How to Use jackpot in a Sentence

jackpot

noun
  • The lottery jackpot is up to one million dollars.
  • Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The jackpot ticket holder has up to a year from the day of the draw to change it.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292.2 million.
    Brian Dakss, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The prize would have been the fifth largest US lottery jackpot.
    Emma Tucker, CNN, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The jackpot has grown enormous due to a long dry spell.
    Jim Salter, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The jackpot now rolls over to close to $1 billion for the next drawing.
    The Enquirer, 26 July 2023
  • Will this Mega Millions jackpot be as large as the last?
    Bryce Houston, The Courier-Journal, 25 Apr. 2023
  • If no one wins, the jackpot climbs higher for the next drawing.
    National Desk, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The July record-setting jackpot was the last time the jackpot was won.
    Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The last winner to cash in a jackpot won a prize worth $842.4 million on New Year’s Day.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The upcoming drawing will be the 36th in this jackpot run.
    Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The last time someone won the jackpot was Dec. 8, and when there is no winner the jackpot rolls over.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The drawing was the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won in the month of April since the game began in 2002.
    Bryce Houston, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2023
  • The next winner will be the fifth Powerball jackpot winner of 2023.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The jackpot is $4.7 million for the drawing on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Though the person who won the jackpot has yet to come forward, Khalil is clear with his plans for the money.
    Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
  • No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot.
    Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024
  • But this is not the largest lottery jackpot in recent times.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are about one in 292.2 million.
    The Courier-Journal, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Monday's drawing was the first time the Powerball jackpot has been won this year.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Tuesday night’s drawing will be the 30th since the last jackpot winner.
    Scott McFettridge, Fortune, 31 July 2023
  • The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots were still rolling, with the last jackpot won at the beginning of the year.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
  • While the odds of winning the lottery are low, the next big winner will be the first Powerball jackpot winner of 2024.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Last year, the Seahawks hit the jackpot with fifth-round cornerback Tariq Woolen.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The jackpot is the ninth largest in the game's history, according to the Michigan Lottery.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Everyone who appears in our movie at one time or the other are in the jackpot.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 13 Mar. 2023
  • What to know about Powerball To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
    Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are extremely slim.
    Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 24 June 2023
  • Mega Millions jackpot winners are so rare thanks to odds of one in 302.6 million.
    Arkansas Online, 10 Aug. 2023

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