Instant Prize Slots

How instant prizes change the payout

Instant prizes might look like a small extra feature, but they often hold a big chunk of a game's RTP. In bonus rounds that use them a lot, regular paylines almost stop mattering. The prizes just add up on their own, giving you a payout that combines both systems.

The main difference between instant prizes and a cash collect feature is how you get the money. Cash collect games make you land a specific collector symbol to grab the values on the screen. Instant prizes just pay out on their own. This means you never get that frustrating moment where you see big values but miss the collector. If an instant prize lands, you get it. This makes bonus rounds a bit more reliable and means you rarely finish a feature with a zero payout.

Examples of the mechanic in action

Pragmatic Play uses instant prizes in several of their hold and spin games. You will often see prize symbols land next to jackpot segments. For example, Wolf Gold Ultimate (5,000x max win, 96.57% RTP) has medium volatility and plays very differently from Big Bass Xmas Xtreme (10,000x max win, 96.07% RTP). Both use instant prizes, but the risk level is completely different.

Play'n GO tends to mix instant prizes into more complex bonus rounds. In Jolly Roger Wild Kraken, which has a 20,000x max win, the game combines instant prizes with multipliers. In these types of games, the instant prize is not the only thing going on. It is just one of several ways the game pays out during a feature.