pick-six

noun

ˈpik-ˈsiks 

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.

—Bill Finley

2

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

Examples of pick-six in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Monday’s practice ended with a Jaxson Dart pick-six to Abdul Carter, after a tip at the line by Kayvon Thibodeaux, and a Jameis Winston interception to safety Ar’Darius Washington. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Dugger also had a would-be pick-six Wednesday on an Adrian Martinez pass deflected by Jones. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Dodson would have scored a pick-six touchdown if offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor hadn’t run downfield and stopped him at the 5-yard line. — Omar Kelly august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Thibodeaux tallied a pick-six during the first period of practice, stepping in front of a Jameis Winston pass and racing the other way. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1