0 the largest prize in a competition or game -- （比赛中的）头奖
The jackpot was over $1 million. 头奖超过一百万美元。
Both the ticket and the embryo therefore start with a low value that increases as they approach their respective jackpots.
The ticket has a potential to win the jackpot, just like the infant has a potential to become a person.
Thus, as the ticket progresses through the weekly draws, its value increases up to the value of the jackpot.
The new dealer thought he had hit the jackpot.
In fact, we can consider the relationship between pot and jackpot, and net and internet in this regard.
The winning number consists of a thousand digits, and the jackpot a billion dollars.
Furthermore, if either loses its ability to reach the jackpot, it loses its value due to potentiality.
Furthermore, if one of the numbers were out of sequence, the unrefundable ticket could not reach the jackpot and can't be refunded and would be worth nothing.
