lottery; lot; raffle; draw
lottery run by a temple or shrine
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
luck in lotteries; luck in raffles
winning ticket; lucky number
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
blank (ticket); unsuccessful lottery ticket
first prize in a private lottery
tube for shaking and dispensing lottery sticks
scratchcard; scratch ticket; scratch-and-win
football pool; soccer lottery