See Also: Jackpot(casino)
jackpot(dictionary)
jackpot(dictionary)
Progressive Jackpot(casino)
Jackpot - Poker(gambling)
Triple Jackpot - Poker(gambling)
Progressive Jackpot - Bingo(gambling)
Jackpot Drop - Poker(gambling)
Double Jackpot - Poker(gambling)
Bad-Beat Jackpot - Poker(gambling)

jackpot (iou)



jackpot noun. L19.
[from JACK noun1 + POT noun1.]
Cards. In draw-poker, a pot or pool that accumulates until one of the players can open the betting with a pair of jacks or better; fig. any large prize, as from a lottery or gambling machine, esp. one that accumulates until it is won. L19.
hit the jackpot: see HIT verb.
J. Didion I won two twenty-five-dollar jackpots. F. Donaldson Others get the jackpots and the girls.
A dilemma; trouble, esp. with the law; an arrest. slang. E20.