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7 results for LOTTERY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 27, 2022	39D	Cause for many people to scratch	Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Tue Feb 16, 2021	29D	Mega Millions, for one	Johanna Fenimore	Shortz
Mon Aug 13, 2018	10D	Small chance to win big bucks	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Mon Mar 9, 2009	4D	Scratch-off game, e.g. (2)	Betty Keller	Shortz
Sun May 20, 2001	98D	Nightly news topic	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Tue May 30, 2000	22A	Scratch-off game, e.g. (2)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Fri Dec 29, 1995	5D	Millionaire producer	Jeff Herrington	Shortz

2 results for LOTTERY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 6, 2014	Acrostic	E	Source of income for 44 states	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jul 29, 2001	Acrostic	E	Popular fund-raising activity	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

9 results for LOTTERY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 30, 1988	6D	Numbers game	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Mon Nov 3, 1980	38D	Chancy scheme	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Sat Oct 8, 1977	33A	Mass gambling	Jack Luzzatto	Maleska
Sun Dec 15, 1963	76D	Sweepstakes.	Jules Arensberg and Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun Jul 15, 1962	93D	Game of chance.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Tue Feb 27, 1962	41D	Affair of chance.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Thu Dec 28, 1961	68A	Affair of chance.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 20, 1959	15D	Sweepstakes.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Tue Jun 30, 1953	15A	Shirley Jackson's famous story (with "The").	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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