What’s hot about: Mega Moolah
Most experienced Canadian online slots fans are very familiar with this progressive jackpot game, Mega Moolah! For those Canucks that are still new to the world of online slots, and particularly progressive slots, Mega Moolah is the most famous of all progressive jackpot games. The reason is simple, no other progressive jackpot game has made more millionaires more often that this famous Microgaming progressive jackpot game. The game is known for paying out big jackpots on a regular basis and is currently heading towards the $10 million mark.
Mega Moolah at one point was a well-guarded secret among slots fans, until the news exploded in 2009 after a winner landed a mega pay day of €6.3M, followed by an even bigger, Guinness world record-breaking win for a British soldier in 2015 of €17.9M.
Disclaimer: You can not actually play Mega Moolah for free due to the fact that it is a progressive jackpot.
Mega Moolah progressive slot
Essentially Mega Moolah is a 5 reel and 25 payline slot machine with a progressive jackpot and bonus features. The games theme is based around an exciting African safari adventure and is one of the main reasons why this game remains so popular (other than the regular big pay days).
Mega Moolah is a Microgaming progressive slot and was first introduced at online casinos in 2006. In the past decade this amazing safari-themed progressive game has made over thirty players millionaires in just one spin!
| Mega Moolah Biggest Jackpot Winners History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Winner | Nationality | Jackpot Amount | Jackpot In CAD (2017) | Date Won | |
| 1 | Jon Heywood | UK | €17.9 Million | $26.5 Million | Oct 2015 | |
| 2 | Player (Largest Mobile) | Unknown | €8.0 Million | $11.9 Million | Apr 2017 | |
| 3 | D.P. (Zodiac) | Unknown | €7.9 Million | $11.8 Million | Aug 2016 | |
| 4 | Marcus Goodwin | Canada | CA$11.6 Million | $11.6 Million | Nov 2016 | |
| 5 | John Orchard | UK | £5.9 Million | $10.3 Million | Dec 2012 | |
| 6 | Player (Spin Palace) | Unknown | €6.9 Million | $10.2 Million | Apr 2016 | |
| 7 | C.F. | Canada | €6.7 Million | $9.9 Million | Mar 2017 | |
| 8 | Rawiri Pou | New Zealand | NZ$10.1 Million | $9.5 Million | Jun 2016 | |
| 9 | Georgios M. | Italy | €6.3 Million | $9.4 Million | May 2009 | |
| 10 | N.C. | Canada | €6.1 Million | $9.0 Million | Jan 2017 | |
How to play Mega Moolah
Mega Moolah is fairly simple to play and the game is structured around its 5 reels and 25 pay lines.
To begin with, players choose the coin denomination that they want to play the game with and the choice ranges from a minimum $0.01 up to a maximum of $0.05. Players can then choose how many coins they want to play per spin, the maximum is 125 coins per spin. Every coin that a player chooses to put into play will unlock a new payline and betting the MAX, which is 125 coins, will unlock all 125 paylines per spin, giving the highest chances of winning.
Mega Moolah game symbols include:
- Regular animal symbols: King, Queen, Jack, Ace and 10
- Playing card symbols: Giraffe, Kudu, Elephant, Zebra
- Wild Symbol: Lion
- Scatter Symbol: Monkey
Graphics and sound
Mega Moolah is an exciting game to play both visually and aurally, with plenty of bright colors and sounds of the African Savannah, as each winning combination will elicit the sounds of the animals involved with that particular winning combo.
This makes the game a whole lot of fun to play and is part of the big appeal besides the potential massive jackpots.
The game symbols are beautiful, fun animal caricatures reminiscent of the golden era of Hollywood movies when movies were all about the great adventure on the Dark Continent! The bright colors also make it a very easy game to follow and also entertaining just to watch the action unfold on every spin.
Mega Moolah Jackpot
The Mega Moolah jackpot is the ultimate aim of the game and is the main reason why so many Canadians play. With over 20 millionaires produced since it was first launched and a massive jackpot win of €17.9 million by Jon Heywood from the UK – The Mega Moolah jackpots are what keeps players excited about this special slots game. There have been a few Canadians that have won the big prize, with the largest going to Marcus Goodwin, who won $11.6 million CAD in Nov 2016.
The jackpot is progressive, meaning that every player that plays adds to the overall total. Getting into the Mega Moolah jackpot game is totally random and players that are fortunate enough to get into the jackpot bonus-round, play an additional jackpot wheel game.
Mega Moolah Jackpot wheel
Players spin the jackpot wheel and can win one of four different jackpots:
- Mini Jackpot
- Minor Jackpot
- Major Jackpot
- Mega Jackpot
Jackpot players are guaranteed a win, in this round, as every stop on the jackpot wheel wins a prize. The amounts that players can win varies from a minimum $10 up to the millions
Mega Moolah is a high volatility progressive jackpot game with big chances to win.
Marcus Goodwin from Canada on his big Mega Moolah jackpot win
Special game features
Wild Symbol
The Wild Symbol in Mega Moolah is the lion character and his job is to basically substitute for any other symbol except the scatter. This helps to create more winning combinations that is ordinarily possible. The lion Wild Symbol also helps to increase the overall payout of a winning spin that it is a part of and can push the payout up to as much as 15,000X the original bet.
Scatter Symbol
The Scatter Symbol in Mega Moolah is represented by the monkey character and his job is to basically trigger the free spin bonus rounds in the game.
If there are three or more Scatter Symbols anywhere on the reels at the end of a spin, the free spin bonus round is automatically triggered.
Free Spins Bonus Round with 3X Multiplier
Getting three or more Scatter Symbols anywhere across the five reels will automatically trigger the Free Spins bonus round. Free Spins also come with a 3X Multiplier which will multiply any winnings made during the free spins bonus round by three.
Mega Moolah mobile
Microgaming also offers Mega Moolah on a variety of platforms including iOS and Android, so you can play on your iPad, iPhone or Samsung Galaxy. It is a great way to play this famous progressive jackpot and there have already been some big winners playing Mega Moolah from their mobile device. A player from Tipico Casino won a record €8.0 million in late April 2017 using their mobile device! The player so far has preferred to remain anonymous.
