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Massachusetts lottery
/ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts ˈlɒtəri/
Definition
1
A state-run gambling organization in Massachusetts, USA, providing various lottery games, scratch tickets, and keno to generate revenue for municipal government programs.
2
A frequent source of fleeting hope for residents, characterized by a mathematical inevitability that one's coffee money is better spent on actual coffee.
Examples
I told myself the scratch ticket was an investment in the town's infrastructure, but my bank account tells a much sadder story.
Winning the Massachusetts lottery is statistically less likely than being struck by lightning while eating a bowl of clam chowder, yet here I am buying another ticket.
The local gas station has become my personal temple of fleeting dreams and discarded silver foil scraps.