The origin of the word jackpot comes from a version of draw poker where a pair of jacks or better are needed to open the "pot" to start betting.Jackpot may also refer to:
A prize in a game of chance, often one that increases over time, as in progressive jackpots
Jackpot, a game show that aired on NBC from 1974-1975, the USA Network from 1985-1988, and in syndication from 1989-1990
The Jackpot, a 1950 film starring James Stewart
Jackpot, a former British comic
Jackpot, an album by Chingy
Jackpot, Nevada, a town in Nevada, USA
Jackpot (mine prop pre-stressing device) steel balloon used to improve safety in underground mining operations
The Jackpot Saloon is a music venue and bar in Lawrence, KS
Jackpot, a 2001 film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and Mark Polish.
The Jackpot technology to reengineer Java source code.
Jackpot, a song by The Beat from their 1980 album I Just Can't Stop It
Jackpot is the name of an Autobot character from the Transformers univers
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackpot