Definizione monolingua

jackpot

jackpot (plural jackpots)

1. A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
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     If no player picks all six numbers correctly, the jackpot is rolled over and added to the next weeks jackpot; several weeks of rollovers can build up jackpots up to $350 million or more.

2. A large cash prize or money.
3. An unexpected windfall or reward.

Definizione dizionario jackpot

piatto

posta

Altri significati:

large cash prize

An unexpected windfall or reward.

A large cash prize or money.

(Western US) A difficult situation.

A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.

A jumble of felled timber.

(poker) A variant of draw poker in which players contribute equally to the pot and in which betting may be started only by a player with a pair of jacks or a better hand. In some variations the pot accumulates if no player is able to start.