Sweet Bonanza POP slot
Sweet Bonanza POP is Pragmatic Play’s smaller-grid version of its candy-themed Sweet Bonanza, released on 20 October 2026 as part of the studio’s POP series. It plays on 3 reels and 5 rows, pays for five or more matching symbols anywhere, and uses tumbling reels. The new element is the POP symbol: when one, two or three of them help start the free spins, an instant Spark, Snap or Burst jackpot comes with them.
Editorial note: this guide explains how Sweet Bonanza POP works. Rules, features and payout figures are set by the studio and can differ between operators and game versions, so check the game’s information panel before you play. Slots are games of chance, and nothing here predicts results. Availability at Fortune Games can change.
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Sweet Bonanza POP: key facts
| Studio | Pragmatic Play |
|---|---|
| Released | 20 October 2026 |
| Reels and pays | 3 reels, 5 rows; wins for 5 or more matching symbols anywhere on the grid |
| Maximum win | 25,000x stake |
| Top regular win | Up to 50x stake for matching symbols anywhere on the grid |
| Tumbling reels | Winning symbols are removed and replaced; the sequence carries on while new wins form |
| Free spins | 10, for any mix of 3 or more scatters and POP symbols |
| Extra free spins | 5 or 10 more when scatters land during the round |
| POP jackpots | 1, 2 or 3 POP symbols in the triggering combination award the Spark (50x), Snap (500x) or Burst (25,000x stake) jackpot |
| Candy bomb multipliers | In the free spins only, up to 1,000x; at the end of each tumbling sequence their values are added together and applied to its win |
| Bonus buy | Not part of this game |
| 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 |
| Series | Sweet Bonanza (compared below) |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
How Sweet Bonanza POP plays
The grid is 3 reels wide and 5 symbols deep, and a win does not depend on lines: it needs five or more of the same symbol anywhere in view, with bigger groups paying more, up to the top regular win in the table. The winning symbols are then cleared and new ones take their places, which can form another win from the same spin, and the chain keeps going for as long as each refill forms a new group.
Two special symbols land in the base game, scatters and POP symbols. Any three or more of them together, in any mix, start the free spins, so two scatters and one POP symbol count as a trigger just as three scatters do. The candy bomb multipliers stay out of the base game: they belong to the free spins.
Sweet Bonanza POP: 3 reels, 5 rows; wins for 5 or more matching symbols anywhere on the grid. Wins drop away and new symbols fall in, so one spin can pay more than once.
POP symbols and the Spark, Snap and Burst jackpots
A POP symbol counts towards the free spins trigger in the same way as a scatter, but it also carries a prize. When one or more POP symbols are part of the combination that starts the round, an instant jackpot is paid before the free spins begin: one POP symbol awards the Spark jackpot, two the Snap and three the Burst, the largest of the three, which equals the game’s maximum win. These are fixed jackpots, each a set multiple of the stake shown in the key facts table.
The free spins and candy bomb multipliers
The round opens with 10 free spins whatever mix of scatters and POP symbols started it, and scatters that land during it add five or ten more. Candy bomb multipliers can now appear, with values of up to 1,000x. When a tumbling sequence ends, the values of all the bombs that landed in it are added together, and the total multiplies that sequence’s win. As a worked example, if a sequence wins £2 and its bombs add up to 15x, the sequence pays £30.
Sweet Bonanza POP compared with Sweet Bonanza and Sweet Bonanza 1000
Sweet Bonanza (June 2019) set the pattern on a 6x5 grid: eight or more matching symbols anywhere, four or more scatters for 10 free spins, and multipliers from 2x to 100x in the round. Sweet Bonanza 1000 (June 2024) kept the 6x5 grid and the eight-symbol rule but lifted the multipliers to as much as 1,000x. POP cuts the grid to 3x5, needs five matching symbols instead of eight and three triggering symbols instead of four, and adds the POP jackpots. Its multipliers go as high as Sweet Bonanza 1000’s, and so does its maximum win.
| Game | Released | Grid and pays | Free spins and multipliers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Bonanza | June 2019 | 6x5, 8 or more symbols anywhere | 4 or more scatters; multipliers 2x to 100x |
| Sweet Bonanza 1000 | June 2024 | 6x5, 8 or more symbols anywhere | 4 or more scatters; multipliers up to 1,000x |
| Sweet Bonanza POP | October 2026 | 3x5, 5 or more symbols anywhere | 3 or more scatters or POP symbols; multipliers up to 1,000x |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Sweet Bonanza POP at Fortune Games
In the Fortune Games lobby, Sweet Bonanza POP is listed among the slots (18+), together with the original Sweet Bonanza and its 1000, 2500, Super Scatter and Xmas editions. 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
Can the Sweet Bonanza POP free spins start with only POP symbols?
Yes. Any mix of three or more scatters and POP symbols starts the round, and that includes three POP symbols with no scatter at all. That particular combination is also the one that pays the Burst jackpot, the top tier of the three, before the 10 free spins get under way.
Are there multipliers in the Sweet Bonanza POP base game?
No. The candy bomb multipliers are kept for the free spins. In the base game, a spin’s wins come only from groups of five or more matching symbols, and each tumble that follows can add another group to the same spin without any multiplier being applied.
What is Pragmatic Play’s POP series?
It is the studio’s range of streamlined versions of familiar games, with a refreshed visual style. Sweet Bonanza POP is the series’ take on Sweet Bonanza: it keeps the pay-anywhere wins, the tumbles and the free spins multipliers of the original game, on a smaller grid, and adds the three POP jackpots.
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Checked on 11 November 2026 against Pragmatic Play’s game pages for Sweet Bonanza POP, Sweet Bonanza and Sweet Bonanza 1000 and its Sweet Bonanza POP launch announcement, the SlotCatalog, OLBG and casinos.com game records, and the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit guidance and remote technical standards. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.