Lucky Lightning in South Africa: Two Wilds, Growing Reels and Coin Jackpots
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Lucky Lightning is a Pragmatic Play slot with Zeus, Hera, the Minotaur, the Griffin and Pegasus on five reels of three, for 243 ways. Its wild lands only on reels 1 and 2. When both show one, coins lock, reels 3 to 5 respin and the coins lined up with the wilds are collected, sometimes on a grid grown to six reels or four rows. Coins carry 1x to 500x or a fixed jackpot of up to 10,000x the bet. Pragmatic rates it low volatility.
RTP (return to player): the share of bets the game pays back over time, as Pragmatic Play publishes it.
RTP as the studio publishes it.
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In short
Lucky Lightning is a slot by Pragmatic Play, released in 2021. Studio figures: RTP 96.45%; max win 10100x. Found at 22 casinos we cover, from R0.25 a spin at World Sports Betting. No. 66 in our South African top 100.
What Lucky Lightning looks like
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Images: Pragmatic Play, official game page (pragmaticplay.com); Our screenshot of Pragmatic Play's official free demo (pragmaticplay.com), September 2026.
Where Lucky Lightning comes from
Pragmatic Play's launch post of 17 June 2021 sets Lucky Lightning in Ancient Greece. Its loading screen shows the Wild Streak Gaming logo with "Powered by Pragmatic Play", and Pragmatic has named Wild Streak Gaming as its partner on another slot, Congo Cash. Pragmatic presents Lucky Lightning as its own release.
How Lucky Lightning works
The base game has five reels of three symbols, 243 ways. Zeus, Hera, the Minotaur of Crete, the Griffin and the winged horse Pegasus are the picture symbols, and A, K, Q, J and 10 the low ones.
Wins pay left to right on adjacent reels from the first, one symbol per reel in any row. Only the highest win is paid on each way, and ways add up.
The wild, a gold lightning bolt on a red disc, appears only on reels 1 and 2 and stands in for everything but the bonus and money symbols. The bonus symbol, a Greek temple, appears on reels 1 to 5. Money symbols, coins with a helmeted head, appear on reels 3 to 6, and a sixth reel holds only coins. There is no ante bet and no gamble.
Lucky Lightning paytable in multiples of the total bet
Pays as multiples of the total bet and in rand on a R2 spin. Every symbol pays per way: three of a card rank return R0.40 of a R2 stake.
| Symbol | Five | Four | Three |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeus | 10x, R20 | 5x, R10 | 1x, R2 |
| Hera | 6x, R12 | 2x, R4 | 0.8x, R1.60 |
| Minotaur | 4x, R8 | 1x, R2 | 0.4x, R0.80 |
| Griffin or Pegasus | 2x, R4 | 1x, R2 | 0.4x, R0.80 |
| A, K, Q, J or 10 | 1x, R2 | 0.4x, R0.80 | 0.2x, R0.40 |
| Bonus symbol | 100x, R200 | 10x, R20 | 2x, R4 |
Two wilds: the respin, the growing reels and the coin collection
The Wild Respin and Collection Feature starts whenever wilds land on reels 1 and 2 together. The game may then extend the screen for that spin to 3x6 (a sixth reel of coins), 3x3x4x4x4 (a fourth row on reels 3 to 5) or 3x3x4x4x4x4 (both).
Winning ways are paid first. Then every coin locks and reels 3, 4 and 5 respin, with the wilds staying put. After the respin, every coin that forms an unbroken left-to-right way with the wilds is collected. Coins of 2x, 5x and 1x on reels 3, 4 and 5 pay 8x, R16 on a R2 spin.
Pragmatic's game page describes the respin as won "if the sixth one is full of Money Symbols", while the rules in the game tie it to the two wilds.
