Bonus hunt report · May 2026
May 2026 hunt report
In May 2026 we opened 642 bonuses across 274 slots in 29 live bonus hunts. The middle open returned 63.1× the bet, 233 of them (36%) returned 100× or more, and 4 returned nothing at all. The best single open of the month was 4,122×.
Every figure is from bonuses opened live on stream between 22 May 2026 and 31 May 2026 and recorded as they happened. Fixed once the month closed.
- Bonus opens recorded
- 642
- Slots opened
- 274
- Live hunts
- 29
- Opens hitting 100×+
- 36%
What actually happened642 opens by result
Of 642 recorded opens, 233 (36%) returned 100× or more. Because a bought bonus usually costs around 100× the bet, roughly 64% of the bonuses opened in May 2026 lost money against their buy price.
The biggest openstop 10 of the month
Single bonus opens, largest multiple of the bet first. Each one links to the hunt it came from, where every result from that session is listed.
#1
#2
Slots that paidhighest typical open, at least 3 opens
Ranked on the middle open, so one lucky hit can't carry a slot that paid nothing the rest of the time.
Slots that didn'tlowest typical open, at least 5 opens
The other end of the same table. A statement about our sample this month, not about the game's maths.
Most openedthe 10 slots we played most
Ranked by how many times we opened them — the games that shaped the month, whatever they paid.
Studios, by what they paid4 studios · at least 30 opens in the month
Ranked on the middle open across everything we recorded from each studio in May 2026, best first. 100×+ is the share of our opens that at least covered a typical bonus buy; dead is the share that returned nothing. Our sample for the month, not the studio's maths.
Badges for studios — the card and the embed code, 4 ranked
For studios and writers: post the card, keep the link. The embed code wraps the image in a link to this ranking so readers can check the sample behind it. Free to use with credit (CC BY 4.0).
Valkyrie: typical bonus open 79.1× the bet across 35 recorded opens on 7 slots (43% returned 100× or more), ranked #1 of 4 studios on Johnessy Slots, May 2026.
Pragmatic Play: typical bonus open 75.07× the bet across 122 recorded opens on 67 slots (39% returned 100× or more), ranked #2 of 4 studios on Johnessy Slots, May 2026.
Hacksaw Gaming: typical bonus open 61.5× the bet across 258 recorded opens on 78 slots (34% returned 100× or more), ranked #3 of 4 studios on Johnessy Slots, May 2026.
Nolimit City: typical bonus open 54.45× the bet across 57 recorded opens on 26 slots (40% returned 100× or more), ranked #4 of 4 studios on Johnessy Slots, May 2026.
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How this is worked out
One recorded open is one bonus feature played to the end during a live bonus hunt, logged with its bet, its return and the time. The multiplier is the return divided by the bet. A bought bonus typically costs around 100× the bet, so an open under 100× lost money against the buy price — which is why the 100×+ rate is the figure to watch.
Typical is the median, not the average: one 5,000× open across nine dead ones averages to ~556×, which would flatter a slot that paid nothing eight times in nine. The median only moves when a slot pays repeatedly. Per-slot rates are shown once a slot has 3 opens in the month; the coldest list needs 5.
Months are UK time. A month is published only when it holds at least 200 recorded opens across 10 hunts, and never while it is still running. Nothing here is simulated, estimated or taken from a provider datasheet; the all-time dataset and the full method are on the bonus hunt dataset page. Cite it as: Johnessy Slots Bonus Hunt Report, May 2026 — https://www.johnessyslots.com/slot-data/2026-05.
Licence: free to quote, chart or write about under CC BY 4.0 — credit Johnessy Slots and link to this report. Every section and every studio row has a Cite button that copies the sentence, the credit and the link.
Questions
Is this a prediction of what these slots will do next month?
No. It is a record of what happened on our stream in one month. Slot results converge over millions of spins; a few dozen opens is a small sample against that, and nothing here says a slot is due, hot or safe.
Why is the typical open so far below the max win?
Because most bonuses return a small multiple of the bet. In May 2026, 36% of our recorded opens reached 100× and 4 returned nothing; the published max win is a ceiling that is reached a handful of times across millions of spins.
Can I download the data?
The row-level dataset is not exported. Every aggregate on this page, and every single open cited in it, links to the hunt it came from, where the individual results are listed.
When is the next report published?
Once the month has ended and its hunts have synced — usually within the first few days of the following month, provided the month clears the minimum sample.