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
  • 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, 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, 19 Apr. 2024
  • There are nine ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 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
  • 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, 11 Feb. 2026
  • How much is the jackpot and what are your chances of winning?
    — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023
  • To win the jackpot, all six numbers must match.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • The jackpot grows until it is won.
    — Jim Sergent, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
  • But others have been forced to play the long game to see the jackpot.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
  • If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will keep climbing.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will keep ticking up.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • The two winners will split the jackpot.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There are nine total ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2023
  • One ticket sold in Ohio won the jackpot.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Kids would pay 50 cents a spin for a chance to hit the $5 jackpot.
    — Brendan I. Koerner, Wired, 21 Sep. 2020
  • What is the Powerball jackpot up to now?
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026
  • The jackpot is now the eighth largest in the history of the game.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Match all six numbers in a single row to win the jackpot.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • This marks the third time this year the Powerball jackpot has been won.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • What is the Powerball jackpot up to?
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 June 2026
  • But that wasn’t the only big jackpot win at the casino.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • If no one wins the jackpot, the prize continues to roll over.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 May 2026

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