Wonderland Lucky Ball by Playtech Review

Should you play it?

Wonderland Lucky Ball suits players who like bingo style lines with a bonus on the side: main card lines pay 2 to 1 and up, more with Lucky Balls on them. The bonus cards need three or four exact numbers from the draw, so they rarely hit but carry the big wins.

Play it if

You like watching numbers drop onto cards
You want a choice of steady lines or long shot bonus cards
You enjoy picking a bubble in a bonus round

Skip it if

You want a simple one bet game
You want bonus bets that trigger often
You want a return above 96.14% on any bet

Variance profile

LowMediumHigh

High. Main card lines pay from 2 to 1, more with Lucky Balls on the line. The bonus cards need every one of their Lucky Ball numbers drawn, so they lose most rounds, and their paytable runs up to 4,999 to 1.

Bets, payouts and bonuses

Wheel layout

Segment	Published count
Bonus wheel outer ring: Mad Hatter, 2x	18
Dormouse, 3x	12
Dodo, 5x	10
Queen of Hearts, 8x	7
Cheshire Cat, 12x	4
White Rabbit, 50x	1
Eat Me: every character's base multiplier rises by 1, plus one extra spin	2

Published base payouts

Bet	Payout	Conditions
Main card line	2:1 to 14:1	Full row, column or diagonal, no Lucky Ball on it
Line with 1 Lucky Ball	7:1 to 39:1	Full line including one Lucky Ball
Line with 2 Lucky Balls	14:1 to 74:1	Full line including two Lucky Balls
Line with 3 Lucky Balls	24:1 to 124:1	Full line including three Lucky Balls
Line with 4 Lucky Balls	99:1 to 499:1	Full line including four Lucky Balls
2 Wonderspins	3:1 to 4999:1	All three Lucky Ball numbers on the card drawn; stake not returned
5 Wonderspins	9:1 to 4999:1	All four Lucky Ball numbers on the card drawn; stake not returned
4 Walterspins	15:1 to 4999:1	All four Lucky Ball numbers on the card drawn; stake not returned

Bonus entry and results

Bonus	Entry condition	How it resolves
2 Wonderspins	A chip on the 2 Wonderspins card and all three of its Lucky Ball numbers drawn	Two spins of the bonus wheel, more if the inner ring awards extra spins. Played after the main game; the stake is not returned.
5 Wonderspins	A chip on the 5 Wonderspins card and all four of its Lucky Ball numbers drawn	Five spins of the bonus wheel, more if the inner ring awards extra spins. Played after the main game; the stake is not returned.
4 Walterspins	A chip on the 4 Walterspins card and all four of its Lucky Ball numbers drawn	Four spins of the bonus wheel while Walter the Caterpillar blows three bubbles worth 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 10x. You pick one after the last spin, and its multiplier multiplies the bonus win. The stake is not returned.

Published return by bet

Bet	RTP	Configuration
Main game	96.14%	Number card lines
2 Wonderspins	96.03%	Bonus card
5 Wonderspins	96%	Bonus card
4 Walterspins	96.07%	Bonus card

The rules do not publish the layout of the bonus wheel's inner ring, only its possible results.

How Wonderland Lucky Ball works

Wonderland Lucky Ball is a live ball draw from Playtech's Wonderland series: 20 of 60 balls come out of the draw machine onto number cards, and bonus cards lead to a digital Wonderland wheel.

1 8 cards, 3 bonus cards

Pick your cards

During the countdown, put chips on any of the eight 4x4 number cards and on the three bonus cards: 2 Wonderspins, 5 Wonderspins and 4 Walterspins.

2 11 Lucky Balls

Lucky Balls and boosts

Before the draw, 11 of the 60 numbers become Lucky Balls placed on the cards. Up to 9 cards may also get a Bubble Boost multiplier, and a bonus card may get a Free Ball.

3 20 of 60

20 balls are drawn

Complete a row, column or diagonal on a main card to win, with Lucky Balls on the line raising the payout. A bonus card whose Lucky Ball numbers are all drawn plays the bonus wheel after the main game.

