hit the jackpot meaning

Definition of hit the jackpot

1. succeed by luck
   • I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot

   Synonyms: luck out

   Type of: succeed

hit the jackpot in a sentence

• Edward, the venture capitalist, hit the jackpot in the oil business.
• I felt I had hit the jackpot.
• You really hit the jackpot with this guy!
• My sister hit the jackpot.
• Ziri really hit the jackpot when he bought that house in Algiers.

How to pronounce hit the jackpot

hit the jackpot is pronounced /hɪt ðə ˈdʒækpɑt/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.