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hit the jackpot

VERB
win a lot of money
Synonyms
WEAK
break the bank clean up hit the mark make a killing score strike it rich

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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 by the time Justin Bieber waved the checkered flag on Formula 1’s return to Las Vegas, the $500 million Sin City gamble had hit the jackpot.

From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2023

While the doubling down on long-term bond allocations is not exactly a leveraged bet about to hit the jackpot, there are elements of that scenario that may trigger speculative squeezes of sorts.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 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