How to Use jackpot in a Sentence
jackpot
noun- The lottery jackpot is up to one million dollars.
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Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
— Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024 -
Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
— Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024 -
The jackpot ticket holder has up to a year from the day of the draw to change it.
— Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023 -
The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292.2 million.
— Brian Dakss, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2023 -
The prize would have been the fifth largest US lottery jackpot.
— Emma Tucker, CNN, 8 Oct. 2023 -
The jackpot has grown enormous due to a long dry spell.
— Jim Salter, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023 -
The jackpot now rolls over to close to $1 billion for the next drawing.
— The Enquirer, 26 July 2023 -
There are nine total ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.
— Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024 -
How much is the jackpot and what are your chances of winning?
— Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023 -
Will this Mega Millions jackpot be as large as the last?
— Bryce Houston, The Courier-Journal, 25 Apr. 2023 -
If no one wins, the jackpot climbs higher for the next drawing.
— National Desk, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023 -
What are the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot?
— Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024 -
What are the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot?
— Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2023 -
Kylie Kelce hit the brother-in-law jackpot with Travis Kelce!
— Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024 -
The July record-setting jackpot was the last time the jackpot was won.
— Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023 -
The odds of beating the pros are long, but plenty of people do hit the jackpot.
— Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2022 -
The last winner to cash in a jackpot won a prize worth $842.4 million on New Year’s Day.
— Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024 -
Those are the over-the-top odds Tuesday night’s winner had to overcome to win the jackpot.
— Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 -
But if and when those options hit, a jackpot could be in the making.
— Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023 -
The upcoming drawing will be the 36th in this jackpot run.
— Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023 -
The last time someone won the jackpot was Dec. 8, and when there is no winner the jackpot rolls over.
— Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024 -
The drawing was the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won in the month of April since the game began in 2002.
— Bryce Houston, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2023 -
The next winner will be the fifth Powerball jackpot winner of 2023.
— Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2023 -
The odds of winning tonight’s jackpot are 1 in 303 million.
— Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2022 -
The jackpot is $4.7 million for the drawing on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
— Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023 -
Though the person who won the jackpot has yet to come forward, Khalil is clear with his plans for the money.
— Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023 -
No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot.
— Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024 -
Key Background The biggest lottery jackpot of the year so far is the $1.3 billion Powerball prize won by a ticket holder from Oregon.
— Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 -
The biggest jackpot ever won in Arizona was $473.1 million.
— Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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