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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Jackson’s pick-six buried that streak even further.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Nov. 2025
Jabari Mann capped the scoring with a 34-yard pick-six in the fourth period, and Kris Hutson finished with nine receptions for 133 yards and a touchdown as the Wildcats won their fourth straight game.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The sixth-year quarterback scored two touchdowns but threw three interceptions, including a pick-six in the red zone and another in the end zone.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Nov. 2025
Daigle’s 50-yard touchdown kicked off the scoring, followed by a 1-yard keeper from Joel LaChapelle, an 18-yard pick-six from Davis, and a 14-yard touchdown pass to Kevin DiMuzio for a 27-0 halftime lead.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 30 Nov. 2025
Jabari Mann capped the scoring with a 34-yard pick-six in the fourth period, and Kris Hutson finished with nine receptions for 133 yards and a touchdown as the Wildcats won their fourth straight game.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The sixth-year quarterback scored two touchdowns but threw three interceptions, including a pick-six in the red zone and another in the end zone.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Nov. 2025
Daigle’s 50-yard touchdown kicked off the scoring, followed by a 1-yard keeper from Joel LaChapelle, an 18-yard pick-six from Davis, and a 14-yard touchdown pass to Kevin DiMuzio for a 27-0 halftime lead.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Pick-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-six. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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