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| jack·pot [ ják pòt ] (plural jack·pots) |
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1. cash prize: an amount of money won in a competition or lottery or as a payout from a slot machine or other kind of gambling machine
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2. total amount bet on poker hands: an accumulated stake in a poker game that can be competed for only by players holding a pair of jacks or a better hand
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| [Late 19th century. < a pair of jacks being the least required to compete for the pot in poker] |
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hit the jackpot to achieve great success, especially financially
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