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[jak-pot] / ˈdʒækˌpɒt /


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Charles said he "hit the jackpot" when he met her, adding: "There was no parting us."

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

This jackpot portrayal of working motherhood never ceases to be a thrill for me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Guerra said it was like "hitting the jackpot", uncovering the inner workings of a vast, underground system.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

The Times sports section once again hit the jackpot with Bill Plaschke’s column on Eric Sondheimer coupled with Sondheimer’s own column on his 50 top memories of his 50 years of reporting high school sports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

The hunter who had come by our tent collecting the jackpot money came up to me.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

Four of the biggest 10 jackpots in Powerball history have had tickets sold in California, including the largest one in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

And backers of AI companies have billions, if not trillions, of reasons to hope their gambles aren’t just once-in-a-generation jackpots, but once in a human existence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026

In fact, in the case of the 50 largest lottery jackpots claimed to date, the prize has been split by two or more winners 10 times.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025

This is also the second time the game has produced back-to-back billion-dollar jackpots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025

More people have won lottery jackpots than flown in space.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson


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