hit the jackpot
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t long after their final interview, held over dinner at Spago in Beverly Hills, that Kroenke understood he’d hit the jackpot.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Southern California’s latest lottery winner hit the jackpot in Arleta, where a Powerball ticket worth $207 million was sold at a 7-Eleven on Woodman Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2025
He soon hit the jackpot after he found a six-carat diamond, which was worth a fortune 50 years ago.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024
The Hawks hit the jackpot despite just 3% odds after finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference at 36-46.
From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024
She’d say all the wrong things—that I’ve hit the jackpot, that I need to get into this boy’s pockets real quick, that I need to do something about that Carrie girl.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
