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*''Jackpot'', a song by [[The Beat (band)|The Beat]] from their 1980 album ''[[I Just Can't Stop It (album)|I Just Can't Stop It]]'' |
*''Jackpot'', a song by [[The Beat (band)|The Beat]] from their 1980 album ''[[I Just Can't Stop It (album)|I Just Can't Stop It]]'' |
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*''Jackpot'' is the name of an Autobot character from the [[Transformers universes]] |
*''Jackpot'' is the name of an Autobot character from the [[Transformers universes]] |
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*''Jackpot'' is the name of a superheroine in Marvel Comics 616 Universe |
*''[[Jackpot (Marvel Comics)|Jackpot]]'' is the name of a superheroine in Marvel Comics 616 Universe |
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Revision as of 05:39, 22 December 2007
Look up jackpot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
The origin of the word jackpot comes from a version of draw poker where a pair of jacks or better are needed to open the "pot" to start betting.
Jackpot may also refer to:
- A prize in a game of chance, often one that increases over time, as in progressive jackpots
- Jackpot, a game show that aired on NBC from 1974-1975, the USA Network from 1985-1988, and in syndication from 1989-1990
- The Jackpot, a 1950 film starring James Stewart
- Jackpot, a former British comic
- Jackpot, an album by Chingy
- Jackpot, Nevada, a town in Nevada, USA
- Jackpot (mine prop pre-stressing device) steel balloon used to improve safety in underground mining operations
- The Jackpot Saloon is a music venue and bar in Lawrence, KS
- Jackpot, a 2001 film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and Mark Polish.
- The Jackpot technology to reengineer Java source code.
- Jackpot, a song by The Beat from their 1980 album I Just Can't Stop It
- Jackpot is the name of an Autobot character from the Transformers universes
- Jackpot is the name of a superheroine in Marvel Comics 616 Universe