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Jackpot
The ultimate BattleBots underdog story, straight out of Las Vegas.
Jackpot
The Vegas Vigilante
A garage-built contender that beat the odds
Hailing from Las Vegas, Jackpot is the ultimate BattleBots underdog story.
Designed and captained by journeyman plumber Jeff Waters, the high-octane vertical spinner was originally built on a shoestring budget in Jeff’s home garage and living room.
Armed with its signature “Double Diamond” dual vertical blade spinner and an unshakable Sin City spirit, Jackpot proved that expensive shop equipment is not required to compete inside the BattleBox.
The Vegas Vigilante combines relentless aggression with modular armor, high-voltage battery packs, and a dedicated inboard self-righter.
Builder Spotlight
Jeff Waters
Vegas Combat Robotics · Las Vegas, Nevada
Journeyman plumber Jeff Waters built Jackpot without a large professional machine shop, assembling the original version in his garage and living room.
His resourceful approach helped create one of BattleBots’ greatest underdog stories and proved that focused engineering can compete against much larger budgets.
Jackpot Highlights
01
Origin
Garage-Built Legend
Jeff Waters built Jackpot on a limited budget in his garage and apartment living room.
02
Competition
Undefeated Qualifier
Jackpot remained undefeated in qualifying matches across its first two BattleBots seasons.
03
Upset
Giant Slayer
Jackpot scored a historic upset over former World Champion Tombstone in the Round of 32.
04
Engineering
Vegas Local Star
A custom inboard self-righter keeps Jackpot’s vertical blades ready after the bot is overturned.
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