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

Schneider hit the jackpot in the lottery of life with that sleeper hit.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

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

The Aztecs’ bruising forward continued to hit the jackpot in the following days.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

But Mark finally hit the jackpot in a place most people would never have had the patience to find.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner