It looked like our team was winning, but then everything went back 'in the melting pot'. [=the outcome became uncertain again]
A donor added $1,000 to 'the pot' in support of the theater company.
He took 'the pot'. [=he won all the money that was bet]
(..) Well, he's on his walkabout or pilgrimage. He calls it a quest to recharge his chi. I call it an excuse for him... to score his pot and wag his pickle at coeds. You sound mad, Mom, mad enough to throw one of these little lady heads at him. - What's that supposed to mean? (..)2004 TvShow: Arrested Development Title: Afternoon Delight Season: 2 Episode 6