KA Gaming

Holiday Carol Lock 2 Spin

Dark Christmas fantasy paired with two contrasting bonus routes

SlotRanker Score
67
/ 99
67
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RTP
96%
return to player
Volatility
Medium volatility
variance
Max win
—
top multiplier
Min bet
$0.88
per spin
Reels
5
243 lines
Player rating
3.7 ★
11 votes
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Holiday Carol Lock 2 Spin
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Why this score

High confidence (86%)

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

Slot score profile across 5 weighted categoriesPayouts & RTP9/10RTP 96% → 9.0/10Volatility8/10medium → 8.0/10Win Potential—no dataFeatures10/1015 features →…Game Mechanics7.7/10f=15 r=5 p=243 →…
Payouts & RTP9/10
RTP 96% → 9.0/10
Volatility8/10
medium → 8.0/10
Win Potential—
no data
Features10/10
15 features → 10.0/10
Game Mechanics7.7/10
f=15 r=5 p=243 → 7.7/10
Context signals (tie-breakers)
Layout6/10
5x3 → 6.0/10
0.88–88 (×100) → 4.0/10
provider avg 4.8 → 4.8/10
synthetic proxy → 0.0/10

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: 67 — Holiday Carol Lock 2 Spin by KA Gaming

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Slot Summary

A darker Christmas fable frames Holiday Carol Lock 2 Spin, with a snowy, Dickensian-style setting replacing the usual cheerful festival treatment. KA Gaming connects that subject to 243 ways, a 96% RTP and medium volatility. The design divides its feature action between a moneyball-driven Hold and Spin sequence and Free Spins where lower card symbols are removed.
MechanicsMoneyball Respins and symbol-removing Free Spins

How It Plays

The base game evaluates matching symbols on adjacent reels through 243 ways, removing the need to trace a fixed collection of individual paylines.

A Wild substitutes for standard symbols, while the medium-volatility profile separates the game from a sharper rare-hit structure despite its multiple bonus routes.

Theme & Atmosphere

Christmas, Fantasy and Magic meet a darker storybook treatment, with a snowy forest and stern holiday-spirit characters giving the Festival subject an uneasy tone.

That mood also explains the Horror label in the catalog: the game interprets a holiday carol through ghostly figures rather than bright gifts and comic decoration.

Features & Win Potential

The 96% RTP and medium-volatility classification define the underlying math profile, while 243 ways allow symbols to connect across adjacent reels without fixed lines.

Remove Symbols changes the Free Spins paytable by taking lower card symbols out of circulation, leaving fewer symbol types active during the bonus sequence.

Bonus & Free Spins

Six moneyball symbols activate Hold and Spin with three attempts. New moneyballs remain Sticky and restore the counter, allowing more Multiplier values to accumulate.

The Scatter awards ten Free Spins, and card symbols are removed throughout the round, changing the available symbol mix while the spins continue.

Spec sheet
Holiday Carol Lock 2 Spin at a glance.
Identity
Slot nameHoliday Carol Lock 2 Spin
StudioKA Gaming
Released12/14/2022
Math
SlotRanker Score67
RTP96%
Max win—
Bet range$0.88 – $88.00
Player rating3.7 / 5 · 11 votes
Format
Reels5
Paylines243
Layout5x3

True Cost to Play

Expected average based on this slot's 96% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Cost per hour$14.08
Cost per session$14.08

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

Bankroll survival simulator

How long could a bankroll last on Holiday Carol Lock 2 Spin? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Volatility tier: Medium

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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 (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.00%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

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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Identity
Studio
Pragmatic Play This provider has been reviewed and approved by the SlotRanker team. What does this mean?
Released12/14/202212/7/202312/6/202210/29/20243/26/2018
Math
RTP96%96.33%95.51%96.53%95.02%
VolatilityMedium volatilityHigh volatilityHigh volatilityHigh volatilityHigh volatility
Max win—5,000×5,000×—1,257.1×
Format
Reels55655
Layout5x35x36x55x35x3
Paylines2432072540
Min bet0.880.20.20.250.2
Max bet8850100250100
Features
Progressive—————
Wild symbol✓✓✓✓✓
Free spins✓✓✓✓✓
Scatter symbol✓✓✓✓—
Multiplier✓✓✓——
Bonus game—✓——✓
Respins—✓——✓

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Questions & Answers

Holiday Carol Lock 2 Spin FAQ

4 questions

The catalog lists a 96% RTP, medium volatility and a 243-ways format across five reels.

Six moneyball symbols trigger three feature spins, and each newly landed moneyball sticks while resetting the counter to three.

The Scatter awards ten Free Spins, and the lower card symbols are removed from the reels during that round.

The Wild substitutes for standard paying symbols, helping complete combinations across the game's 243 ways.

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