What is the RTP of Plinko Cup?

96% is the game’s headline return, with 96.01–96.09% across the settings. Return by setting gives each board’s figure.

What is the biggest win and how likely is it?

888× on 16 rows High, at 1 in 32,768 per ball for either edge. A 50% chance of landing it at least once takes 22,713 balls; the outcome table distinguishes that rare payout from ordinary returns.

Is there a free Plinko Cup demo?

Yes. The Betsoft demo uses EUR demo credits with stakes from 0.10 to 100. Other free Plinko demos also let you practise without staking money.

How many rows and risk levels does Plinko Cup have?

8–16 rows and three risk levels. Rows change pocket chances; risk changes the multipliers.

Which setting returns my stake most often?

80.4% of balls return at least the stake on 16 rows Low, including 45.4% above it and 34.9% exactly equal to it. The goal comparison pairs other payout profiles with their settings.

Is Plinko Cup the same as Football Plinko?

No. Cup is Betsoft’s game at 96% RTP and 888× maximum; BGaming’s Football Plinko returns 98.6–99.0% and tops out at 10,000×. The comparison also covers their different features.

Can I drop several balls at once?

Yes. Plinko Cup supports several balls in play at once, a selectable number of rounds and autoplay.

What are the minimum and maximum bets?

0.10–100 EUR demo credits in the studio demo. At a casino, that casino sets the minimum, maximum and currency.

Betsoft Plinko Cup: Payout Table, Odds and RTP 96%

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Betsoft Plinko Cup at a glance
Plinko Cup payout table: every row and risk level
Odds: how often each pocket hits
RTP by setting: 96% to the hundredth
Rows and risk: what each setting changes
How to play Plinko Cup, step by step
Which setting for which goal
Plinko Cup vs Football Plinko, Olympus Plinko and BGaming Plinko
Sources and update history
Plinko Cup FAQ

Short answer

Betsoft launched football-themed Plinko Cup on 29 October 2025: 8–16 rows and three risk levels make 27 settings. Its RTP is 96%, with 96.01–96.09% by setting; the 888× maximum lands only on 16 rows High, at 1 in 32,768 per ball.

Rows set pocket chances, risk changes multipliers, and 34.9% of balls on 16 rows Low return exactly the stake. The payout tables cover every setting; the studio demo is free, with casino stakes set by each casino. Free Plinko demos let you use play credits before staking money.

Betsoft Plinko Cup at a glance

The widest board’s top payout sits on High, while Low keeps more value close to the stake. Autoplay and several balls in flight let you change the pace without changing the selected paytable.

Plinko Cup facts

Studio: Betsoft Gaming
Type: Classic Plinko
Release date: 29 October 2025
Rows: 8–16
Risk levels: 3: low / medium / high, in order of spread
RTP: 96%
Max win: 888× on 16 rows High
Stake, demo: EUR 0.10–100 demo credits
Modes: Play, autoplay and selectable number of rounds
Balls in play: Several at once
Game history: Round history
Theme: Football
Demo: Free studio demo

27row and risk combinations

96.01–96.09%return across the settings

888×highest pocket multiplier

1 in 32,768either top pocket, 16 rows

Football theme on a classic board

The pitch provides the board and footballs drop through its pegs. The payout remains classic Plinko: where the ball lands decides the return.

Betsoft’s Plinko games also include Olympus Plinko and Plinko Rush, so the football theme identifies Cup within the studio’s range.

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Plinko Cup payout table: every row and risk level

On 16 rows High, the outside pockets pay 888×, followed by 112× and 26× moving inward, with 0.2× in the middle. Payout equals the ball’s stake multiplied by its pocket multiplier; a return below 1× leaves part of the stake behind.

Plinko Cup, 16 rows: payouts for each mirrored pair of pockets and the chance of one pocket. Risk levels in order of spread.
Risk / pocket	1 & 17	2 & 16	3 & 15	4 & 14	5 & 13	6 & 12	7 & 11	8 & 10	9 · centre
Low	16×	8.5×	2.2×	1.45×	1.2×	1.2×	1.1×	1×	0.4×
Medium	108×	38×	9.2×	5.1×	3×	1.3×	1×	0.5×	0.3×
High	888×	112×	26×	8×	4×	2×	0.2×	0.2×	0.2×
Chance per pocket	1 in 65,536	0.0244%	0.183%	0.854%	2.78%	6.67%	12.2%	17.5%	19.6%

8 rows: every pocket on Low, Medium and High

Plinko Cup, 8 rows: payouts for each mirrored pair of pockets and the chance of one pocket. Risk levels in order of spread.
Risk / pocket	1 & 9	2 & 8	3 & 7	4 & 6	5 · centre
Low	2.5×	2.1×	1.2×	1×	0.4×
Medium	12.2×	3×	1.2×	0.7×	0.4×
High	28×	4×	1.4×	0.3×	0.2×
Chance per pocket	1 in 256	3.12%	10.9%	21.9%	27.3%

