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
Looking back, Ann Sheppard, 73, from Reading, thinks she must have hit the jackpot.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025
The Aztecs’ bruising forward continued to hit the jackpot in the following days.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Nesting usually occurred between February and July, but fledglings had been observed in dens as late as October Systematically, Roy scrolled down the search items one by one until he finally hit the jackpot.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
