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lottery
A state-organized game of chance in which you bet on a specific selection of numbers and can win cash prizes if they match the numbers drawn.
Er spielt jede Woche Lotto in der Hoffnung auf den großen Gewinn.
He plays the lottery every week in the hope of winning the jackpot.
'Lotto' (lottery) is the base for many compound nouns related to the game, such as 'der Lottoschein' (lottery ticket), 'die Lottozahlen' (lottery numbers), or 'der Lottogewinn' (lottery winnings).
Hast du schon die aktuellen Lottozahlen überprüft?
Have you already checked the current lottery numbers?
The most common verbs used with Lotto are 'Lotto spielen' (to play the lottery) and 'im Lotto gewinnen' (to win the lottery). Both are very common expressions.
Stell dir vor, wir würden im Lotto gewinnen!
Imagine if we won the lottery!
Pay attention to the usage: you say 'spielt Lotto' (plays the lottery), often without an article; the noun functions like an accusative object. But when someone wins, they win 'im Lotto' (in the lottery), with the preposition 'in' + dative.
Er spielt jeden Samstag Lotto.
He plays the lottery every Saturday.
In Germany, the best-known system is '6 aus 49' (6 out of 49). The phrase 'sechs Richtige im Lotto haben' (to have six correct numbers in the lottery) is proverbial for extreme luck.
Einen Parkplatz direkt vor der Tür zu finden, ist wie sechs Richtige im Lotto.
Finding a parking space right in front of the door is like getting all six numbers right in the lottery.
lottery
In Lotto, you choose specific numbers and win if they match the numbers drawn. In a Lotterie, by contrast, you buy tickets, and the winners are selected at random from those tickets. For the well-known game involving a number prediction, Lotto is therefore the appropriate term.
Beim Lotto tippt Nina jede Woche dieselben sechs Zahlen.
Nina picks the same six numbers every week in the lottery.
Bei der Lotterie kauft Nina jede Woche ein Los für die Ziehung.
Nina buys a ticket for the drawing every week in the lottery.
