Note: This game was overhauled in July 2023, which changed the central slot and the play in some bonus rounds. This review reflects those changes.
Everybody’s Jackpot Live is a new live Slot community game from Playtech. The theme is from the original popular slot, Everybody’s Jackpot, which includes a Progressive jackpot that triggers daily. One lucky player will win 50% of the prize pool while everyone else playing receives a share of what’s left.
In addition, this live version contains four bonuses, which with a bit of guile and luck, could see you walking away with an 8250x multiplier win!
Play the Everybody’s Jackpot live slot to win three scatters to enter the bonus rounds. More than three scatters boost the entry result giving more spins and increasing the multipliers.
Win multipliers in the free spins round, or join Walter the Catapillar at his Bubble Bar for drop and stick, find the multipliers at Pick Me Plaza and finally, for the big multipliers, take on The Block!
Finally, place a “Double Up” bet for 40% of your main bet, and all prizes in the bonus rounds are Doubled!
In this review, I will explain how you play, describe each bonus round and talk a little about strategies for playing.
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The game uses a single 5-row, 5-column slot as the main mechanic of the game.
One bet covers the slot round and the bet amount is also used for the bonus round. Three to five matching symbols in a line give you a multiplier win. The type and number of symbols determine the size of the multiplier.
The Main Game Boost triggers when you get more than one line winning line of the same symbol. The win multiplier gets multiplied by the number of winning lines.
Scatters are used to trigger entry into the bonus rounds. Three scatters are required, with the symbol on the third scatter determining which of the four bonus rounds you’ll enter.
The game starts with you placing a bet. An optional “Double Up” costs 40% which will double all multipliers in the mini-game bonus rounds.
The four possible bonus round options are:
The Everybody’s Daily Jackpot will randomly trigger every day. The Grand Jackpot will trigger before it reaches a specific jackpot amount.
Let’s take a look at each in more detail.
| Symbol | Payout | ||
| 3 Symbols | 4 Symbols | 5 Symbols | |
| Male Figure | x5 | x10 | x25 |
| Female Figure | x5 | x10 | x25 |
| Gold Bars | x1 | x2 | x5 |
| Gem | x1 | x2 | x5 |
| Pile of Cash | x1 | x2 | x3.5 |
| Poker Chips | x1 | x2 | x3.5 |
| Letter “A” | x0.5 | x1 | x1.5 |
| Letter “K” | x0.5 | x1 | x1.5 |
| Letter “Q” | x0.4 | x0.8 | x1.2 |
| Letter “J” | x0.4 | x0.8 | x1.2 |
| Number “10” | x0.3 | x0.6 | x1 |
| Number “9” | x0.3 | x0.6 | x1 |
| Wild | Substitutes for any symbol | ||
| Scatter | Can appear only during the main game. Triggers a bonus. | ||
Entry into the bonus rounds is triggered when three scatters land on the main everybody live slot. The picture on the third scatter determines the bonus round that is triggered.
Each Bonus round requires players to make choices before or during the game. The position and value of the prize multipliers are chosen randomly by a Random Number Generator as the bonus round starts.
The Free Games Bonus is a 5-slot reel in a 5×5 grid format. You are given five spins.
Before the round begins, choose between lines Two or Four as your win line. Your results are dependent on the symbols that land on that line.
All wins during the Bonus round are multiplied by 3x unless you have the “Double Up” activated, which will further double all payouts.
Five spins are performed, and you receive the payouts per the standard symbols payout table.
The game round ends when the fifth spin has been completed.
| Symbol | Payout | ||
| 3 Symbols | 4 Symbols | 5 Symbols | |
| Male Figure | x5 | x10 | x25 |
| Female Figure | x5 | x10 | x25 |
| Gold Bars | x1 | x2 | x5 |
| Gem | x1 | x2 | x5 |
| Pile of Cash | x1 | x2 | x3.5 |
| Poker Chips | x1 | x2 | x3.5 |
| Letter “A” | x0.5 | x1 | x1.5 |
| Letter “K” | x0.5 | x1 | x1.5 |
| Letter “Q” | x0.4 | x0.8 | x1.2 |
| Letter “J” | x0.4 | x0.8 | x1.2 |
| Number “10” | x0.3 | x0.6 | x1 |
| Number “9” | x0.3 | x0.6 | x1 |
| Wild | Substitutes for any symbol | ||
| Scatter | Can appear only during the main game. Triggers a bonus. | ||
Walters Bubble Bar Bonus uses a 4×4 slot containing images of Walter. This bonus round contains four spins of the slot.
Before the first spin, Walter appears and blows four coloured bubbles, each containing a multiplier. You pick one of the bubbles, and when it bursts, your multiplier for the game is revealed.
Four spins of the slot are made, and you’re looking for the Walter Symbols to appear. The Walters stay in place for each new spin to gradually fill the grid with Walter Symbols.
Once the spins are completed, the total number of Walter Symbols is multiplied by the multiplier you picked at the start. This becomes your payout.
The Pick Me Plaza Bonus game uses a 5×5 grid containing images of five “Slushy Drinks” types. Each drink type has a multiplier value associated with it.
At the start of the game, the multipliers are displayed on the tiles before being turned around and shuffled within the grid.
You get to blind pick three tiles, which are turned, revealing three multipliers. These are added together with the total becoming the total multiplier that’s applied to your original bet amount.
