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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But when the coaches reset the ball to create a fourth-and-goal scenario, Woolen jumped Drake Maye’s pass to Brown along the right sideline and returned the interception for what would likely have been a pick-six in a game situation. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Martinez threw a third-quarter pick-six to Junior Colson, after Nadame Tucker rushed in unblocked past Austin Pleasants to rush a pass toward Cowing. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Karene Reid tipped the ball that turned into Jahdae Barron’s pick-six. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026 Monday’s practice ended with a Jaxson Dart pick-six to Abdul Carter, after a tip at the line by Kayvon Thibodeaux, and a Jameis Winston interception to safety Ar’Darius Washington. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pick-six

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1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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