I remembered that there is a similar sci-fi story, and wanted to ask here first, but fortunately found what I think it was: https://scifi.stackexchange.com/ques

I remembered that there is a similar sci-fi story, and wanted to ask here first, but fortunately found what I think it was: https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/204982/1950s-science-fiction-story-about-a-lottery-where-a-person-is-selected-each-day https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/204982/1950s-scien...