door prize
noun
: a prize awarded to the holder of a winning ticket passed out at the entrance to an entertainment or function
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There will be child passport stops and door prize for children will be awarded every half hour with passport participation, starting at 11:30 a.m. 
Carol Kovach, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2022 Admission of $10 includes a chance to win a door prize. Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2022 For every three cans of Friskies or two rolls of paper towels, guests will get a ticket into the door prize drawing. Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2022 Each ticket includes an open bar, live music, hors d’oeuvres, taco and dessert stations, one raffle entry for a door prize and a wine pull, organizers said. Beacon-news Staff, chicagotribune.com, 8 Apr. 2022 The Main Garden will feature a Butterfly Garden, at the center of which will be a whimsical butterfly bench that will be given away as a door prize. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 11 Mar. 2022 Everyone who brings a door prize is welcomed to the front for an introduction and to pull the winning ticket. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2021 Football squares and a door prize are also part of the event. cleveland, 9 Jan. 2022 The $25 registration fee includes open bowling or mini golf, shoe rental, a hot dog and soda, T-shirt and one door prize ticket. courant.com, 12 Nov. 2021 See More
Carol Kovach, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2022 Admission of $10 includes a chance to win a door prize. Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2022 For every three cans of Friskies or two rolls of paper towels, guests will get a ticket into the door prize drawing. Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2022 Each ticket includes an open bar, live music, hors d’oeuvres, taco and dessert stations, one raffle entry for a door prize and a wine pull, organizers said. Beacon-news Staff, chicagotribune.com, 8 Apr. 2022 The Main Garden will feature a Butterfly Garden, at the center of which will be a whimsical butterfly bench that will be given away as a door prize. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 11 Mar. 2022 Everyone who brings a door prize is welcomed to the front for an introduction and to pull the winning ticket. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2021 Football squares and a door prize are also part of the event. cleveland, 9 Jan. 2022 The $25 registration fee includes open bowling or mini golf, shoe rental, a hot dog and soda, T-shirt and one door prize ticket. courant.com, 12 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above