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jackpot
[ jak-pot ]
noun
- the chief prize or the cumulative stakes in a game or contest, as in bingo, a quiz contest, or a slot machine.
- Poker. a pot that accumulates until a player opens the betting with a pair of predetermined denomination, usually jacks or better.
- an outstanding reward or success.
jackpot
/ ˈæˌɒ /
noun
- any large prize, kitty, or accumulated stake that may be won in gambling, such as a pool in poker that accumulates until the betting is opened with a pair of jacks or higher
- hit the jackpot
- to win a jackpot
- to achieve great success, esp through luck
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jackpot1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jackpot1
Idioms and Phrases
- hit the jackpot, Informal.
- to achieve a sensational success; have sudden luck:
The firm has hit the jackpot with its new line of computers.
- to win a jackpot.
More idioms and phrases containing jackpot
see hit the jackpot .Example Sentences
Saturday’s game was the 29th drawing since a player in Oregon won the Powerball jackpot in January.
Virgin Islands, will consist of a higher priced ticket, bigger prizes at every non-jackpot prize tier, better odds to win the jackpot, better odds overall, larger starting jackpots and faster-growing jackpots.
The jackpot was California’s largest Mega Millions prize in history, according to the lottery.
The visitors' selections gambles - bringing Tommy Freeman into midfield and picking six forwards on the bench - paid off despite injuries, as their power overwhelmed the hosts and nudged them within sight of the tournament jackpot.
"It seems like the families of the Muan Airport victims have hit the jackpot. They must be secretly delighted," said one such comment.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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