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1xBet Crazy Time: The Quick Answer

Crazy Time is a live game show by Evolution, played on a money wheel with 54 segments. Evolution lists an optimal RTP of 96.08%, four bonus rounds and a maximum multiplier of 20,000x. It has no free spins and no confirmed demo at 1xBet.

How Crazy Time Works

Crazy Time launched in July 2020 and is built on Evolution's Dream Catcher money wheel. A host spins a big upright wheel, and you bet on where the pointer will stop. Around the main wheel the game adds a Top Slot mini-game and four separate bonus games, which is where its name comes from.

The wheel and the bet spots

The wheel has 54 segments. Eight bet spots cover them: four number spots and four bonus spots.

• Number 1 - 21 segments, pays 1 to 1
• Number 2 - 13 segments, pays 2 to 1
• Number 5 - 7 segments, pays 5 to 1
• Number 10 - 4 segments, pays 10 to 1
• Coin Flip - 4 segments
• Cash Hunt - 2 segments
• Pachinko - 2 segments
• Crazy Time - 1 segment

Number bets pay at face odds and your stake comes back on top. A winning bet on 5 pays 5 to 1. The nine bonus segments add up to one in six, so on average a bonus round starts about once every six spins.

One round, step by step

1. Place your bets. You can back several spots in the same round during the betting window.
2. Top Slot spins. The two-reel mini-game above the wheel picks one random multiplier for one random bet spot.
3. The host spins the wheel. Wherever the pointer stops decides the result.
4. Payout or bonus. A number segment pays straight away. A bonus segment opens that bonus game.

The Top Slot only matters when the bet spot and the multiplier line up in the middle row and the wheel also stops on that same spot. If you hold a number bet there, the payout is multiplied. If you hold a bonus bet, the multipliers inside the bonus game are multiplied.

Crazy Time Maximum Win

Evolution's own FAQ says the maximum multiplier you can get in the Crazy Time bonus game is 20,000x. That is the headline number, and it is a multiplier of your bet on the bonus spot, not a sum of money. Stake R10 on the spot and a 20,000x result would mean R200,000 in theory.

• 54Wheel segments
• 1 in 6Bonus round odds per spin
• 20,000xMax multiplier per Evolution FAQ
• 2020Launch year

The 20,000x figure is not a hard ceiling on every result. Evolution has also quoted a 25,000x win on a Cash Hunt round in December 2022, which shows that the Top Slot multiplier stacked on a bonus game can go beyond the number in the FAQ. No hard payout cap is published, so any limit that applies to your account would come from the operator and the table.

Be realistic about how rare this is: the Crazy Time spot is one segment out of 54, and the top multipliers also need a matching Top Slot. Treat the maximum as the reason the game is exciting, not as something to plan a session around.

Where to Play Crazy Time at 1xBet

On the international 1xBet site, Crazy Time sits in the live casino part of the lobby, with Evolution shown as the provider. Start from the home page, open the casino, switch to live games and look for the game by name.

Stake limits are displayed at the table itself, and they can differ between tables. Check the minimum and maximum before you join, because they decide how many rounds a small bankroll can last.

The game is a live video stream, so it needs a steady connection. Play in a mobile browser, or install the Android app as an APK from the mobile site. There is no 1xBet iOS app in the South African App Store.

Crazy Time RTP and Volatility

RTP, return to player, is the share of all stakes a game pays back over a very long run. Evolution's help file gives Crazy Time an optimal theoretical RTP of 96.08%. Each bet spot has its own figure, and these are the published ones.

Swipe to see the full table

Some third-party sites print an older table with lower figures for Pachinko and Crazy Time. Use the Evolution figures above.

What the numbers mean for your money

The gap between the spots is small: under one percentage point from best to worst. The house edge is the part of the stake the game keeps, which is about 3.9% on Number 1 and about 4.5% on the Crazy Time spot. Say you stake R10 for 100 rounds, which is R1,000 in total. The expected cost is about R39 on Number 1 and about R45 on the Crazy Time spot.

Volatility is where the spots really differ. Number 1 hits on 21 of 54 spins, roughly 39% of the time, so results move slowly. A bet on Crazy Time hits once in 54 spins on average, about 1.9%, so you can go a long time with nothing and then see one large result. The same RTP can feel calm or wild depending on how often it is paid.

The simulator above replays your plan 2,000 times and shows the expected cost, the median end balance, how many sessions finished in profit and how many ran out of money. Try the same bankroll on Number 1 and on Crazy Time: Number 1 ends close to the expected cost, while the rare spots split into many busts and a few big wins. It is a planning tool, not a prediction.

The Four Crazy Time Bonus Games

Crazy Time has no free spins. What it has instead are four bonus rounds, and each one is a small game with its own rules. The payout ranges below are Evolution's published ranges before the Top Slot multiplier is added.

• Coin Flip

  A red coin and a blue coin each get a multiplier, and the Top Slot multiplier applies to both. The side that lands face up wins. Payouts run from 2 to 2,000 to 1. Evolution adds a Rescue Flip when the multipliers come out low. Coin Flip has the highest RTP of all spots, 96.49%.

• Cash Hunt

  A wall of 108 multipliers is hidden behind symbols and shuffled. You aim a cannon at a target during the countdown, and each player picks their own target, so wins differ from player to player. If you choose nothing, a target is picked for you. Payouts run from 5 to 10,000 to 1.

• Pachinko

  A puck is dropped from a random zone onto a wall with 16 multipliers at the bottom. A DOUBLE lands and the multipliers double, then the puck drops again. A Rescue Drop lifts low multipliers when the puck lands on 2x, 3x or 4x. Payouts run from 2 to 8,000 to 1.

• Crazy Time

  The big one: a 64-segment bonus wheel with three flappers in green, blue and yellow. You pick a flapper, and if you do not, one is chosen for you. A DOUBLE doubles all multipliers and spins again, and a second DOUBLE becomes 50x. Payouts run from 15 to 8,000 to 1.

In every bonus round a matched Top Slot multiplier multiplies the result, which is why the same bonus can pay a modest amount one time and a very large amount the next.

Crazy Time Demo and How to Practise

Many players search for a Crazy Time demo. We could not confirm one at 1xBet. The lobby text mentions free play only for a couple of baccarat tables, and Crazy Time is a live show with a real host and real bets, so the game itself has no practice mode in the usual slot sense.

You can still learn the game cheaply without a demo:

• Watch first - follow ten to twenty rounds without betting. See how often numbers repeat, how long a bonus round takes and how the Top Slot behaves.
• Start at the smallest stake - the table shows the minimum. Use it while you learn what each bonus round feels like.
• Run the simulator - the bankroll simulator in the RTP section lets you test a stake plan on every spot before you spend anything.
• Set limits before the first spin - decide how much you can afford and how long you will play, then stop when either runs out.

1xBet describes deposit limits, loss limits, session limits, time-outs and self-exclusion as account tools. Look for them in the responsible gaming section of your account, or ask live chat how to switch them on. Our self-exclusion guide explains how to take a break. If gambling stops being fun, the free National Responsible Gambling Programme helpline is 0800 006 008, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You must be 18 or older to play.