crapshoot
noun
crap·shoot
ˈkrap-ˌshüt 
: something (such as a business venture) that has an unpredictable outcome
Examples of crapshoot in a Sentence
there are almost no sure bets in the movie business—almost everything is a crapshoot
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Injuries are, too, and then the playoffs can be a crapshoot.
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Chris Branch, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The following contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode of Survivor 48.
Survivor players can’t make it to the end alone, but sometimes, even one’s best attempts at building trust remain a crapshoot.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025
Ravens-Bills was a crapshoot; still think the better team lost.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Hungry programs, big matchups -- and not a top four seed among ’em, verifying the crapshoot of rankings.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
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Chris Branch, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The following contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode of Survivor 48.
Survivor players can’t make it to the end alone, but sometimes, even one’s best attempts at building trust remain a crapshoot.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025
Ravens-Bills was a crapshoot; still think the better team lost.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Hungry programs, big matchups -- and not a top four seed among ’em, verifying the crapshoot of rankings.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Crapshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crapshoot. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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