Jackpot
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Jackpot may refer to:
- Jackpot is the name of an Autobot character from the Transformers universes
- A prize in a game of chance
- Jackpot, a former British comic
- Jackpot, an album by Chingy
- Jackpot, a game show that aired on NBC from 1974-1975, the USA Network from 1985-1988, and in syndication from 1989-1990
- 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
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.