The first incarnation of Jackpot, Sara Ehret, first appeared in Spider-Man: Swing Shift (May 2007), and was created by writer Dan Slott and artist Phil Jimenez.

Sara Ehret debuted in Spider-Man: Swing Shift (May 2007), created by writer Dan Slott and artist Phil Jimenez.

[1] Alana Jobson debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #545 (January 2008), created by writer Dan Slott and artist Phil Jimenez Sara Ehret, a pregnant scientist at Phelcorp (a subsidiary of Oscorp) works on gene therapy to cure Parkinson's disease when she is accidentally exposed to "Lot 777".

Coming out of her coma Ehret went on to have her child Madeline with no complications, however when her family came under threat by falling debris she displayed superhuman strength to save them.

[citation needed] During the 2008 "Secret Invasion" storyline, Jackpot is libelled by Dexter Bennett, current owner of the Daily Bugle and endorser of a series of slanderous articles about her activity as a superhero after she accidentally attacks a meeting of pharmaceutical sales executives whose company has connections to Walter Declun.

[citation needed] Jackpot is furious when she discovers the articles and goes to the Daily Bugle, along with a publicity representative supplied by the Initiative.

While there, the newspaper is attacked by a Super-Skrull, who is searching for Spider-Man, and who harbors all of the superhuman abilities of Spider-Man's adversaries the Lizard, Rhino, Electro, Hydro-Man, Sandman, and Venom,[6] Jackpot battles the Super-Skrull to allow the Bugle staff to escape, but she is then attacked by Menace.

Sara is left clutching Jackpot's costume, while Spider-Man walks away, after telling her that people with powers do not have a choice of giving up their responsibilities.

To protect her daughter and give her the chance to have a normal life, Sara vanishes once again and later resurfaces as a civilian using the name "Alana Jobson".

[2][volume & issue needed] Mary Jane Watson became Jackpot during Zeb Wells' run on The Amazing Spider-Man.

After the children were revealed to be magic constructs created by the Emissary of the main Earth and eventually ceased to exist, Mary Jane took up the Jackpot mantle to cope with their "deaths".

[14] Originally sporting a disco-era costume, Jackpot wore a green jumpsuit with bell bottoms, gold cuffs, a silver stripe running down the front, and a gold mask that covers her eyes, side of her face, and apparently wraps behind her head.

[2] Deidre Kaye of Scary Mommy included Sara Ehret and Alana Jobson in their "Looking For A Role Model?

[20][21] In 2020, Marc Guggenheim, who had previously written the character's comics, was hired as screenwriter for the project and may direct as well.