luck of the draw
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She said that in one week she spent her entire monthly disability benefit of more than £1,200 on one website, but the luck of the draw was not on her side.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
You get a lot of those hotels and houses, by luck of the draw, if you land on Park Place …
From Salon • Sep. 23, 2023
Due to the luck of the draw, the six leatherback nests found during the study fell on “Dory days,” so there wasn’t enough data for a direct comparison with human performance.
From National Geographic • Sep. 13, 2023
“It’s just kind of luck of the draw with where it’s gonna hit,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023
They arrived at eight that evening, and were told that, by the luck of the draw, Citra was to be tested last.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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