jackpot winner

Fortune's sudden favorite

A jackpot winner is someone who wins a jackpot—typically a large prize in gambling, a lottery, or a contest.

The term often implies sudden, dramatic fortune: The jackpot winner claimed $400 million.

Figuratively, anyone who achieves unexpected success or good luck might be called a jackpot winner: Finding that apartment made her feel like a jackpot winner.

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Opposites
outcome/fortune

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Defeated competitor

bust · compulsive gambler · runner-up · also-ran

financial transformation

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Complete loss of wealth

pauper · destitute · beggar · debtor

luck/fortune personified

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One destined to fail

unfortunate

Family

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