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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On Jones’ first series, his third-down throw was intercepted by Kindle Vildor, who had a clear path for a pick-six but fell three times.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Patrick Mahomes threw a pick-six in a goal-to-go situation.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Yet after his pick-six, cameras showed him straight-faced.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Fellow rookie Brian Branch was gifted a pick-six off the hands of Kadarius Toney to help out the scoring cause.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Patrick Mahomes threw a pick-six in a goal-to-go situation.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Yet after his pick-six, cameras showed him straight-faced.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Fellow rookie Brian Branch was gifted a pick-six off the hands of Kadarius Toney to help out the scoring cause.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Pick-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-six. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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