Funky Time in South Africa: 64-Segment Wheel, Four Bonus Games and RTP by Bet
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Funky Time is Evolution's disco-themed live game show. A presenter spins a 64-segment wheel, and on every spin random multipliers land on random segments. You back the number 1, any of the 12 letters in PLAY, FUNK and TIME, or one of four bonus games: Bar, Stayin' Alive, Disco and VIP Disco. Each bet has its own RTP, from 95.38% to 95.99%.
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
Funky Time is a live game show by Evolution, released in 2023. Studio figures: RTP 95.38% - 95.99% depending on the bet. Found at 19 casinos we cover, from R1 a round at Betway SA. No. 61 in our South African top 100.
What Funky Time looks like
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Images: Evolution, official game site (games.evolution.com).
Where Funky Time comes from
Evolution premiered Funky Time at ICE London in February 2023 and announced its launch on 24 May 2023, calling it "the company's biggest new game show since Crazy Time". Its Chief Product Officer, Todd Haushalter, called the DigiWheel "a big vertical revolving wheel with an electronic LED centre". Crazy Time has its own page and rules.
On 9 September 2026 Evolution announced Disco Balls, a separate ball-drawing game "inspired by the energy and style of Funky Time", whose multipliers can carry into Disco and VIP Disco bonus games. Check the tile's name.
How a Funky Time round works
The presenter spins a vertical wheel of 64 segments: 24 letters spelling PLAY, FUNK and TIME, a series of 1s and the bonus game segments. You bet on the 1, a single letter or one of the four bonus spots.
As the wheel spins, multipliers land on random segments, and the flapper at the top marks the winner. A multiplier on a winning 1 or letter multiplies the payout: a 20x turns the 1's 1 to 1 into 20 to 1, so R10 wins R200. A letter pays 25 to 1 before any multiplier, and on a bonus segment the multiplier carries into the bonus game.
Two shortcuts help: BET ON 12 LETTERS places "12 bets in one", and BET ON 4 BONUSES covers all four bonus spots. Everyone can watch a bonus game, but only a bet on that spot plays it.
Funky Time bet spots: payouts and the RTP of each bet
Both main-game payouts top out at 50 times the default. The RTP figures leave out the table's payout cap.
| Bet spot | Payout in Evolution's table | RTP of the bet |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:1 to 50:1 | 95.99% |
| Any letter (P, L, A, Y, F, U, N, K, T, I, M or E) | 25:1 to 1,250:1 | 95.49% |
| Bar | Bonus game, up to the table limit | 95.98% |
| Stayin' Alive | Bonus game, up to the table limit | 95.49% |
| Disco | Bonus game, up to the table limit | 95.51% |
| VIP Disco | Bonus game, up to the table limit | 95.38% |
The Bar bonus: three glasses and a garnish
- Pick a glass. Choose one of three glasses. If you do not choose in time, one is picked for you at random.
- The pour. The robot bartender pours, and each glass gets a random multiplier from 2x to 20x.
- The garnish. A single reel adds an extra 2x to 5x to one glass: 5x with a 5x garnish makes 25x. One glass can reach 20 x 5 = 100x before a wheel multiplier.
- The wheel multiplier. A multiplier on the Bar segment multiplies all three glasses.
The Stayin' Alive bonus: a ball machine and a 20-level ladder
A machine of 90 coloured balls decides how far your team climbs.
- Pick a team. Choose green, pink or orange, or one is picked at random. Everyone starts on the 5x level with four lives.
- The balls. A 1-step ball in your colour moves you up one level, a 2-step ball two. A black STOP ball takes a life from every player, and nobody moves. With no lives left, you are paid at your colour's level.
- The ladder. From the bottom: 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 30x, 40x, 50x, 60x, 70x, 100x, 150x, 200x, 250x, 300x, 500x, 600x, 700x, 800x and 1,000x.
- Wheel multiplier and the cap. A multiplier on the segment multiplies every level: with 10x the ladder runs from 50x to 10,000x. No level goes past 10,000x.
Disco and VIP Disco: Mr Funky on the dance floor
Both play the same way. VIP Disco has a bigger floor and starting squares up to +500.
- Floors and moves. Disco has 37 squares and VIP Disco 63. From the middle, Mr Funky moves where the presenter's mini wheel (up, down, left, right) points, until he falls off the floor.
- Regular multipliers. They add up: a 2 and a 10 make 12x. They start at +1 to +100 in Disco and +1 to +500 in VIP Disco.
- Floor multipliers. They double five random Regular squares.
- Empty squares. A collected square stays empty for two moves, then resets.
- Wheel multiplier and the cap. A multiplier on the segment multiplies every Regular square before the dance. Both games stop at 10,000x.
What each bet costs, by Evolution's RTP
Rand amounts are long-run averages, not a forecast.
- The price per R100. Per R100 staked, the 1 keeps about R4.01 and Bar R4.02, Disco R4.49, a letter or Stayin' Alive R4.51 and VIP Disco R4.62. Best to worst is 0.61 of a point.
- The shortcut buttons. BET ON 12 LETTERS returns 95.49%, like any letter. Spread evenly over the four bonus spots, a stake returns about 95.59%.
- Maximum bets. At the maximum bet the round cap lowers the return: 94.96% on a letter, 95.40% on Bar, 94.85% on Stayin' Alive, 95.20% on Disco and 94.81% on VIP Disco.
Funky Time RTP and volatility
Evolution gives Funky Time's return to player as 95.38% - 95.99% depending on the bet.
Paying for Funky Time in rand
We found Funky Time at 19 casinos. All take cards, 17 take Ozow, 12 take Capitec Pay and 18 take cash vouchers.
The lowest minimum deposit among them is R1, at World Sports Betting and Hollywoodbets.
Winnings are paid to a bank account in your own name, after the FICA check.
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Is Funky Time legal in South Africa?
Funky Time is a live dealer game. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 19 operators we list for Funky 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's RTP for every bet lies between 95.38% and 95.99%
- Wheel multipliers reach the 1, the letters and the bonus games
- Four bonus games: glasses, a ball ladder and two dance floors
- At maximum bets the round cap lowers the return
- No published odds for the balls or the dance moves
- Stayin' Alive, Disco and VIP Disco are capped at 10,000x
Funky Time prices its bets evenly: Evolution's six figures sit between 95.38% and 95.99%, multipliers and bonus games included. At maximum bets the cap takes a little more. Pick your spots for the show you enjoy, not for a better price.
Funky Time FAQ
What is the RTP of Funky Time?
It depends on the bet: from 95.38% on VIP Disco to 95.99% on the 1, which Evolution calls the optimal return. At maximum bets the table's payout cap lowers these figures.
Do I need a bet on a bonus spot to win in the bonus game?
Yes. Everyone sees the bonus game, but only a bet on the spot the wheel stopped at takes part, so a Disco bet does not play VIP Disco.
What is the biggest win in Funky Time?
Evolution names no single maximum win. Stayin' Alive, Disco and VIP Disco stop at a 10,000x multiplier, and every table limits what one round can pay, as its Bet Limits table shows.
Is there a strategy that beats Funky Time?
No. Every bet carries a house edge, from 4.01% on the 1 to 4.62% on VIP Disco, and no way of staking removes it.
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Where to play Funky Time in South Africa
Licensed South African operators where we have found Funky 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
SuperSportBet
4.9
Lulabet
4.9
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