jackpot 的詞源

也作jack-pot，「大獎」，1944年，來自老虎機意義（1932年），源自現已過時的撲克意義（1881年），指當沒有玩家擁有一對梅花杰克或更高牌時開始的預賭金；來自jack（名詞）在打牌中的意義 + pot（名詞1）。早期在犯罪俚語中，意指「麻煩」，尤其是「逮捕」（1902年）。

The regular Draw-Poker game is usually varied by occasional Jack-Pots, which are played once in so many deals, or when all have refused to play, or when the player deals who holds the buck, a marker placed in the pool with every jack-pot. In a jack-pot each player puts up an equal stake and receives a hand. The pot must then be opened by a player holding a hand of the value of a pair of knaves (jacks) or better. If no player holds so valuable a hand the deal passes and each player adds a small sum to the pot or pool. When the pot is opened the opener does so by putting up any sum he chooses, within the limit, and his companions must pay in the same amount or "drop." They also possess the right to raise the opener. The new cards called for are then dealt and the opener starts the betting, the play proceeding as in the regular game. [ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, "Poker." The article notes "Jack-Pots were introduced about 1870."]

正常的抽獎撲克遊戲通常會因為偶爾的Jack-Pots而變化，這些遊戲在每幾局中進行一次，或當所有人拒絕參加時，或當持有buck（每個jack-pot中放置的標誌）的玩家發牌。在jack-pot中，每位玩家都要出相等的賭注並獲得一手牌。然後，必須由持有一對杰克或更高牌的玩家「開桌」。如果沒有玩家持有如此有價值的手牌，則該局將流過，每位玩家都需向獎池或池中添加一小筆金額。當獎池被開啟時，開局者可以自選一筆金額下注，在限制內，其他玩家必須支付相同金額或「放棄」。他們也有權提高開局者的下注。然後發牌，開局者開始下注，遊戲按正常遊戲進行。[Encyclopaedia Britannica，第11版，1911年，「Poker。」文章中提到「Jack-Pots約在1870年引入。」]

「中大獎」（hit the jackpot）意為「非常成功」始於1938年。