9 rows: every pocket on Low, Medium and High

Plinko Cup, 9 rows: payouts for each mirrored pair of pockets and the chance of one pocket. Risk levels in order of spread.
Risk / pocket	1 & 10	2 & 9	3 & 8	4 & 7	5 & 6
Low	3.5×	2.5×	1.5×	1×	0.65×
Medium	13.5×	4.1×	1.7×	1×	0.4×
High	43×	6.95×	1.8×	0.6×	0.2×
Chance per pocket	1 in 512	1.76%	7.03%	16.4%	24.6%

10 rows: every pocket on Low, Medium and High

Plinko Cup, 10 rows: payouts for each mirrored pair of pockets and the chance of one pocket. Risk levels in order of spread.
Risk / pocket	1 & 11	2 & 10	3 & 9	4 & 8	5 & 7	6 · centre
Low	6.5×	3×	1.4×	1.1×	1×	0.4×
Medium	20×	4.65×	2×	1.5×	0.5×	0.4×
High	72×	10×	2.75×	0.9×	0.3×	0.2×
Chance per pocket	1 in 1,024	0.977%	4.39%	11.7%	20.5%	24.6%

11 rows: every pocket on Low, Medium and High

Plinko Cup, 11 rows: payouts for each mirrored pair of pockets and the chance of one pocket. Risk levels in order of spread.
Risk / pocket	1 & 12	2 & 11	3 & 10	4 & 9	5 & 8	6 & 7
Low	8.5×	3.4×	2.1×	1.3×	1×	0.6×
Medium	24×	6.2×	3×	1.8×	0.6×	0.5×
High	108×	13.2×	5×	1.4×	0.4×	0.2×
Chance per pocket	1 in 2,048	0.537%	2.69%	8.06%	16.1%	22.6%

12 rows: every pocket on Low, Medium and High

Plinko Cup, 12 rows: payouts for each mirrored pair of pockets and the chance of one pocket. Risk levels in order of spread.
Risk / pocket	1 & 13	2 & 12	3 & 11	4 & 10	5 & 9	6 & 8	7 · centre
Low	9×	3.4×	2×	1.2×	1.1×	1×	0.4×
Medium	30×	11×	4×	2.1×	1.1×	0.5×	0.3×
High	150×	21×	8×	2×	0.7×	0.2×	0.2×
Chance per pocket	1 in 4,096	0.293%	1.61%	5.37%	12.1%	19.3%	22.6%

13 rows: every pocket on Low, Medium and High

Plinko Cup, 13 rows: payouts for each mirrored pair of pockets and the chance of one pocket. Risk levels in order of spread.
Risk / pocket	1 & 14	2 & 13	3 & 12	4 & 11	5 & 10	6 & 9	7 & 8
Low	9×	4.5×	3.2×	2×	1.2×	0.9×	0.6×
Medium	42×	12×	6.3×	3×	1.3×	0.6×	0.4×
High	240×	35×	10×	4×	1×	0.2×	0.2×
Chance per pocket	1 in 8,192	0.159%	0.952%	3.49%	8.73%	15.7%	20.9%

14 rows: every pocket on Low, Medium and High

Plinko Cup, 14 rows: payouts for each mirrored pair of pockets and the chance of one pocket. Risk levels in order of spread.
Risk / pocket	1 & 15	2 & 14	3 & 13	4 & 12	5 & 11	6 & 10	7 & 9	8 · centre
Low	8×	4×	2×	1.45×	1.2×	1.1×	1×	0.4×
Medium	58×	15.5×	7.2×	4.1×	1.6×	1×	0.5×	0.2×
High	400×	55×	16×	5.2×	1.8×	0.3×	0.2×	0.2×
Chance per pocket	1 in 16,384	0.0854%	0.555%	2.22%	6.11%	12.2%	18.3%	20.9%

15 rows: every pocket on Low, Medium and High

Plinko Cup, 15 rows: payouts for each mirrored pair of pockets and the chance of one pocket. Risk levels in order of spread.
Risk / pocket	1 & 16	2 & 15	3 & 14	4 & 13	5 & 12	6 & 11	7 & 10	8 & 9
Low	15×	8×	3.2×	2×	1.6×	1.1×	1×	0.6×
Medium	88×	18×	11.2×	5.2×	3×	1.1×	0.5×	0.3×
High	620×	80×	25×	7.5×	3×	0.5×	0.2×	0.2×
Chance per pocket	1 in 32,768	0.0458%	0.32%	1.39%	4.17%	9.16%	15.3%	19.6%

Risk levels in order of spread. Each paired heading names matching pockets on opposite sides; the chance beneath it applies to one pocket.

