luck of the draw

Book to read. 'Tales of real life lottery winners ... and losers'

Get our own tales from people who've played and won, played and lost... alot

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English idiom. 'Luck of the Draw'. To win something in competition that has been drawn or judged by an unknown third party. _ by chance.