Game nearly everyone loses (5)

I believe the answer is:

lotto

(Other definitions for lotto that I've seen before include "Children's game; lottery" , "Children's game, housey-housey" , "Game of chance similar to bingo" , "Game like bingo" , "Lucky draw" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and the Universal.

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