4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN Slot Review
A cartoon fruit cabinet sits on heaps of gold and purple coins under a violet sky, a huge gold-rimmed wheel arcing up out of its top with an oversized cherry resting in each corner. 4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN looks like a throwback, but it’s actually one of the busiest games PearFiction have shipped: the fruit symbols barely matter, because nearly every payout worth having runs through the Cash and Pot systems stacked on top of them.
PearFiction Studios have built a game that starts on a 5×3 grid with 20 paylines and 243 ways, runs at 96.00% RTP with high volatility, and can stretch its reels to 5×6 and 7,776 ways. It sits in familiar company alongside 3 Cherry Frenzy and Crown Frenzy LockNWin, two other fruit-and-lock releases from the same studio. The cherries are the pitch here, and the game knows it.
Base Game & Features
The reels are 5×3 in the base game, but the ways count isn’t fixed. The game plays 243 ways as standard and can climb to a maximum of 7,776, because the top row can add rows to the reels below it. Bets run from 0.20 up to 25.00.
Wins pay left to right across adjacent reels, with only the highest combination counting per symbol. Cash and feature symbols don’t form part of the way wins; they feed the systems around them.
Topgraderz
The top row is a single reel that spins horizontally, and it’s where most of the base game’s variety comes from. Everything it awards feeds the features sitting above the reels:
- Split symbols add one, two or three rows to the corresponding reel, growing the ways count
- Boost symbols increase collected Cash values by between 1x and 25x the bet
- Multiplier symbols multiply a random collected Cash symbol by between x2 and x100
- Bonus symbols collect on the reels; collecting one on every reel triggers all three LockNWin features at once, and they can be gathered across several spins
Any extra reel size built by Split symbols carries over into the LockNWin feature, so a tall base game setup isn’t just cosmetic. Boost and Multiplier symbols only become active in the base game when a Collect symbol is on the reels.
Wilds land on reels two to five and substitute for everything except Pot, Collect, Topgraderz and Cash symbols. It’s a standard wild with no multiplier attached.
Collect Feature
Cash Value symbols land on reels one to five, carrying values between 1x and 100x the total bet. Land a Collect symbol on reel five and all Cash Values on screen are paid out, with the variant determining exactly how:
- Collect awards the total value of all Cash symbols shown
- Jumping Collect may place additional Cash symbols or increase the ones already there before paying
- Respin Collect clears the regular symbols, respins once, then pays whatever Cash symbols remain
- Double Collect pays every Cash symbol on screen twice
The Collect Feature can’t trigger at the same time as a LockNWin, so the two never overlap. Wins from it are added to any base game wins from the same spin.
Paytable
Payouts are based on the initial bet, which is the total bet divided by the way cost of ten. The symbol pays, as multiples of that initial bet:
- Plum pays 60x for three, 1.5x for four and 4x for five
- Orange pays 0.5x for three, 1.2x for four and 3x for five
- Lemon, Watermelon and Blueberry each pay 0.4x for three, 1x for four and 2x for five
- A, K, Q, J and 10 each pay 0.2x for three, 0.4x for four and 0.8x for five
4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN Bonus Features & LockNWin
LockNWin
The LockNWin feature is the engine of the game. Whenever one or more Pot symbols appear, there’s a chance it triggers, and three respins are awarded. All symbols are cleared from the reels except Cash Value symbols, which lock where they land.
Every new Cash Value or Jackpot coin resets the respin count back to three. The round ends when the respins run out or the reels fill completely with Cash symbols. The MEGA Jackpot can’t be awarded twice.
Which Pot symbols collected at the moment of the trigger determines which of the three feature variants you get, and they can stack.
Multiply, Dual Reels and Supreme
The red, yellow and pink Pot symbols each unlock their own version of the round. Red triggers the Multiply LockNWin, where the multiplier starts at 2x and every Cash Value that lands is multiplied by it. Multiplier symbols add their value to the running total, and the maximum multiplier that can land is 100x, or 10x when Multiply is combined with Supreme.
Yellow awards the Dual Reels LockNWin, adding a second reel set with three respins each. The two sets play out independently, and the Multiply multiplier applies to both.
Pink triggers the Supreme LockNWin, where a purple Cash Value symbol collects every green Cash Value symbol on the reel set when it lands.
Wheel Feature
That big wheel above the cabinet isn’t decoration. The Wheel Feature can trigger any time a purple Pot symbol lands, and the pointer awards whatever segment it stops on: a Jackpot, an Instant Cash Prize or further LockNWin features.
It works during the base game and during a LockNWin round. That second case is where it does the most, since a Wheel mid-round can stack a second feature onto one already in play.
Boost Feature
There’s no bonus buy here. The nearest thing is the Boost Feature, a base game option that increases how often Collect symbols land, by either 2x or 15x. Activating it adds its price to every spin until you switch it off.
It’s deactivated automatically after a bonus feature triggers, and Jackpots, Wheel and Bonus features played while Boost is active run at the base bet. The option may not be available above certain bet levels.
Boost nudges the RTP as well as the feature rate: 96.01% with the 2x option enabled, and 96.03% with the 15x. Neither shift is large, but it’s rare to see a paid booster that improves the return at all.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.8/10
This is a fruit slot you play for the machinery, not the fruit. The reels mostly exist to serve the systems above them, and the one reason to pick it is that stacking: a Multiply round with a second reel set running, a Wheel landing mid-feature, the respin counter resetting as the board fills. Under the candy-bright cabinet there’s a proper engine, and it’s a good one.
The base game is the weak half. The symbol pays are small, the Cash symbols carry the real money, and until a Pot collection finally converts, spins can feel like setup work.
It’s a game for players who enjoy the build as much as the payout, and high volatility doesn’t scare them off. Anyone wanting a simple five-reel fruit machine will find this one overloaded. But if you like your cherries with a side of machinery, the bonanza delivers.
4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN FAQs
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What is the RTP of 4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN?
The RTP is 96.00%. Enabling the Boost Feature raises it slightly, to 96.01% with the 2x option and 96.03% with the 15x option. -
Is 4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility game. Wins pay left to right across 243 ways as standard, up to a maximum of 7,776 ways when the Topgraderz Split symbols add extra rows. -
How do you trigger the LockNWin feature in 4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN?
LockNWin can trigger whenever one or more Pot symbols appear. The combination of red, yellow, pink and purple Pots collected at the moment of the trigger determines which variants you get. Alternatively, collecting a Topgraderz Bonus symbol on every reel triggers all three LockNWin features at once. -
What does the Topgraderz top row do in 4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN?
The top row spins horizontally as a single reel and awards Split symbols, which add up to three rows per reel, Boost symbols that increase collected Cash values, Multiplier symbols worth x2 to x100, and Bonus symbols that collect towards triggering all three LockNWin features. -
What is the hit frequency of 4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN?
The hit frequency is 22.77%, so roughly one spin in four produces a win of some kind. Like any high volatility game, the size of those wins varies widely. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on 4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN?
Stakes run from 0.20 to 25.00 per spin. The Boost Feature, if enabled, adds its price to the bet until you switch it off. -
Can you buy the bonus on 4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN?
There’s no bonus buy. The closest option is the Boost Feature, a base game toggle that increases how often Collect symbols land, by 2x or 15x, at the prices displayed. It raises the bet per spin rather than replacing it with a one-off purchase. -
When is 4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN released?
4 Cherry Bonanza LOCKNWIN’s release date is 5 March 2026. It’s made by PearFiction Studios.