Lucky Balls, Bubble Boosts and the Free Ball

Before the draw, 11 of the 60 numbers are picked at random as Lucky Balls and placed on the main cards and the bonus cards. A plain line on a main card pays 2 to 1 and up; a line that includes Lucky Balls pays up to 39 to 1 with one, 74 to 1 with two, 124 to 1 with three and 499 to 1 with four.

After betting closes, 1 to 9 cards can get a Bubble Boost: 2x to 5x on a main card, which multiplies that card’s wins, or 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 8x on a bonus card, which multiplies all its bonus multipliers. In some rounds a Lucky Ball on the 2 Wonderspins or 5 Wonderspins card turns into a Free Ball and is marked at once, so that card needs one fewer number. The same number is not marked on the main cards; it still has to be drawn there.

The bonus wheel

The bonus games use a digital wheel with two rings. The outer ring has 54 sectors: 18 Mad Hatter at 2x, 12 Dormouse at 3x, 10 Dodo at 5x, 7 Queen of Hearts at 8x, 4 Cheshire Cat at 12x, 1 White Rabbit at 50x, and 2 Eat Me, which raise every character’s base multiplier by 1 and add a spin. On each spin the inner ring adds 2, 5, 8 or 10 to the outer ring multipliers, or awards an extra spin. 2 Wonderspins needs all three of its Lucky Ball numbers drawn and spins twice; 5 Wonderspins needs all four and spins five times; 4 Walterspins needs all four and spins four times. On every bonus card the stake is not returned.

A Walterspins example

Say you have $2 on 4 Walterspins and all four of its numbers are drawn. On a spin where the outer ring stops on Dormouse at 3x and the inner ring shows 8, that spin is worth 11x. During the spins Walter the Caterpillar blows three bubbles worth 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 10x, and you pick one at the end. If that 11x is the bonus result and your bubble reveals 4x, it becomes 44x and pays $88. Had the card started with a 5x Bubble Boost, it would be 220x, or $440. The $2 stake is not returned.

Full game specifications

🎰 Game show specifications

Format: Live ball draw with a bonus wheel
What your stake buys: Chips on one or more of eight 4x4 number cards and on the three bonus cards: 2 Wonderspins, 5 Wonderspins and 4 Walterspins. Each card is its own bet.
Player choices: Which cards to back, then one of three bubbles at the end of Walterspins. The draw, Lucky Balls, Bubble Boosts and Wonderspins are automatic.
Cost and bonus structure: There is no fee. Each bonus card is a separate bet that plays the bonus wheel only when all of its Lucky Ball numbers are drawn, and its stake is not returned when it does.

Wonderland Lucky Ball FAQ

How do you win in Wonderland Lucky Ball?

Complete a row, column or diagonal on a main card you backed with numbers from the 20 drawn. A plain line pays 2 to 1 and up, and Lucky Balls on the line raise the payout as high as 499 to 1 with four.

How do you trigger the bonus in Wonderland Lucky Ball?

Bet on a bonus card and have all of its Lucky Ball numbers drawn: three for 2 Wonderspins, four for 5 Wonderspins and 4 Walterspins. A Free Ball on the 2 or 5 Wonderspins card cuts the numbers needed by one.

What is the Bubble Boost?

After betting closes, 1 to 9 cards can get a multiplier: 2x to 5x on a main card, applied to its wins, or 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 8x on a bonus card, applied to all of its bonus multipliers.

What is the biggest win in Wonderland Lucky Ball?

Each bonus card’s paytable runs up to 4,999 to 1, and a line with four Lucky Balls pays up to 499 to 1.

What is the RTP of Wonderland Lucky Ball?

Playtech’s rules give 96.14% for the main game, 96.03% for 2 Wonderspins, 96.00% for 5 Wonderspins and 96.07% for 4 Walterspins. These are long run figures, not a forecast for a session.