The Money Drop Live by Playtech Review

Should you play it?

The Money Drop Live suits players who want to make real decisions: how much of a win to risk on each trapdoor is up to you. The cost is harder to judge, because the rules give only a return range of 96.01% to 97.50% for the whole game.

Play it if

You want to decide how much of a win to risk
You like the TV format of trapdoors dropping money
You enjoy a simple higher card game as a second bonus

Skip it if

You want a fixed payout the moment the wheel stops
You want the return on each bet before you play
You dislike all or nothing rounds; the x8 Quick Drop puts everything on one trapdoor

Variance profile

LowMediumHigh

High. The x8 Quick Drop takes 20 of the 54 sections and is all or nothing on one trapdoor. The x1000 and x2500 sections take 4 sections between them and pay up to 1,999 to 1 and 4,999 to 1.

Bets, payouts and bonuses

Wheel layout

Segment	Published count
x8 Quick Drop	20
x15, 1 drop round	11
x30, 1 drop round	6
x100, 2 drop rounds	7
x250, 2 drop rounds	3
x1000, 3 drop rounds	3
x2500, 3 drop rounds	1
Card Clash	3

Published base payouts

Bet	Payout	Conditions
x8 Quick Drop	Up to 7:1	All Money on one trapdoor; up to 15:1 with the Double enhancement
x15	Up to 29:1	1 drop round; top figure with the Double enhancement and no Money lost
x30	Up to 59:1	1 drop round; top figure with the Double enhancement and no Money lost
x100	Up to 199:1	2 drop rounds; top figure with the Double enhancement and no Money lost
x250	Up to 499:1	2 drop rounds; top figure with the Double enhancement and no Money lost
x1000	Up to 1999:1	3 drop rounds; top figure with the Double enhancement and no Money lost
x2500	Up to 4999:1	3 drop rounds; top figure with the Double enhancement and no Money lost
Card Clash	4:1 to 999:1	1 tie 4:1, 1 win 9:1, 2 wins 19:1, 3 wins 49:1, 3 ties 999:1
Spectator trapdoor bet	2.9:1	Round with one safe trapdoor; 0.95:1 in a round with two

Bonus entry and results

Bonus	Entry condition	How it resolves
Quick Drop	Wheel stops on x8 with a chip there	Your bet times 8 goes on one trapdoor; keep it all if that trapdoor is safe.
Drop rounds	Wheel stops on x15 to x2500 with a chip there	Split 10 stacks of Money over trapdoors A to D for 1 to 3 rounds; three trapdoors drop each round.
Card Clash	Wheel stops on Card Clash with a chip there	Back left or right; three pairs of cards are dealt and each higher card or tie raises your multiplier.

The rules publish one return range for the game, not a figure per bet, and do not say how often the enhancements appear.

The game rules give a return of 96.01% to 97.5% (across the whole game), not a figure for each bet. RTP describes a theoretical long term return, not the result of your session.

How The Money Drop Live works

The Money Drop Live is a game show based on the TV format, where a wheel sets your multiplier and you then decide how to split the money across four trapdoors.

1 8 bet spots

Place your chips

During the betting countdown, put chips on any of the seven multiplier sections, from x8 Quick Drop to x2500, or on Card Clash.

2 54 sections

Enhancements and the spin

Before the result, an enhancement may double a section's multiplier or make two trapdoors safe. The wheel then picks the game, and only players backing that section take part.

3 1 to 3 drop rounds

Drop or Clash

Your bet times the multiplier becomes Money in 10 stacks to place on trapdoors A to D. Three drop, and what survives is your win. Card Clash plays three pairs of cards instead.

How a drop round works

Say you have $2 on x15 and it lands. You get $30 of Money, split into 10 stacks of $3. Put 3 stacks on A, 3 on C and 4 on D, and if D is the safe trapdoor you keep $12. Spread stacks over all four trapdoors and one of them always survives, so you always keep something; put everything on one and it is all or nothing. Stacks you have not placed when time runs out are spread as evenly as possible. The x100 and x250 sections give two drop rounds and x1000 and x2500 give three, each starting from what survived the round before.

Card Clash

Pick the left or right side. Three pairs of cards are dealt from one deck shuffled by hand, 2 low and Ace high. A higher card or a tie builds your multiplier: one win pays 9 to 1, two wins 19 to 1, three wins 49 to 1, and three ties pay 999 to 1 to both sides. If your side never wins or ties, there is no multiplier and the bet loses. Enhancements never apply to Card Clash.

Good to know

The top figures in the paytable assume the Double enhancement and no Money lost: x15 pays up to 29 to 1 and x2500 up to 4,999 to 1. If you did not back the section that landed, or you lose all your Money, you watch, and you can place a spectator bet on the trapdoor you think is safe: it pays 2.9 to 1 in a round with one safe trapdoor and 0.95 to 1 with two.

Full game specifications

🎰 Game show specifications

Format: Multiplier wheel with trapdoor rounds
What your stake buys: Chips on any of x8 Quick Drop, x15, x30, x100, x250, x1000, x2500 and Card Clash. Each chip is its own bet.
Player choices: How to split your Money across trapdoors A to D in each drop round, or which side to back in Card Clash. Stacks left unplaced are spread for you.
Cost and bonus structure: There is no fee. Enhancements are free and random, and you play a drop round or Card Clash only with a chip on the section that lands.

The Money Drop Live FAQ

What is the RTP of The Money Drop Live?

The rules give a range of 96.01% to 97.50% for the game, not a figure for each bet.

Can I always win something in a drop round?

Yes, if you spread your Money over all four trapdoors, because at least one is always safe; you keep only what is on it. The exception is the x8 Quick Drop, where all your Money goes on one trapdoor.

What happens in the Quick Drop?

When x8 lands, your bet times 8 becomes Money that goes on a single trapdoor. If it is safe you keep it all: up to 7 to 1, or 15 to 1 with the Double enhancement.

What are the enhancements?

Before the result, an enhancement may double the multiplier of a section, up to 5,000x, or make two of the four trapdoors safe for all drop rounds. Card Clash never gets one.

What is the biggest win?

The x2500 section doubled by an enhancement gives 5,000x your bet as Money, which you keep only if none of it drops over three rounds. The paytable lists it as up to 4,999 to 1.