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Texas Tea

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IGT oil-country classic centered on two selection-based bonuses

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

97.35%

return to player

Volatility

Low volatility

variance

Max win

10,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$1.00

per spin

Reels

9 lines

Player rating

3.7 ★

19 votes

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19 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP10/10

RTP 97.35% → 10.0/10

Volatility6/10

low → 6.0/10

Win Potential8/10

x10000.00 (10000×) → 8.0/10

Features9.5/10

11 features → 9.5/10

Game Mechanics5.8/10

f=11 r=5 p=9 → 5.8/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility4/10

1–50 (×50) → 4.0/10

Provider Reputation5.6/10

provider avg 5.6 → 5.6/10

Popularity2.5/10

synthetic proxy → 2.5/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 71 — Texas Tea by IGT

https://slotranker.com/igt/texas-tea#score

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Slot Summary

Before IGT revisited the property through Texas Tea Strike It Rich, the 2005 original established Texas Ted, oil derricks, and a map-based picking game as its core lineage. Texas Tea uses low-volatility 9-line play as the route into two distinct Bonus Games: one awards a random dividend from Ted, while the other lets the player place triggered derricks across regions of Texas and collect the revealed values.

How It Plays

Base results form across 9 paylines on a 5x3 layout. The two special symbols use different trigger logic, so Texas Ted can qualify anywhere while Oil Derricks require a consecutive line.

The Big Oil sequence is a Pick Objects game. Each triggering Derrick becomes one placement on the Texas map, and the selected regions reveal the values paid at the end.

Theme & Atmosphere

Wild West, Desert, Bull, Aviation, and Exploration imagery presents Texas as oil country, with Texas Ted cast as a cartoon tycoon rather than a realistic industrial figure.

Flowers, Gems, and Patriotic references soften the machinery-heavy premise. The result is a comic postcard of Texas wealth, complete with aircraft, cattle, derricks, and open country.

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Features & Win Potential

Texas Ted serves as the Scatter Symbol for the Oil Dividend Bonus, where the qualifying count determines the range from which a random award is selected.

Oil Derricks act as Bonus symbols for the second Bonus Game. Their consecutive left-to-right trigger also determines how many objects the player may place on the map.

Free Spins Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol 5 Reels Bonus Game Low volatility BonusGame: Pick Objects RTP range Bonus symbols 97% RTP

Bonus & Free Spins

The Oil Dividend Bonus begins when 3 or more Texas Ted Scatter symbols appear anywhere. Ted then issues a randomly selected award tied to the triggering count.

The Big Oil Bonus requires at least 3 consecutive Derrick symbols from the first reel. The game grants one Derrick per trigger symbol, and each is placed on a chosen Texas region.

Spec sheet

Texas Tea at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameTexas Tea

StudioIGT

Released1/1/2005

Math

SlotRanker Score71

RTP97.35%

VolatilityLow volatility

Max win10,000×

Bet range$1.00 – $50.00

Player rating3.7 / 5 · 19 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines9

Layout5x3

Expected average based on this slot's 97.35% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$10.60

Cost per session$10.60

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Texas Tea? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Low

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Low). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (97.35%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (10,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Texas Tea with other games

	Texas Tea Score 71This game	Black River Gold Score 78	Bison Rising Megaways Score 79	Coyote Crash Score 76	Mafioso Score 71
Identity
Studio	IGT	ELK Studios	Blueprint Gaming	Habanero	HungryBear
Released	1/1/2005	5/5/2020	10/19/2018	9/15/2016	1/29/2025
Math
RTP	97.35%	96.1%	96.5%	96.02%	94%
Volatility	Low volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium/High
Max win	10,000×	5,000×	10,000×	—	5,000×
Format
Reels	5	6	6	5	6
Layout	5x3	6x4	6x7	5x3	6x4
Paylines	9	262155	117649	25	Cluster Pays
Min bet	1	0.2	0.1	0.25	0.2
Max bet	50	100	1	500	50
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	✓	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	✓	—	—	—	—
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

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RTP

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Max win

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