Cracker Jack is an American brand of snack food that consists of molasses-flavored, caramel-coated popcorn, and peanuts, well known for being packaged with a prize of trivial value inside. The Cracker Jack name and slogan, "The More You Eat The More You Want", were registered in 1896.

How did Cracker Jacks get its name?

In 1893, Cracker Jack was displayed at the Chicago World's Fair. ... Cracker Jack got its name from a salesman who tried Cracker Jack for the first time. When Louis gave the popcorn to him, he yelled, "Cracker Jack!"(4) "Cracker Jack" originally meant "awesome!" or "wonderful!" (5).

What does the slang term Cracker Jack mean?

: a person or thing of marked excellence.