The lottery is different from that. The red flag being raised when you don't get a green card is mainly because your previous application process's issues still

The lottery is different from that. The red flag being raised when you don't get a green card is mainly because your previous application process's issues still exist. For example, if you are scamming the system on a fake asylum request, you are unlikely to get a green card next time around even if you apply through an employment based system. The lottery is a randomized draw. Source: I applied for the lottery three times. In the middle of this, I moved to the U.S. on a visa, switched visas, finally got the lottery and got a gc.