hit the jackpot

2 definitions found

hit the jackpot - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jackpot \Jackpot\, n.
     1. Same as jack pot. See under jack.
        [PJC]
  
     2. Any larger-than-usual gambling prize formed by the
        accumulation of unwon bets.
        [PJC]
  
     3. The highest gambling prize awarded in a gambling game in
        which smaller prizes are also awarded, especially such a
        prize on a slot machine.
        [PJC]
  
     4. An unusually large success in an enterprise, either
        unexpected or unpredictable, esp. one providing a great
        financial benefit.
        [PJC]
  
     hit the jackpot to receive an unexpectedly large (or the
        largest possible) benefit from an enterprise; as, after
        prospecting for years, he finally hit the jackpot when he
        discovered a silver lode.
        [PJC]

hit the jackpot - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hit the jackpot
      v 1: succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking
           spot in the lot" [syn: luck out, hit the jackpot]