Reading the table

The board mirrors around its centre, so matching left and right pockets pay equally. Switching risk changes the payouts while leaving the pocket chances fixed.

On 16 rows High, 79.0% of balls return less than the stake. The hit rates show how often each setting pays above or below stake, while Plinko RTP connects those chances to the cost of play.

Odds: how often each pocket hits

The highest above-stake hit rate belongs to 16 rows Low; the lowest belongs to 13 rows High. A pocket’s chance is C(n,k)/2ⁿ, where n is the row count and k counts moves towards one side.

Plinko Cup outcome rates and standard deviation for all 27 settings, calculated from the studio table. Percentages are rounded.
Rows · risk	SD, stakes per ball	Above stake	Exactly stake	Below stake	Top payout	Either top pocket
8 · Low	0.45	28.9%	43.8%	27.3%	2.5×	1 in 128
8 · Medium	1.17	28.9%	0.0%	71.1%	12.2×	1 in 128
8 · High	2.58	28.9%	0.0%	71.1%	28×	1 in 128
9 · Low	0.44	18.0%	32.8%	49.2%	3.5×	1 in 256
9 · Medium	1.09	18.0%	32.8%	49.2%	13.5×	1 in 256
9 · High	2.93	18.0%	0.0%	82.0%	43×	1 in 256
10 · Low	0.49	34.4%	41.0%	24.6%	6.5×	1 in 512
10 · Medium	1.14	34.4%	0.0%	65.6%	20×	1 in 512
10 · High	3.47	10.9%	0.0%	89.1%	72×	1 in 512
11 · Low	0.52	22.7%	32.2%	45.1%	8.5×	1 in 1,024
11 · Medium	1.13	22.7%	0.0%	77.3%	24×	1 in 1,024
11 · High	3.75	22.7%	0.0%	77.3%	108×	1 in 1,024
12 · Low	0.43	38.8%	38.7%	22.6%	9×	1 in 2,048
12 · Medium	1.27	38.8%	0.0%	61.2%	30×	1 in 2,048
12 · High	3.91	14.6%	0.0%	85.4%	150×	1 in 2,048
13 · Low	0.54	26.7%	0.0%	73.3%	9×	1 in 4,096
13 · Medium	1.35	26.7%	0.0%	73.3%	42×	1 in 4,096
13 · High	4.50	9.2%	17.5%	73.3%	240×	1 in 4,096
14 · Low	0.35	42.4%	36.7%	20.9%	8×	1 in 8,192
14 · Medium	1.37	18.0%	24.4%	57.6%	58×	1 in 8,192
14 · High	5.32	18.0%	0.0%	82.0%	400×	1 in 8,192
15 · Low	0.46	30.2%	30.5%	39.3%	15×	1 in 16,384
15 · Medium	1.58	30.2%	0.0%	69.8%	88×	1 in 16,384
15 · High	5.90	11.8%	0.0%	88.2%	620×	1 in 16,384
16 · Low	0.35	45.4%	34.9%	19.6%	16×	1 in 32,768
16 · Medium	1.40	21.0%	24.4%	54.6%	108×	1 in 32,768
16 · High	5.86	21.0%	0.0%	79.0%	888×	1 in 32,768

Above stakeExactly stakeBelow stake

How often does 888× land?

Either edge on 16 rows High has a combined chance of 1 in 32,768 per ball. After 22,713 balls, the chance of hitting that payout at least once reaches 50%; the adjacent 112× pockets land once in 2,048 balls combined.

Hit rate by setting

Above-stake returns range from 9.2% on 13 rows High to 45.4% on 16 rows Low. On 8 rows all risk levels beat the stake on 28.9% of balls, despite paying different amounts.

A 1× return preserves the stake without producing profit. The settings by goal distinguish that outcome from a ball that finishes ahead.

RTP by setting: 96% to the hundredth

The settings span just 0.08 percentage points of return, with 11 rows Low and 14 rows High at the bottom. Betsoft gives the game a 96% RTP; weighting every pocket by its chance gives the setting values below.

Plinko Cup Game Rules showing RETURN TO PLAYER (RTP) 96.00% and the HOW TO PLAY table for risk, lines, games and stake — Plinko Cup’s Game Rules screen displays 96.00% RTP and a HOW TO PLAY table covering risk, lines, number of games and stake. Captured 7 Nov 2026.

