Wanted Dead or a Wild bonus buy: 81.28% of buys returned less than they cost
Model basis: feature-round returns are modelled as a calibrated heavy-tailed (capped log-normal) distribution, mean set to 96.34% (published buy RTP), tail scaled to the 12,500x ceiling. Providers do not publish feature-round distributions, so this is a model, not observed data, flagged per our methodology.
What we modelled
| field | value |
|---|---|
| provider | Hacksaw Gaming |
| base RTP | 96.34% |
| buy options | 80x, 200x, 400x |
| max win | 12,500x |
| simulated | 100,000 buys per option |
What a 80x buy actually returns
- Average return: 96.34% of the buy cost, the house edge applies to the buy too.
- Median (typical) return: 0.21x the buy cost, far below average, because rare big hits drag the mean up.
- 81.28% of buys returned less than the buy cost (68.79% returned less than half).
- 9.95% doubled or better; 1.36% hit 10x the buy or more.
- Biggest win in 100,000 buys: 156.25x the buy (12,500x stake). Hitting the 12,500x ceiling: 0.009% of buys.
Distribution
| return band (x buy cost) | % of buys |
|---|---|
| 0-0.5x | 68.79% |
| 0.5-1x | 12.49% |
| 1-2x | 8.77% |
| 2-5x | 6.33% |
| 5-10x | 2.25% |
| 10-50x | 1.27% |
| 50x+ | 0.09% |
Is the bigger buy better value?
| buy cost | avg return (RTP) | median | % lose money | biggest (x stake) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80x | 96.34% | 0.21x | 81.28% | 12,500x |
| 200x | 96.34% | 0.21x | 81.02% | 12,500x |
| 400x | 96.34% | 0.23x | 80.4% | 12,500x |
Every buy tier averages the same RTP, so the expensive buy is not better value, it just widens the variance.
The honest read
A bonus buy is a single high-variance bet. The average is not the typical outcome: most buys here returned less than they cost, and the rare big multipliers that lift the average are exactly that, rare. Buying the feature does not improve your odds, it pays to skip to them. 18+, this is analysis, not betting advice.
FAQ
Is buying the bonus on Wanted Dead or a Wild worth it?
On average a buy returns its RTP (96.34%), the same house edge as base play, so buying the feature does not improve your odds. In our 100,000-buy simulation 81.28% of buys returned less than they cost. We report the outcome; we never tell you to buy.
What is the most a Wanted Dead or a Wild bonus buy paid?
In 100,000 simulated buys the biggest single return was 156.25x the buy (12,500x stake). Reaching the 12,500x ceiling happened on 0.009% of buys. Big hits are rare; the typical (median) buy returned 0.21x its cost.
Is the expensive super buy better value on Wanted Dead or a Wild?
No. Every buy tier averages the same RTP; the bigger buy just widens the variance, more chance of a big hit and more chance of a bigger loss.