Ainsworth Slots Progressives Question

Hi all can’t believe it but yesterday I was playing the mustang money 2 $1 denomination machine.
I was also lucky enough to hit the mystery progressive and also held my breath as I waited to see if it was the minor or major....well it was the minor ($403), but immediately after awarding the minor it awarded the major ($9 599)....on the SAME spin!!! I didn’t even know this was possible!!! Anyone else ever heard of this?!?? I was in total disbelief! Gave me the major as a handpay and minor went in the machine As credits. Best win I’ve ever had - total - $10 003

Any ideas what the odds of this happening might be??

Thanks all - this look like an interesting forum - I look forward to exploring this website!

Welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your win. I had no idea that was even possible.

Do you have any additional information about the machine? I.e. the range of the progressives or the meter rate?

I've had the same thing happen, but not for as much money.

Have no idea on how many types of machines this is possible, or just a few games by one manufacturer.

This was the $1 denomination ones

Minor ranges $350-$500
Major ranges $9000-$10 000

Found this very useful thread here about this type of machine

forum/gambling/slots/13916-mystery-progressives-on-ainsworth-slots

This discusses target points of the progressives but I don’t think I see anything about winning both together - just curious if it is more likely to win both together or extremely rare

Quote: Jays88

This was the $1 denomination ones

Minor ranges $350-$500
Major ranges $9000-$10 000

Found this very useful thread here about this type of machine

forum/gambling/slots/13916-mystery-progressives-on-ainsworth-slots

This discusses target points of the progressives but I don’t think I see anything about winning both together - just curious if it is more likely to win both together or extremely rare

extremely rare

Do you know what makes the meter move? This is definitely rare but it's more common in games when the meter is moved by money won than on machines that are moved by money wagered.

Ainsworth = money wagered... Right?

Yes I’m pretty positive it’s by money wagered

I have done that on a WMS slot. The jackpots are independent, therefore it is certainly possible.

Quote: Jays88

Hi all can’t believe it but yesterday I was playing the mustang money 2 $1 denomination machine.
I was also lucky enough to hit the mystery progressive and also held my breath as I waited to see if it was the minor or major....well it was the minor ($403), but immediately after awarding the minor it awarded the major ($9 599)....on the SAME spin!!! I didn’t even know this was possible!!! Anyone else ever heard of this?!?? I was in total disbelief! Gave me the major as a handpay and minor went in the machine As credits. Best win I’ve ever had - total - $10 003

Any ideas what the odds of this happening might be??

Thanks all - this look like an interesting forum - I look forward to exploring this website!

Interesting. I have gotten this at least once on a $50/$500 WMS machine. The odds there must be easier because meter increments based on wins, while your win is harder because based on coin-in only. On the machine I played, always the major is awarded first(afaik), but interesting here you say the minor is awarded first (at least this time).

It would make sense for the minor to be awarded first on these machines, because the minor is more likely to be moved first. If someone were to bet $20, the minor would move roughly for $2, the major after at least $5, and would need to move a few times, more if from a higher bet. Definitely depends on the bet, a small bet such as a dollar would only move both occasionally once, but higher bets many times.

I've never even remember anyone mentioning this before, for all we know, you may be the only one it has ever happened for, or at least the only one to ever brag about it.

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On the machine I played, always the major is awarded first(afaik)

My minor was awarded first. I suspect it just depends on which triggers first.

Quote: rsactuary

My minor was awarded first. I suspect it just depends on which triggers first.

Pretty sure, same way with mine.

I suspect that it's determined by order of checking. It has to check in some order, might as well check Minor then Major.

Imagine a new install where the minor and major are set to go off at base level before any meter movement but after $2 coin in. You bet $2 and win both the minor and major, but which one "hit" first? There was no meter movement.

Although the OP mentioned Ainsworth, I mentioned WMS. We're the people playing that we're awarded minors before majors, playing WMS machines or Ainsworth? Maybe it was because I was in crappy Ohio.

Quote: onenickelmiracle

Although the OP mentioned Ainsworth, I mentioned WMS. We're the people playing that we're awarded minors before majors, playing WMS machines or Ainsworth? Maybe it was because I was in crappy Ohio.

Mine was WMS.

Quote: rsactuary

Mine was WMS.

Guess small sample size on my end, every time I've seen it or heard of it, it happened major before minor.