Key to Success slot
Key to Success is a Light & Wonder slot released in May 2022, with 5 reels and 1,024 ways to win. Its defining feature is a free games round with no set length: the free games keep coming until a single spin wins at least a minimum target. Keys collected from the reels raise that target, and sticky wilds complete the three features Light & Wonder lists for the game.
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Key to Success: key facts
| Studio | Light & Wonder |
|---|---|
| Released | May 2022 |
| Reels and ways | 5 reels, 1,024 ways |
| Maximum win | 2,756x stake |
| Top line payout | Key to Success logo: 3x stake for five of a kind |
| Other symbols | Gold bars, banknotes and gold coins below the logo; card ranks from 10 to ace at the bottom |
| Card pays for five | Ace 1x stake; king and queen 0.8x; jack and 10 0.5x |
| Unlimited Free Games | No set number of free games: the round ends only when a single spin wins at least the current minimum |
| Minimum win | At least 20x stake |
| Upgradeable Min Win | Keys collected from the reels unlock higher minimum multipliers |
| Sticky Wilds | One of the three features Light & Wonder lists for the game |
| Bonus buy | Not offered in Great Britain |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stakes | From 10p a spin in the studio’s range. UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
How Key to Success plays
The symbols are about money. Card ranks from 10 to ace sit at the lower end of the paytable, with the ace paying the most of them; gold coins, banknotes and gold bars come above, and the Key to Success logo pays the most of all. Wins are counted on 1,024 ways to win across the 5 reels, and the key facts table gives the pays for five of a kind.
Light & Wonder lists three features for the game: the unlimited free games, sticky wilds and an upgradeable minimum win, and the keys on the reels are what upgrade that minimum. The game’s own range starts at 10p a spin, with the UK caps in the table on top.
Key to Success: 5 reels, 1,024 ways. The example shows 243 ways on a 5 × 3 grid.
Unlimited Free Games
The free games in Key to Success are not a fixed batch of spins. Light & Wonder’s rule is that they continue until a single spin wins at least the minimum target, and that win ends the round. The opening target is shown in the key facts table as a multiple of the stake, so it moves with the stake you play. Until a spin reaches it, the free games simply keep coming, however many that takes.
Upgradeable Min Win and the keys
The keys work on that target. Light & Wonder’s description is to collect keys from the reels to unlock higher multipliers, and it lists the result as the Upgradeable Min Win: each upgrade lifts the minimum that a single spin has to reach before the free games stop, so an upgraded round closes on a higher bar than the one it opened with.
Key to Success compared with Cops ’n’ Robbers Big Money
Cops ’n’ Robbers Big Money (December 2022) is another slot whose free spins come without a fixed count, but a chase decides when they stop. Its unlimited free spins last while a robber stays ahead of a cop, adding multipliers along a trail, and they finish when he is caught, unless the ID Parade lets the bonus resume. Key to Success ends its round on the size of a single win instead, and keys rather than a chase change the target. The layouts differ as well: 1,024 ways against 10 paylines on a 5x3 grid.
| Game | Released | Grid and lines | How the free spins end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key to Success | May 2022 | 5 reels, 1,024 ways | When a single spin wins at least the current minimum, which keys can raise |
| Cops ’n’ Robbers Big Money | December 2022 | 5 reels, 3 rows, 10 paylines | When the cop catches the robber, unless the ID Parade lets the bonus resume |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Key to Success at Fortune Games
Key to Success has its own tile among the slots in the Fortune Games lobby (18+). The UK caps in the table apply to every player. There is no autoplay or turbo mode, as at every site licensed in Great Britain. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
How long do the free games last in Key to Success?
There is no fixed length. The round keeps going until one spin wins at least the minimum target, so it can be short or long depending on when that spin comes. Collecting keys raises the target, which means the spin that ends the round has to clear a higher bar than the opening one.
Which symbol pays the most in Key to Success?
The Key to Success logo. Gold bars, banknotes and gold coins come next, in that order, and the card ranks pay the least, from the ace down to the jack and the 10. The pays for five of a kind are in the key facts table, and they count across the 1,024 ways.
Are the wilds sticky in Key to Success?
They can be. Light & Wonder lists sticky wilds as one of the game’s three features, alongside the unlimited free games and the upgradeable minimum win. A sticky wild keeps the position it lands on instead of spinning away with the other symbols, while keys are collected to lift the minimum win.
Related guides
Checked on 14 November 2026 against Light & Wonder’s game pages for Key to Success, the SlotCatalog, Slot Gods, FruitySlots and VegasSlotsOnline game records, the launch announcement and the SlotsJudge and Slot Gods records for Cops ’n’ Robbers Big Money, and the Gambling Commission’s guidance and technical standards. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.