pick-six
noun
1
: a system of betting (as on horse races) in which the bettor must pick the winners of six consecutive races
… is one of 42 individuals holding the 78 tickets that legitimately had five out of six winners in the Breeders' Cup pick-six wager.—
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football
: an interception returned by the intercepting team for a touchdown
By halftime he had thrown two interceptions—the second a 69-yard pick-six to outside linebacker and Most Valuable Player Malcolm Smith …—S. L. Price
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Braxton Fely had two of the sacks; safety Ty Benefield had seven tackles; Jayden Virgin-Morgan had six tackles and a sack; and Phelps had six tackles to go along with his pick-six.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
Hussein’s was a pick-six off the hand of sophomore QB Jaxyn Donart; Barton threw the other three interceptions.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Moran’s pick-six started his evening and was followed by a kickoff return for a TD and capped off by a 74-yard pass from Alejandro Carranza.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Jamaal Jarrett had a 70-yard pick-six in the win, while Jayden Maiava threw for 282 yards and ran for a touchdown.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
Hussein’s was a pick-six off the hand of sophomore QB Jaxyn Donart; Barton threw the other three interceptions.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Moran’s pick-six started his evening and was followed by a kickoff return for a TD and capped off by a 74-yard pass from Alejandro Carranza.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Jamaal Jarrett had a 70-yard pick-six in the win, while Jayden Maiava threw for 282 yards and ran for a touchdown.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Pick-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-six. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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