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# jackpot

noun (a jackpot, jackpots)

«jackpot» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A jackpot is the biggest prize in a game, lottery or competition, often a large amount of money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackpot/#m1)
2. (informal) To hit the jackpot is to have great luck or success, or find exactly what you wanted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackpot/#m2)

### In the lessons

In money talk and adult life, jackpots are won in lotteries and gambling; in maths lessons about chance, pupils learn that the probability of winning a jackpot is very small. In everyday talk, «we hit the jackpot» means great luck. Phrases: «hit the jackpot», «win the jackpot», «a rollover jackpot».

### Examples

- She won the lottery jackpot and gave money to charity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackpot/#x1)
- The jackpot this week is a million pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackpot/#x2)
- We hit the jackpot at the car boot sale: a whole box of comics for a pound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackpot/#x3)
- The fruit machine paid out the jackpot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackpot/#x4)
- The chance of winning the jackpot is tiny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackpot/#x5)
- When the jackpot isn't won, it rolls over to the next game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackpot/#x6)

### Note

One word: jackpot. Maths note: the chance of winning a big lottery jackpot can be less than one in millions, so most players lose money. Gambling is for adults only and can become a serious problem.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jackpot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackpot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jackpot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jackpot.html) on Mova free.