jackpots

plural of jackpot
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as in pools
the total of the bets at stake at one time once the jackpot hit $100 million, everybody and his cousin was buying lottery tickets

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Recent Examples of jackpots Two winners scored jackpots worth $15 million from lottery scratchers bought from vendors in the East Bay this week, according to the California Lottery. Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025 Recent history is full of examples of people who won big jackpots only to see their lives take nightmarish turns. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025 Eight Mega Millions or Powerball jackpots have gone unclaimed in the last 25 years, according to data on the two lottery sites. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025 The data showed the store, address, number of jackpots won and jackpot amounts won. Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025 In fiscal year 2024, three jackpots crossed the billion-dollar threshold. Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Top 10 Powerball jackpots The current jackpot is not the sixth-highest Powerball jackpot in the history of the game. Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2025 According to the lottery, only four tickets matched all six Mega Millions numbers in 2024 – the fewest jackpots won in a calendar year since the game began in 2002. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025 Supermarket shoppers, one of whom got groceries in Pompano Beach, split one of Sunday’s Florida Lottery jackpots. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackpots
Noun
  • These extreme predicaments and the deaths of people trapped in flooding homes in the Lower Ninth Ward were powerful reminders of the vulnerability of many low-income, elderly and ill residents who were unable to get out ahead of the disaster.
    Eric Kevin Stern, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
  • That being said, the news is filled with articles about schools in similar predicaments taking more draconian measures or even being forced to close.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As the demographics reverse, smaller labor pools are available and more creativity is needed by employers to build a team.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).
    Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • How To Harvest Dill Seeds Dill seeds can be used to make pickles, spice blends, stews, and more.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The menu item features two patties topped with American cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard.
    James Powel, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Providing both a blueprint for success and supplemental funds to other racing venues within the state, the piece of property within rock-throwing distance of the Tennessee state line has helped initiate a renaissance.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Those tactics are also used to generate funds meant to help the regime subvert international sanctions and develop its nuclear weapons programs, according to the US government.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The company applies a sociological attention to the gestures and dilemmas of people’s daily routines; once harvested, these insights are quickly incorporated into product designs.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Here's an outline of some of those moral and ethical dilemmas that appear to be keeping Altman awake at night.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This set includes six hangers, each designed with five holes that can hold five garments both horizontally (up to 6 pounds) and vertically (up to 8 pounds).
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Several bullet holes, a pile of sheets, clothing and cardboard covered in blood were all found at the scene, along with an AR-style rifle, other guns and several pools of blood, according to the outlet.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On the coast, there is a swampy coastal plain with mangrove swamps.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The sanctuary is a favorite of paddlers who enjoy the calm mangrove swamps, as well as kiteboarders who relish the excellent conditions at the park’s bay.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As Ever’s first batch of products, which included teas, honey, jams, rosé wine, and even flower sprinkles, meanwhile, sold out in minutes.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That period of time culminated in the group’s debut album, out later this year, that showcases We The Band’s funky R&B stylings alongside its knack for improvisational jams.
    Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025

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