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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American 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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Jones picked it out of the air and brought it back 26 yards for a pick-six touchdown.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Indiana has 18 interceptions this season, including D’Angelo Ponds‘ game-opening pick-six against Oregon.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026
Jim Kelly threw two interceptions, but John Elway was done in by a pick-six from Carlton Bailey.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Ja’Quan McMillian’s pick-six put Denver up 10-0 early and took any lingering consternation mostly out of the equation.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Indiana has 18 interceptions this season, including D’Angelo Ponds‘ game-opening pick-six against Oregon.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026
Jim Kelly threw two interceptions, but John Elway was done in by a pick-six from Carlton Bailey.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Ja’Quan McMillian’s pick-six put Denver up 10-0 early and took any lingering consternation mostly out of the equation.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Pick-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-six. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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