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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Jonah Martinez and Gage Weichelt had kickoff returns for touchdowns while Colton Burke led the defense with a pick-six.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Enter Blair, who turned in her pick-six two plays later.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Tua Tagovailoa tossed three interceptions, including a pick-six.
—Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Baker took the football the other way and appeared to be sailing in for a pick-six until Metcalf ruined that plan.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Enter Blair, who turned in her pick-six two plays later.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Tua Tagovailoa tossed three interceptions, including a pick-six.
—Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Baker took the football the other way and appeared to be sailing in for a pick-six until Metcalf ruined that plan.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Pick-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-six. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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