pick-six

noun

ˈpik-ˈsiks

: 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.—Bill Finley

American 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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The Rams erased a 10-0 deficit, sparked by a Dejon Smith pick-six, to snap Park Vista’s three-game winning streak. — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 His first pass as a Buc was intercepted and returned all the way—a welcome-to-the-league pick-six. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026 Dallas fell behind 27-0 in the second quarter, capped by a 64-yard pick-six off quarterback Dak Prescott. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 The next play was a pick-six, caught in the end zone by Texas Tech’s John Curry. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pick-six

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1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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