elimination by lottery
Refers to the act of being eliminated or selected out through a lottery or drawing of lots. Often used in contexts where a random draw decides who is removed or excluded.
The team that was eliminated by lottery couldn't advance to the next match.
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; 籤 is not a Jōyō kanji, so this form is common in modern writing.
Compound of 籤 (くじ, 'lottery') and 逃れ (のがれ, 'escape, avoidance'), literally 'lottery escape', referring to elimination by lot.