hit the jackpot
To receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luck.
Before 1914, coal was a true cash-cow, and on paper, the GWR looked to have hit the jackpot by being handed all the railways in the South Wales coal fields.
VERB + JACKPOT
get, hit, scoop, win
The lottery winner scooped the jackpot and decided to retire early.
JACKPOT + NOUN
prize | winner
PREP
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Maria hit the jackpot in a raffle at her office party last week.
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The lottery winner claimed a jackpot of five million dollars last week.
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She hit the jackpot on a lottery ticket she bought at the corner shop.