4/2 - Lottery

drawing
treacherous
expertise
odds
cheat
peril
drafting
pre-nup
buzz kill
in shock

It happened after no one claimed last night's drawing.
to choose a number, card, etc. from several numbers, cards, etc. without first seeing it, in a competition or a game (뽑기)

If you're one of those people chipping in with some pals, a dollar and a dream, there's something you should know.
to give some money when several people are giving money to pay for something together
They all chipped in fifty pounds and bought their mother a trip to Greece.


Beware, the waters might be more treacherous than you think
If the ground or sea is treacherous, it is extremely dangerous, especially because of bad weather conditions


Joing forces and buying more tickets can increase your odds of wining.
the probability that a particular thing will or will not happen

If you drive a car all your life, the odds are that you'll have an accident at some point.

There are heavy odds against people succeeding in such a bad economic climate.

What are the odds on him being (= Do you think he will be) re-elected?

The odds are stacked against a woman succeeding (= it is not likely that a woman will succeed) in the business.

against (all) the odds/against all odds
If you do or achieve something against (all) the odds/against all odds, you do or achieve it although there were a lot of problems and you were not likely to succeed

Against all the odds, he recovered.