Another fun term, achieving success by accident and having things turn out well despite not going according to plan is a ‘bank shot’. Generally, the term is applied in the games of pool and basketball, when a ball bounces off the side of the table or the backboard before falling in the hole or through the hoop.
For example…
A chef may be sticking to a recipe, only to have an extra ingredient included by accident. The result may be better than the original by luck – a bank shot!
