Scatter pays
Eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the grid pay, so position on the reels is irrelevant. In the base game, eight to twelve or more matching symbols award up to 50x.
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Sweet Bonanza — the figures, the features and the operators
Sweet Bonanza, released in 2019 by Pragmatic Play, pays when eight or more matching symbols land anywhere on its 6x5 grid. This page sets out the published figures, the tumbling and multiplier mechanics, and the partner's terms so you can judge the game on what is known.
- 96.48%RTP
- Medium-HighVolatility
- 21,100xMaximum win
- Return to player
96.48%
Long-run average across all spins, online version - Volatility
Medium-High
How unevenly the return arrives - Maximum win
21,100x
Multiple of the stake
- Grid
- 6x5
- Ways to win
- scatter pays, 8+ anywhere
- Provider
- Pragmatic Play
- Released
- 2019
Return and volatility
What the headline figures mean for a session
The return figure is an average taken over a very large number of spins, usually expressed as a percentage of total stakes returned to players. At 96.48%, the published maths leaves the remainder to the operator over that long run. No individual session is obliged to land anywhere near the average, and a short session is far too small a sample for the figure to describe what you will see.
Volatility describes the shape of the payouts rather than their size. A medium-high rating means wins land less often, with more of the return pushed into rarer feature rounds and multiplier combinations. Plan a session around the possibility of long stretches with little returned, and decide the spend before the first spin rather than during a gap.
Volatility
Medium-High- Low
- Medium
- High
Return to player
96.48%This game 96.48%Average 95.17%
The average is the median return of the 27 pokies this site holds published figures for.
Features
The mechanics worth knowing: Sweet Bonanza
Tumbling reels
Winning symbols are removed and new ones fall into the gaps. One stake can therefore resolve through several consecutive wins before the spin is finished.
Free spins
Four to six scatters award up to 100x and ten free spins. The feature is where the multiplier symbols can appear and where most of the top-end variance sits.
Multiplier symbols
Values up to 100x can land during the feature and are added at the end of a tumble sequence. A sequence with no multiplier symbols is normal and not a fault.
Step by step
What a round looks like
- 01
Symbols land
The grid fills with candy-themed symbols. There are no lines to trace; only the count of matching symbols anywhere matters.
- 02
Eight or more pays
A winning count is paid at its published value. Fewer than eight matching symbols pays nothing for that symbol.
- 03
Winners clear
The symbols that formed the win are removed. Everything above them falls, and new symbols drop in from the top.
- 04
Sequence resolves
Tumbles continue while new wins appear. Any multiplier symbols collected during the sequence are added together when it ends.
Where to play
What stands up when you read the figures
The table below ranks pokies by their published return, highest first, so the figures can be compared side by side.
Figures checked on 16 October 2026
One table, all the numbers
Sort by whichever figure decides it for you.
| 150 Lions | 96.79% | Medium-Low | 600x | Aristocrat |
| 2Big Bass Bonanza Megaways | 96.72% | High | 2,100x | Pragmatic Play |
| 3Big Bass Bonanza | 96.71% | High | 2,100x | Pragmatic Play |
| 4Madame Destiny Megaways | 96.51% | High | 5,000x | Pragmatic Play |
| 5Gates of Olympus | 96.5% | High | 5,000x | Pragmatic Play |
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50 Lions
50 Lions carries the highest published return on this list at 96.79%, paired with the lowest volatility of the five.
- RTP
- 96.79%
- Volatility
- Medium-Low
- Max win
- 600x
- Lines
- 50
- African
- Aristocrat
Big Bass Bonanza Megaways
Big Bass Bonanza Megaways publishes 96.72% with high volatility and a 2,100x top win.
- RTP
- 96.72%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 2,100x
- Lines
- megaways
- Fishing
- Pragmatic Play
Big Bass Bonanza
Big Bass Bonanza lists 96.71%, essentially level with its Megaways counterpart, but on ten lines rather than a megaways grid.
- RTP
- 96.71%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 2,100x
- Lines
- 10
- Fishing
- Pragmatic Play
What the tumbling grid actually does
There are no paylines here. Matching symbols count anywhere on the grid, and eight or more of a kind pays; the scatter-pay format is why the count matters more than the position. Tumbling reels then remove the winning symbols, the remaining ones fall, and new symbols drop in. A single spin can therefore produce a chain of wins before it ends.
That chain has a cost in the maths. Chained wins inflate how often a spin pays something, while the published return stays where the provider puts it. Treat a run of tumbles as one outcome, not as several independent spins, because it is resolved by one stake.
Multipliers and the free spins round
Four to six scatters award up to 100x and ten free spins. During the feature, multiplier symbols worth up to 100x can land. Their values are added together at the end of a tumble sequence rather than applied one by one, so a single resolved sequence can carry a large combined multiplier.
The multiplier symbols are not guaranteed to land, and their value range is published, not promised. A feature round without multipliers is an ordinary round; a feature round with them is the reason the top win figure is as high as it is. Nothing about the mechanic changes the long-run return.
Reading the return and the risk
The provider's figure for Sweet Bonanza is 96.48%. That is a long-run average across an enormous number of spins, not a rate you collect in an evening. A session can end well above or well below it, and the figure tells you nothing about which of those two you will get.
Volatility is listed as medium-high. In practice that means wins arrive less often, with a larger share of the return concentrated in the rare feature rounds and multiplier combinations. Bankroll decisions should assume long gaps between paying sequences, not a steady drip.
FAQ
The questions behind the search
What is the return to player on Sweet Bonanza?
The published figure is 96.48%. Some databases list a slightly different number because the game has more than one configuration, so check which version you are reading about.
Does Sweet Bonanza have a jackpot?
No. There is no jackpot, and the maximum published win is 21,100x your stake rather than a pooled prize.
What do the multipliers do in the free spins?
Multiplier symbols worth up to 100x can land during the feature, and their values are added together at the end of a tumble sequence. They are added, not multiplied against each other.
Can I use a demo to check the game?
A demo runs the same published maths without staking real money, which makes it useful for seeing how tumbles and multipliers resolve. It tells you nothing about what a funded session will return.