sweepstakes

A lottery in which the participants’ contributions form a fund that is awarded as a prize to one or several winners.

An event or contest, especially a horserace, the result of which determines the winner of such a lottery.

The prize won in such a lottery.

A gaming transaction, in which a number of persons contribute a certain stake, which becomes the property of one or of several of the contributors under certain conditions.

A prize in a horse-race or other contest, made up of several stakes.

Same as sweepstake, 1.

A race for all the stakes contributed, sometimes with money added.

A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.

The whole money or other things staked at a horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several, as may be previously agreed.

A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.