How to Use jackpot in a Sentence

jackpot

noun
  • The lottery jackpot is up to one million dollars.
  • The jackpot may be won at any time.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • At this time, no one has claimed the jackpot.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • At this time, no one has claimed the jackpot.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
  • At this time, no one has claimed the jackpot.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
  • At this time, no one has claimed the jackpot.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
  • At this time, no one has claimed the jackpot.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • At this time, no one has claimed the jackpot.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize climbs.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 May 2026
  • If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will climb.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
  • If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will climb.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • As soon as the jackpot is hit, a new one starts to grow.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
    — Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
  • Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
  • There are nine ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
  • There are nine ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
  • There are nine ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Jan. 2026
  • How rare are Megabucks jackpots?
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Kate Winslet’s fall footwear choice is a jackpot.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
    — Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Times-Union, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
    — Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Times-Union, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
    — Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Times-Union, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
    — Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Times-Union, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
    — Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
    — Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Times-Union, 19 Feb. 2026
  • No one won the jackpot or any of the biggest prizes.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Match all six numbers to win the jackpot.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • There was no lucky winner for the jackpot.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Jan. 2026
  • There was no lucky winner for the jackpot.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
  • How much is the jackpot and what are your chances of winning?
    — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023

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