golden ticket

golden ticket

A person, thing, quality, ability, or accomplishment that provides a reliable opportunity for great financial or personal success. My programming experience is going to be my golden ticket out of this one-horse town. There was a time when a bachelor's degree was a golden ticket to finding a great career. These days, though, you need one to even get a job interview.
See also: golden, ticket
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a household name
  • a household name/word
  • (the) man/woman of the hour
  • the jewel in (someone's or something's) crown
  • the jewel in someone's/something's crown
  • fail of success
  • KIBO
  • (as) sound as a dollar
  • a good scout
References in periodicals archive
The Golden Ticket scheme was hatched after City had built their new stadium but needed to finish the internal fittings.
is thrilled to announce that it is participating in the Miller golden ticket and cash back promotion.
Lucky contestants get a six-week package after winning the coveted Golden Ticket
To be in with a chance of winning the Daily Post golden ticket, send your name, address and daytime telephone number to: Golden Ticket Competition, Daily Post, PO Box 202, Vale Road, Llandudno Junction, Conwy, LL31 9ZD by Tuesday, July 7.
Customers will be given a golden ticket with their receipt in participating outlets.
The former child star played gum-chewer and golden ticket finder Violet in the 1971 adaptation of Roald Dahl's best-selling novel Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
The prize draw is part of the Golden Ticket Event being run by Specialist Cars SEAT dealerships in Stirling, Dundee and Aberdeen, as well as Thomson and Potter in Perth.
NAPERVILLE, IL - April 23, 2019 - Golden Ticket Productions presents Broadway Goes Wild, a Broadway-style cabaret show, at Center Stage Theater: 7:30pm, Saturday, May 11; 7:30pm, Saturday, May 18; and 3:00pm, Sunday, May 19.
A 19-year-old Vietnamese high school student stunned the American Idol judges with her powerful voice which earned her a golden ticket to Hollywood.
Shoppers redeeming receipts for BD50 will receive an exclusive Golden Ticket which entitles them to an instant collectible from the Central Station and also grants them access to the whimsical West Station.
One Golden Ticket can be found at the end of the treasure hunt through Dubai Festival City, with the first clue available at www.emirateslitfest.com/festivaltreasure.
After successfully passing the initial screening and elimination process, two of the chosen top 20 JU finalists can advance immediately to the final round during the cook-off via the Golden Ticket mechanics:
In addition, QurAlis has won a Pfizer-sponsored Golden Ticket, and is now a resident company of Johnson and Johnson Innovation, JLABS (JLABS).
St Aidan's Primary pupil Kobe Cochrane won free pizza for a year after spinning the lucky wheel at the Kirk Road store and landing on the golden ticket.