Crazy Time in South Africa: Wheel Odds, Bonus Games and What the Stats Show
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Crazy Time is Evolution's live game show, launched in July 2020. A presenter spins a money wheel, and you bet on the segment it stops on: 45 segments carry the numbers 1, 2, 5 and 10, and nine of its 54 segments open one of four bonus games. A two-reel Top Slot can multiply one bet spot each round, and every bet has its own RTP, from 94.33% (Pachinko) to 96.08% (the 1).
RTP (return to player): the share of bets the game pays back over time. Here it depends on the bet you pick or when you cash out.
The RTP moves with the bet you pick or the moment you cash out. The game's info screen gives the figures.
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In short
Crazy Time is a live game show by Evolution, released in 2020. Studio figures: RTP 94.33% - 96.08% depending on the bet. Found at 24 casinos we cover. No. 12 in our South African top 100.
What Crazy Time looks like
Images: Evolution, official game page (games.evolution.com).
Where Crazy Time comes from
Evolution first showcased Crazy Time as its headliner at ICE 2020 and based it on its Dream Catcher money wheel concept. On Evolution's own site, Crazy Time A is "an additional studio" with "the same gameplay".
How a Crazy Time round works
Betting time comes first, 15 seconds by Evolution's how-to-play page, with eight spots to back: the numbers 1, 2, 5 and 10 and the bonus games Cash Hunt, Pachinko, Coin Flip and Crazy Time. The presenter spins the wheel, and the segment under the flapper at the top wins.
45 of the 54 segments are numbers, each paying its own number to one with the stake returned: R10 on the 10 brings back R110 before any Top Slot multiplier. The other nine open a bonus game that everyone can watch, but only players "who have placed their bet on the corresponding bet spot can participate and win".
The Crazy Time wheel: segments, odds and RTP by bet
Counts, payouts and RTPs are Evolution's. The chance column is segments divided by 54, with every segment equally likely, and it agrees with Evolution's "1 in 6 chance of landing a bonus round with each spin" (9 of 54).
| Bet spot | Segments of 54 | Pays | Chance a spin (our arithmetic) | RTP of the bet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 1 to 1 | 38.9% (1 in 2.6) | 96.08% |
| 2 | 13 | 2 to 1 | 24.1% (1 in 4.2) | 95.95% |
| 5 | 7 | 5 to 1 | 13.0% (1 in 7.7) | 95.78% |
| 10 | 4 | 10 to 1 | 7.4% (1 in 13.5) | 95.73% |
| Pachinko | 2 | Set in the bonus game | 3.7% (1 in 27) | 94.33% |
| Cash Hunt | 2 | Set in the bonus game | 3.7% (1 in 27) | 95.27% |
| Coin Flip | 4 | Set in the bonus game | 7.4% (1 in 13.5) | 95.70% |
| Crazy Time | 1 | Set in the bonus game | 1.9% (1 in 54) | 94.41% |
How the Top Slot multiplies a bet spot
As the wheel spins, a two-reel Top Slot above it picks one random bet spot and one random multiplier. If they line up on its middle line, that spot carries the multiplier for the round; if not, there is none. In the South African version of Evolution's rules, the same feature is called the Top Position.
If the wheel then stops on that spot, a number pays its odds times the multiplier, and a bonus game has its values multiplied before play. Evolution's how-to-play page gives the Top Slot a maximum of 50x.
The four bonus games
Evolution's rules cap two of them: 10,000x in Pachinko and 20,000x in the Crazy Time round.
- Cash Hunt. 108 multipliers are shown, then covered by symbols and shuffled. You aim a cannon at one spot before the countdown ends, or one is picked at random.
- Pachinko. A puck drops from a random zone, 4 to 13, through pegs onto one of 16 multipliers. DOUBLE doubles them all and the puck drops again, up to 10,000x. A landing on 2x, 3x or 4x can occasionally bring a Rescue Drop: the puck falls again, and lower multipliers rise to the one it hit.
- Coin Flip. Two random multipliers go on the red and blue sides of a coin, and the side facing up pays. When they are low, a Rescue Flip can occasionally send the coin up again.
- Crazy Time. Behind a red door is a virtual 64-segment wheel with three flappers, green, blue and yellow, and you pick one or get one at random. DOUBLE or TRIPLE under a flapper multiplies every value and spins again for its players, up to 20,000x.
Crazy Time results, stats and history: what they tell you
The game shows "the winning results of the most recent game rounds", and Game History shows your own rounds. Each round's GAME NUMBER, which reflects when it began in GMT, is the reference to give customer service.
Evolution's own site for the game says "each spin is independent, so past stats do not predict or affect what is coming next", and that goes for results posted anywhere else. A Crazy Time segment absent for hours is still one in 54 on the next spin.
Crazy Time strategy and tips: what each bet costs
What you choose is the price. By Evolution's figures the 1 returns 96.08%, the best of the eight bets, and Pachinko 94.33%, the lowest. On a R10 chip, the house keeps about 39c a spin on the 1 and 57c on Pachinko over the long run.
The Bet on Four button covers all four numbers or all four bonus games. Four equal bonus chips all lose on five spins in six and return 94.93% on average. The picks inside Cash Hunt and the Crazy Time round do not change that: the wall is shuffled before you aim, and the rules set no flapper apart.
Bet limits and the cap on a round
Limits belong to the table: Evolution's rules send you to its BET LIMITS panel for the minimum and maximum bets, which "may change from time to time". Winnings are capped too: "Maximum payout for all your winnings within a game round is limited. For details, see the Bet Limits table." At a high stake, a big multiplier can reach that cap.
Paying for Crazy Time in rand
We found Crazy Time at 24 casinos. All take cards, 22 take Ozow, 16 take Capitec Pay and 22 take cash vouchers.
The lowest minimum deposit among them is R1, at Hollywoodbets, Luckyfish and World Sports Betting.
Winnings are paid to a bank account in your own name, after the FICA check.
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Is Crazy Time legal in South Africa?
Crazy Time is a live dealer game. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 24 operators we list for Crazy Time hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money
Set a budget and a deposit limit before your first round. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict
- Evolution publishes the RTP of all eight bets
- The Top Slot can multiply any spot, numbers included
- Four bonus games, each with its own mechanics
- A bonus game pays only bets on its own spot
- Bonus bets return 94.33% to 95.70%, below every number
- Each table caps what one round can pay
Crazy Time is a money wheel with four bonus games and a Top Slot on every spin. Every number returns more than any bonus game, so choose your spots and stake before you start, not from the results.
Crazy Time FAQ
What are the odds on the Crazy Time wheel?
With all 54 segments equally likely, the 1 comes up about once in 2.6 spins, the 10 and Coin Flip once in 13.5, and the Crazy Time bonus once in 54. The wheel table gives every spot.
What is the biggest win in Crazy Time?
Evolution's page for the game names a 25,000x Cash Hunt multiplier, won on 11 December 2022, as the biggest ever win, and elsewhere as one of the largest. The rules stop the Crazy Time round at 20,000x and Pachinko at 10,000x, and each table caps what one round can pay.
Can results or a tracker predict the next spin?
No. Evolution's page for the game says each spin is independent of the previous ones, which makes past statistics useless for predicting what comes next. A tracker only shows what the wheel did.
Where can I play Crazy Time in South Africa?
The list that closes this page names the casinos where we have found Crazy Time, with notes such as a bet range or a second table, Crazy Time A.
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Where to play Crazy Time in South Africa
Licensed South African operators where we have found Crazy Time, with each one's licence and our score. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
Hollywoodbets
4.9
Betway SA
4.9
Luckyfish
4.9
SuperSportBet
4.9
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