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hit the jackpot

1. to win the largest prize in a competition or game; to have a big success or make a big profit, usually through luck

1. Today I hit the jackpot: I got the highest grade on the spelling test.

2. He seems to have hit the jackpot with his new invention.

3. I think we hit the jackpot with the advertising — our sales have doubled.

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