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
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 • May 11, 2025
Kirat Assi thought she'd hit the jackpot when Bobby, a handsome cardiologist, got in touch with her in 2009.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024
The Aztecs’ bruising forward continued to hit the jackpot in the following days.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Claudia and her brother had hit the jackpot while hiding out at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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