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Friends: "The One with the Lucky Ticket"

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Chandler buys a lottery ticket as a joke and unexpectedly wins $100,000. Monica, Ross, and Rachel are thrilled, and they plan a celebratory dinner to enjoy Chandler's windfall.

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guess / ɡɛs /verb

Used to express surprise or to invite someone to speculate

Hey, Monica, guess what? I got promoted!

imaginesupposehypothesize

bought / bɔt /verb

past tense of 'buy'

I bought a car yesterday.

purchaseacquireobtained

ticket / ˈlɒtəri ˈtɪkɪt /noun

A printed or written ticket or document serving as evidence that one has the right to participate in a lottery

He bought a lottery ticket.

chancerafflesweepstakes

gambling / ˈɡæmblɪŋ /noun

The activity of betting money or valuables on the outcome of a game, contest, or other event

I guess I'm not so bad at gambling after all.

bettinggamingwagering

incredible / ɪnˈkredəbəl /adjective

Difficult to believe; extraordinary

That's incredible!

celebrate / ˈselɪbreɪt /verb

To acknowledge a significant or happy day or event with a social gathering or enjoyable activity

Let's celebrate their anniversary with a party.

commemorateobserverejoice

excitement / ɪkˈsaɪtmənt /noun

A state of aroused or agitated interest or emotion

Yeah, what's all the excitement about?

thrillagitation

mister / 'mɪstər /noun

A form of address, especially to a man

Hey, mister, can you help me?

sirmadam

exactly / ɪɡˈzæktli /adverb

in every respect

these numbers match exactly

discusses / dɪˈskʌs /verb

To consider or talk about a topic

The board discusses the budget every month.

debateconfertalk about

waste / weɪst /noun

something that is not useful or effective

a waste of money

squanderdissipation

a lottery / ə ˈlɒtəri /noun

An event in which tickets are sold and numbers are drawn to determine winners of prizes

He bought a lottery ticket every week.

rafflesweepstakes

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