jackpot

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The odds of hitting the jackpot are approximately 1 in 175 million.

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  1. noun The accumulated stakes in a kind of poker that requires one to hold a pair of jacks or better in order to open the betting.
  2. noun A cumulative pool in a competition, lottery, or various other games.
  3. noun A top prize or reward.

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  • The odds of hitting the jackpot are approximately 1 in 175 million. —  TheBostonChannel.com - News
  • It says the odds of winning the jackpot are approximately one in 176 million. —  SacBee -- Latest News
  • This game also offers a progressive jackpot which is always appealing! —  Online Gambling News
  • Prizes start at 3 winning balls and the jackpot is awarded to anybody who matches all six balls. —  Shaister Miester Do Da
  • Jelimo made it two Golden League wins out of two, her 1: 55.41 seeing her home 3. 48sec clear of her nearest challenger - and also staying in the hunt for the jackpot were Spain†™ s Josephine Onyia (100m Hurdles), Croatia†™ s Blanka Vlasic (High Jump), Bershawn Jackson of the United States (400m Hurdles) and Saudi Arabia†™ s Hussein Al-Sabee (Long Jump). —  IAAF.org - News
 

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