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The Block bonus game is very similar to the TV show, Strike it Lucky, where you select Top, Middle or Bottom, hoping to pick a prize or arrow to advance along the grid while avoiding the X for the game ends.
The Block is very similar. There are four faces to the block/cube, each containing three rows of three.
Each face of the block has a multiplier range.
Your job is to get as far around the Block as possible, picking up the multipliers while avoiding the end-game icons.
There are three possible outcomes:
When your game ends, your payout is calculated as the Total of Multipliers times your stake.
This bonus round has the most significant potential, especially if you have a Double Up active.
Everybody’s Jackpot Live contains two separate Jackpots:
Playtech initially seeds the Jackpots. After that, a 1% contribution from each bet goes to the Grand Jackpot, and 1.5% goes to the Daily Jackpot.
The Jackpots trigger during main gameplay.
The player whose spin triggered the Jackpot receives 50% of its value, while the remaining players share the balance based on a proportion of their bet amount relative to everyone else.
When a Jackpot is triggered, the main game pauses while players travel to the back of the Meta Village, where the process of choosing the winner takes place.
The game separates the players into four groups, Hearts, Diamonds, Spades and Clubs. One group is selected to go forward, eliminating the remaining groups.
The group is divided again with more groups dropped, repeating until one player is left.
That one player receives 50% of the Jackpot, while everyone else eliminated gets a share of the remaining 50%.
I will examine the six parts of Everybody’s Jackpot Live Slot to see any playing or betting strategies.
Should you play the Double Up bet? The answer is yes if you want a more volatile game with the chance of winning bigger multipliers. Every multiplier in the bonus rounds gets Doubled. If you don’t want to pay an extra 50% on each spin because you don’t have the bankroll or are happy with the regular payouts, you should leave it alone. My tip is to Play it if you can afford it. You’ll thank me when you win double the amount.
The Free Spins round requires players to choose between rows two and four. It’s a coin flip as to which one you choose. I predict you’ll always pick the row that delivers the lower payout!
At Walters Bubble Bar, you can choose one of four coloured bubbles. So which one do you pick that has the best multiplier? If we knew that, we’d be rich. RNG controls the selection. It doesn’t matter which bubble you pick. You’ll receive the multiplier the game sees fit. If you are superstitious, go for your favourite colour.
In the Pick Me Plaza game, you pick three tiles from a selection of twenty-five. Again this is a random process, so go with your gut. There is no strategy, so choose what you feel in any pattern you like. I randomly selected three squares as quickly as I could.
The Block is where you need to have luck on your side. I’ve played this a few times, and there is no repeatable pattern of where the collect and end squares are. You must pick the top, middle or bottom, trying to avoid the game over squares. My advice is again to go with your gut. Sometimes you get a row of continues one after the other or collect and continues. I would suggest these are likely to be earlier in the game, probably on the first three faces of the Block.
There is no strategy for the Jackpots. If you happen to be playing when the jackpots drop, you’ll win something. Keep your fingers crossed that you’re the player chosen to win 50%.
The main secret with the Daily Jackpot is it has to trigger before 9 pm GMT each day. So if it hasn’t dropped by 8 pm, you know it will drop in the next hour, so it’s a good idea to start playing!
Unfortunately, there are no statistics recorded or produced for Everybody’s Jackpot Live.
Like all other slot games, there are no trackers to look at previous spins or the result of the bonus rounds.
I’m not sure if Playtech has in mind to produce some – they certainly give details on their other live slots of the last big wins, so it would be nice to see that statistics at least.
For the moment, you’ll have to keep a record yourself.
Everybody’s Jackpot Live is a community slot game where everyone plays the same slot spins. Four bonus rounds are accessed when three scatters appear on the main slot. From there, the bonus rounds consist of player choices. There are two Jackpots, one which triggers daily and the other when the total reaches a certain amount. All you need to play is some bankroll, and away you go!
The presenter/dealer is the only live part of the game. Everything else is animation and RNG.
The maximum possible multiplier is 8250x on The Block bonus round.
You can play at all Playtech Live Casinos – the game appears under Entertainment Games in the live casino lobby.
Players outside of the UK can use Auto Play. If you’re UK-based, you’ll have to press the play button for every spin.
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Everybody’s Jackpot Live Slot is a community-based game that relies on the presenter and the chat function to create a sense of community. All players play the same spins, so they have that in common. The experience after that is individual and depends on whether you’ve played the Double UP and the decisions you make during the bonus rounds.
I’m not saying this is a bad thing. I just found it challenging to get the sense of community – perhaps I haven’t played the game for long enough.
Everybodys Jackpot Live will be a popular addition to the live slots category, which Playtech currently dominates with Buffalo Blitz Live.
I prefer live card games but do play some slots, and this is certainly one I feel I’d enjoy the more I play. Unfortunately, as I’m UK-based, I can’t use Auto Spins, so it’s a faff having to press play all the time. Sadly I do miss some spins when I’m not concentrating.
The Daily and Grand Jackpots are a nice bonus on top of the main game. I like the daily Jackpot as you feel there is an outside chance you could be playing when it triggers.
Overall, this game has an impressive design and presentation. Using a well-known slot with a great history should be a draw for players who enjoy Playtech Games.
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