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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Pride, a transfer from Clemson, started last season with a pick-six against Murray State, but struggled to find consistency.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
By now, everybody has seen the Cooper DeJean pick-six countless times.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
A day after his pick-six, rookie fifth-round safety Trader had a sack on a day the Dolphins worked on pressure packages.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
Returnees Elijah Campbell, who had a pick-six on Tuesday, Patrick McMorris and Jordan Colbert, and rookie Dante Trader Jr., who also had a pick-six Tuesday, have mostly been working as backups with Davis and Melinfonwu working primarily as the starters.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
By now, everybody has seen the Cooper DeJean pick-six countless times.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
A day after his pick-six, rookie fifth-round safety Trader had a sack on a day the Dolphins worked on pressure packages.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
Returnees Elijah Campbell, who had a pick-six on Tuesday, Patrick McMorris and Jordan Colbert, and rookie Dante Trader Jr., who also had a pick-six Tuesday, have mostly been working as backups with Davis and Melinfonwu working primarily as the starters.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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“Pick-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-six. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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