Coin values and the three fixed jackpots
Each coin takes a random value from this list or a fixed jackpot, and the plaques beside the reels show the jackpots in cash at your bet. The rules give no odds.
| Coin | Times the total bet | On a R2 spin |
|---|---|---|
| Direct award | 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 50x, 100x, 200x, 400x or 500x | R2 to R1,000 |
| Silver jackpot | 50x | R100 |
| Gold jackpot | 250x | R500 |
| Platinum jackpot | 10,000x | R20,000 |
The Coverall: every coin paid twice
The Coverall needs the same two wilds, with reels 3, 4, 5 and any sixth reel full of coins at the end of the spin. Then the total of the coins on the screen "is paid once, then paid once again". That is 9 coins on the basic grid and 16 on the largest: nine coins of 1x pay 18x, R36 on a R2 spin.
Free spins: 10, 15 or 50 games on six reels
Three, four or five bonus symbols pay 2x, 10x or 100x the bet and start 10, 15 or 50 free spins, always on a 3x6 grid. The coin feature works in the round, and the screen can grow to 3x3x4x4x4x4 for a spin. Three or more bonus symbols add spins on the same scale. Special reels are in play, free games "with extra wilds" in the words of the intro screen.
Buying the round, and the 10,100x cap
Buy Bonus Max starts the free spins for 100 times the total bet, R200 on a R2 spin, offered "in certain jurisdictions" by Pragmatic's launch post. By the rules a bought round plays on the 3x3x4x4x4x4 grid throughout, while Pragmatic's launch post calls it "the 3×6 Free Game". The number of spins it brings is not stated. The RTP is 96.45% for normal play and 96.48% with the buy.
Wins are capped at 10,100 times the bet, R20,200 on a R2 spin. A round that reaches the cap ends at once: the win is paid up to the cap and any free spins left are forfeited.
Lucky Lightning RTP and volatility
Pragmatic Play gives Lucky Lightning's return to player as 96.45%.
Volatility is low: wins come often and small.
Top payout: 10100x.
Paying for Lucky Lightning in rand
We found Lucky Lightning at 22 casinos. All take cards, 21 take Ozow, 16 take Capitec Pay and 20 take cash vouchers.
The lowest minimum deposit among them is R1, at Luckyfish, World Sports Betting and Hollywoodbets.
Winnings are paid to a bank account in your own name, after the FICA check.
Get FICA done first (the ID and address check every licensed site runs) · How to deposit in rand · Every payment method
Is Lucky Lightning legal in South Africa?
Lucky Lightning is a slot. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 22 operators we list for Lucky Lightning 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
- Two wilds lock the coins and respin reels 3 to 5
- Coins carry 1x to 500x or a fixed jackpot of 50x, 250x or 10,000x
- A Coverall pays the coins on the screen once, then once again
- Five bonus symbols give 50 free spins on a six-reel grid
- Three of a card rank pay 0.2x the bet, less than the stake
- The coin feature needs wilds on reels 1 and 2 at once
- The buy costs 100x the bet, R200 on a R2 spin
- A free spins round that reaches 10,100x ends early
Lucky Lightning keeps its symbol pays small and puts its bigger numbers on coins, collected when wilds land on both of the first two reels. Pragmatic rates it low volatility, in its words paying out more often in smaller amounts.
Lucky Lightning FAQ
How does the Lucky Lightning coin respin start?
With a wild on reel 1 and a wild on reel 2 on the same spin. Wins are paid, every coin locks, reels 3 to 5 respin, and the coins forming a left-to-right way with the wilds are collected.
Are the Lucky Lightning jackpots progressive?
No, they are fixed: Silver 50x, Gold 250x and Platinum 10,000x the total bet, R100, R500 and R20,000 on a R2 spin. They arrive as coin values and pay through the coin features.
What is the maximum win in Lucky Lightning?
10,100 times the bet, R20,200 on a R2 spin. The 10,000x Platinum jackpot is a coin value, not that cap. A round that reaches the cap ends at once and its remaining features are forfeited.
Why the Wild Streak Gaming logo?
The loading screen shows the Wild Streak Gaming logo with "Powered by Pragmatic Play". Pragmatic presents the slot as its own June 2021 release, and has named Wild Streak Gaming as its partner on another slot, Congo Cash.
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