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Jackpot or Jackpot! may refer to: * A prize, such as a
progressive jackpot A progressive jackpot is a jackpot (a gambling grand prize or payout) which increases each time the game is played but the jackpot is ''not'' won. When the progressive jackpot is won, the jackpot for the next play is reset to a predetermined value ...
* Gardena jackpots, a poker variant *
Jackpot, Nevada Jackpot is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 855 as of the 2020 census. Located less than from the Idaho border on US 93, Jackpot has been a popular casino g ...
, a community on the Nevada–Idaho state border


Comics

* Jackpot (comics), several comic book characters * ''Jackpot'' (Fleetway comics), a 1979–1982 British comic book * '' Jackpot Comics'', a 1941 American comic book from MLJ Publications


Film

* ''
The Jackpot ''The Jackpot'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang, with James Stewart and Barbara Hale in the lead roles. It features a young Natalie Wood. The screenplay was based on a John McNulty article, "The Jackpot", in ''The New York ...
'', a 1950 comedy * ''Jackpot'' (1960 film), a British crime film * ''Jackpot'' (unfinished film), an unfinished film, filmed in 1974 and 1975, directed by Terence Young, starring Richard Burton * ''Jackpot'' (1992 film), an Italian sci-fi-adventure film directed by Mario Orfini * ''Jackpot'' (1993 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Jomon * ''Jackpot'' (2001 film), an American comedy-drama directed by Michael Polish * ''Jackpot'' (2006 film), an Indian Kannada-language romantic-drama film directed by Niranjan * ''Jackpot'' (2009 film), an Indian Bengali-language film directed by Kaushik Ganguly * ''Jackpot'' (2011 film), a Norwegian film of the 2010s * ''Jackpot'' (2013 film), an Indian Hindi-language comedy thriller directed by Kaizad Gustad * ''Jackpot'' (2015 film), a Vietnamese film * ''Jackpot'' (2018 film), a Pakistani romantic comedy film * ''Jackpot'' (2019 film), an Indian Tamil comedy film directed by Kalyaan * ''Jackpot'' (2020 film), a German thriller film directed by
Emily Atef Emily Atef (born 6 May 1973) is a German-French-Iranian director, screenwriter and producer based in Berlin. Early life At the age of 7, Atef moved from Berlin to Los Angeles with her French-Iranian parents and her brother the drummer Cyril Ate ...


Literature

* ''Jackpot'', a 1990 novel by
Bill Pronzini Bill Pronzini (born April 13, 1943) is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories. Pronzini is ...
* ''Jackpot!'', a 1995 novel by Alan Hunter * The Jackpot, an apocalyptic event in William Gibson's 2014 novel ''
The Peripheral ''The Peripheral'' is a 2014 science fiction mystery-thriller novel by William Gibson set in near- and post-apocalyptic versions of the future. The story focuses on a young rural-town American woman who lives in the near future, and on a London ...
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Music

* ''Jackpot'' (musical), a 1944 American musical * ''Jackpot'' (Chingy album), 2003 * ''Jackpot!'' (Dave Brubeck album) or the title track, 1968 * ''Jackpot'' (Donna Ares album) or the title song, 2004 * ''Jackpot'' (Pietro Lombardi album), 2011 * ''
Jackpot! The Best Bette ''Jackpot! The Best Bette'', released as ''The Best Bette'' in Europe, is a compilation album of recordings by American singer Bette Midler released on September 23, 2008. The album release was originally set to coincide with Midler's Las Vegas s ...
'', an album by Bette Midler, 2008 * ''Jackpot'', an album by
Jack the Lad Jack the Lad were a British folk rock group from North East England formed in 1973 by three former members of the most successful band of the period from the region, Lindisfarne. They moved from the progressive folk rock of Lindisfarne into m ...
, 1976 * "Jackpot" (song), by Boyfriend, 2016 * "Jackpot", a song by the Beat from ''
I Just Can't Stop It ''I Just Can't Stop It'' is the debut studio album by British ska band the Beat, released on 23 May 1980 by Go-Feet Records in the United Kingdom. It was released the same year in the United States on Sire Records under the band name "The Engl ...
'' * "Jackpot", a song by
Tocotronic Tocotronic is a German rock band founded in 1993 (see 1993 in music). Similar to Blumfeld or Die Sterne they are considered a part of the Hamburger Schule (''Hamburg School'') movement. They are influential for bands such as Wir sind Helde ...
* "Jackpot", a song by Nikki Lane from '' Highway Queen''


Television

* ''Jackpot'' (game show), an American and Canadian game show, in three different runs 1974–1990 * ''Jackpot'' (Irish TV series), a general knowledge quiz show 1962–1965 * ''Jackpot'' (1960 TV series), an Australian game show * ''Jackpot'' (2016 TV series), a South Korean drama series * "Jackpot" (''CSI''), an episode


See also

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Operation Jackpot (drug investigation) Operation Jackpot was a federal drug task force based in South Carolina that captured and convicted more than 100 marijuana smugglers from 1983 to 1986 during President Ronald Reagan's War on Drugs. Among the chief targets of Operation Jackpot were ...
, a federal task force during President Ronald Reagan's War on Drugs *
Operation Jackpot The Operation Jackpot was a codename for three operations undertaken by Bengali ''Mukti Bahini'' in former East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) against the Federation of Pakistan during the climax of the Bangladesh Liberation War.''Surrender at Da ...
, several military operations *
Jackpotting An automated teller machine (ATM) or cash machine (in British English) is an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions, such as cash withdrawals, deposits, fund ...
, the hacking of an ATM to release all its cash {{Disambiguation