Jackpot

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Jackpot may refer to:

  • Jackpot is the name of an Autobot character from the Transformers universes
  • A prize in a game of chance
  • Jackpot, a former British comic
  • Jackpot, an album by Chingy
  • Jackpot, a game show that aired on NBC from 1974-1975, the USA Network from 1985-1988, and in syndication from 1989-1990
  • Jackpot, Nevada, a town in Nevada, USA
  • Jackpot (mine prop pre-stressing device) steel balloon used to improve safety in underground mining operations
  • The Jackpot Saloon is a music venue and bar in Lawrence, KS
  • Jackpot, a 2001 film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and Mark Polish.
  • The Jackpot technology to reengineer Java source code.
  • "Jackpot", a song by The Beat from their 1980 album I Just Can't Stop It

The origin of the word jackpot comes from a version of draw poker where a pair of jacks or better are needed to open the "pot" to start betting.

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