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"A game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize."
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"(UK) A game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize."
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"_dis1": "75 25",
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"A selection solely at random."
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"(by extension, idiomatic, figuratively) A selection solely at random."
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"sense": "game with prizes in container",
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"code": "it",
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"word": "pesca miracolosa"
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"word": "lotteria"
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