings at MiddleCoast Brewing in Traverse City.—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024 With no winner coming forward, 80% of the unclaimed prize funds will be transferred directly to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, which supports the state's public education system, and the remaining 20% will return to the prize pool, according to lotto officials.—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023 Those who regularly buy lottery tickets, as opposed to those who only get a ticket when the jackpot is huge, should consider taking their lotto money and using it to open an investment account or buy partial stock.—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 7 Aug. 2023
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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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