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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Prince Amukamara had a pick-six in the fourth quarter.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Penn State opened the scoring on a pick-six with about six minutes to go in the first quarter.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
The Sea Kings have reached their first final behind sophomore quarterback Ryan Rakowski and a defense that has produced two pick-six touchdowns the last two weeks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Los Angeles Chargers 17, Atlanta Falcons 13: The Chargers benefitted from a career-high four interceptions from Kirk Cousins, with three of those picks – including a pick-six – coming in the second half.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Penn State opened the scoring on a pick-six with about six minutes to go in the first quarter.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
The Sea Kings have reached their first final behind sophomore quarterback Ryan Rakowski and a defense that has produced two pick-six touchdowns the last two weeks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Los Angeles Chargers 17, Atlanta Falcons 13: The Chargers benefitted from a career-high four interceptions from Kirk Cousins, with three of those picks – including a pick-six – coming in the second half.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Pick-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-six. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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