Holmes and Watson have their first major breakthrough in tracking down a big jackpot. What makes this breakthrough even tastier is that the major €440K win came on the same day the slot was launched on a network-wide release. Videoslots is the casino with the pleasure of hosting the lucky player.
You see, Sherlock & Moriarty WowPot comes with four different types of jackpots. There’s the Mini, Minor, Major, and WowPot jackpots. The jackpot values start at €10, €100, €50,000 or €2,000,000. Keep in mind, these are progressive jackpots, which means the prize pools are always on the rise but the rate at which they rise will depend on the bets placed by different players.
In this case, the Major jackpot tier was the reason for the winner’s smile all the way to the bank. This was after bagging a cool €440K on Videoslots online casino. To this point, WowPot has recorded over 1.1 million wins. This includes 45 Major tier hits, and this is since the jackpot was launched last year. Now, the focus shifts to the Mega Tier case that’s yet to be resolved. Will criminal Mastermind, Professor James Moriarty, succeed in outsmarting the famous detectives or will they unlock the massive €14+ million (at the time of writing)?
Sherlock & Moriarty is the fifth installment in Microgaming’s Wowpot series of progressive jackpots. Other slots in the series include Sisters of Oz, African Legends, Book of Atem, and Wheel of Wishes. What’s interesting about the WowPot series is that different partner developers have been involved in the design. This time around, Just For The Win, a Swedish developer, was tasked with offering jackpot hunters a chance to bank massive prize pools.
The slot comes with five reels and 20 paylines and while the game features a chance to win big, there are some other in-house features to look forward to. These include free spins, mystery respins, and mystery symbols. Having said, the jackpot is what will appeal to most players. So, let’s take a look at how you can arrive at the lucrative WowPot.
First, you must trigger the feature by getting magnifying glass progressive symbols. These symbols will then float off the matrix and add to the bar found above the reels. If you are lucky, you will activate a spin on the jackpot wheel. It’s on this wheel that will see you get either the Mini, Minor, Major, or Wowpot! As is the case with other progressive jackpot slots, the chances of activating the jackpot wheel will increase with the bet size. That means the bigger the bet, the higher your chances of activating the jackpot wheel.
Other than the jackpot, players can enjoy several other bonus features in the slot. Mystery Respins is one such feature where players get to win a respin for big wins. The Free Spins feature could see you get between 10 and 18 free spins. Furthermore, sticky wilds, an increasing multiplier or up to three spins could be awarded during the feature.