guessing contest

guessing contest
A contest at prophesying or predicting, for a prize, the best answer to a question or the nearest approximation to a figure, the correctness of which answer or prediction will determine the winner of the prize; not a lottery where skill or judgment is the dominant element in determining the winner. 34 Am J1st Lot § 12.

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