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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.

Jackpot may also refer to:

  • A prize in a Game Of Chance , often one that increases over time, as in Progressive Jackpot s

  • '' Jackpot '', a game show that aired on NBC from 1974-1975, the USA Network from 1985-1988, and in syndication from 1989-1990

  • '' The Jackpot '', a 1950 film starring James Stewart

  • Jackpot , a former British comic

  • '' Jackpot '', an album by Chingy

  • 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 ''

  • ''Jackpot'' is the name of an Autobot character from the Transformers Universes

  • ''Jackpot'' is the name of a superheroine in Marvel Comics 616 Universe