NY Lottery
Definition
The New York State Lottery, a government-operated gambling organization that offers a variety of lottery games including scratch-off tickets, daily draws like Numbers and Win 4, and major jackpots such as Powerball and Mega Millions.
Informally, the collective hopes, dreams, and occasional windfalls of New Yorkers chasing quick riches through state-sanctioned chance.
Examples
After a brutal subway commute, I splurged on a NY Lottery ticket, because nothing says 'self-care' like 1-in-292-million odds.
My uncle's NY Lottery strategy? Buy tickets with birthdays. His logic: 'If I win, it's fate; if not, blame the family.'
The NY Lottery jackpot climbed to $800 million, turning every bodega line into a TED Talk on probability denial.
She quit her job after a NY Lottery win – plot twist: it was the free play ticket that came with her coffee.