pick-six

noun

ˈpik-ˈsiks

: 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.—Bill Finley

American 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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Dodson would have scored a pick-six touchdown if offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor hadn’t run downfield and stopped him at the 5-yard line. — Omar Kelly august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 Thibodeaux tallied a pick-six during the first period of practice, stepping in front of a Jameis Winston pass and racing the other way. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Two of those turnovers resulted in Washington touchdowns, both by defensive back Brig Owens, who had a 62-yard fumble return touchdown and a 60-yard pick-six. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Somebody lucked out on a pick-six — picking six consecutive winners in a row at the track. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pick-six

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1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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