hit the jackpot
Example Sentences
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Schneider hit the jackpot in the lottery of life with that sleeper hit.
From BBC
The winner was the only person to pick all five numbers that were drawn Saturday night — 7, 10, 11, 21, 32 — plus the Mega Number 5 to hit the jackpot.
From Los Angeles Times
“I scanned it and I’m like, ‘Bro, you hit the jackpot!’’”
From Los Angeles Times
"It seems like the families of the Muan Airport victims have hit the jackpot. They must be secretly delighted," said one such comment.
From BBC
But they felt as if they had hit the jackpot.
From Los Angeles Times
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