pick-six
noun
1
: a system of betting (as on horse races) in which the bettor must pick the winners of six consecutive races
… is one of 42 individuals holding the 78 tickets that legitimately had five out of six winners in the Breeders' Cup pick-six wager.—
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football
: an interception returned by the intercepting team for a touchdown
By halftime he had thrown two interceptions—the second a 69-yard pick-six to outside linebacker and Most Valuable Player Malcolm Smith …—S. L. Price
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DeJean even managed to have a standout moment on the game's biggest stage, coming away with a pick-six on Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
But DeJean blossomed into a defensive rookie of the year finalist at nickel and snagged a pick-six that turned Super Bowl LIX into a beatdown.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Winston livens up the evening with a deep touchdown pass to Malik Nabers but concludes it with a pick-six.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
The offense failed to find the end zone, though the team did score a touchdown off a pick-six.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
But DeJean blossomed into a defensive rookie of the year finalist at nickel and snagged a pick-six that turned Super Bowl LIX into a beatdown.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Winston livens up the evening with a deep touchdown pass to Malik Nabers but concludes it with a pick-six.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
The offense failed to find the end zone, though the team did score a touchdown off a pick-six.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Pick-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-six. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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