Plinko Cup return to player by rows and risk, calculated from the studio table.
Risk / rows	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Low	96.02%	96.05%	96.07%	96.01%	96.05%	96.07%	96.03%	96.03%	96.06%
Medium	96.09%	96.09%	96.07%	96.02%	96.05%	96.08%	96.08%	96.02%	96.05%
High	96.09%	96.07%	96.08%	96.05%	96.06%	96.06%	96.01%	96.08%	96.05%

Lower returnMiddleHigher return

The maximum occurs on 8 rows Medium and High, and 9 rows Medium. Across the range, 100 unit stakes cost 3.91–3.99 units on average; return to player describes the long-run average, so it does not set a session’s result.

Rows and risk: what each setting changes

On the widest board, Medium and High beat the stake equally often but have sharply different spreads. Low keeps more returns close to the amount staked, as the standard deviations show.

Plinko Cup desktop football-pitch board with High risk, 16 lines, Games 1–∞, a €0.20 stake and a bottom multiplier row — Plinko Cup’s desktop football-pitch board shows High risk and 16 lines selected, Games 1–∞ and a €0.20 stake. Captured 7 Nov 2026.

0.3516 rows Low: SD · 45.4% above stake · top 16×

1.4016 rows Medium: SD · 21.0% above stake · top 108×

5.8616 rows High: SD · 21.0% above stake · top 888×

Spread and top payouts on the eight-row board.
8 rows	SD, stakes per ball	Top payout
Low	0.45	2.5×
Medium	1.17	12.2×
High	2.58	28×

Rows

Adding rows makes the edges rarer, so the top prize needs a longer run of balls to have the same chance of appearing.

Risk

Higher risk shifts payout value towards the edges, widening the distance between a central landing and a top result. Exactly-stake returns also change: 16 rows Low returns 1× on 34.9% of balls, against 43.8% on 8 rows Low.

The outcome rates keep profitable balls and exact refunds apart, which matters when judging how a setting treats the balance.

How to play Plinko Cup, step by step

Several balls can be in play at once, and autoplay can repeat rounds on your chosen board. Set the stake first, then the number of balls and rounds.

Set the stake
Choose the stake in demo credits.
Choose the balls
Select the number of balls to put in play.
Select the rows
Choose the rows (the studio calls them lines) to set the pocket chances.
Select risk
Choose the payout spread for that row count.
Set the rounds
Choose the number of rounds for the run.
Play or use autoplay
Start the balls manually or use autoplay to repeat the selected rounds.

Several balls and several rounds

Several balls in play and a selectable number of rounds are listed features of the game; autoplay repeats play with the chosen settings.

Game history

Game history is among the studio’s listed features: a record of the rounds played.

Bet size and currency

The demo stake runs from EUR 0.10 to 100 in demo credits. At a casino, that casino sets the stake limits and currency.

Demo stake steps in EUR credits

0.10 · 0.15 · 0.20 · 0.25 · 0.30 · 0.50 · 0.70 · 0.90 · 1.00 · 1.20 · 1.50 · 2.00 · 2.50 · 3.00 · 3.50 · 4.00 · 4.50 · 5.00 · 7.00 · 8.00 · 9.50 · 10.00 · 15.00 · 20.00 · 25.00 · 30.00 · 35.00 · 45.00 · 50.00 · 70.00 · 95.00 · 100.00

Plinko’s ball-and-pocket rules stay the same across manual play and autoplay.

Which setting for which goal

Return barely changes across the settings, so the practical choice is the distribution of payouts. A setting that refunds the stake frequently can still finish below the amount wagered.

Four Plinko Cup settings matched to payout goals.
Goal	Setting	Payout profile
Keep the spread small	14 rows Low	SD 0.35 stakes per ball
Return at least the stake most often	16 rows Low	80.4% of balls return at least 1×
Reach the largest payout	16 rows High	888×; either edge, 1 in 32,768
Take the middle spread	16 rows Medium	108× top; SD 1.40 stakes per ball

On 16 rows Low, 45.4% above the stake and 34.9% exactly on it make 80.4%; the sum is rounded from the underlying chances. A Plinko strategy built around spread manages exposure while leaving the paytable’s average cost in place.

Plinko Cup vs Football Plinko, Olympus Plinko and BGaming Plinko

Cup and BGaming Plinko share the same chance of reaching an edge on their widest boards, but their returns differ. Football Plinko and Olympus Plinko add features beyond Cup’s classic board.

Plinko Cup compared with Football Plinko, Olympus Plinko and BGaming Plinko.
Feature	Plinko Cup	Football Plinko	Olympus Plinko	BGaming Plinko
Studio	Betsoft	BGaming	Betsoft	BGaming
Release	29 Oct 2025	11 Jun 2025	3 Oct 2024	28 Jan 2019
RTP	96% (96.01–96.09% by setting)	98.6–99.0%; headline 99%	98.32%	98.91–99.16%
Max win	888×	10,000× (€250,000)	4,593×	1,000×
Rows	8–16	8–16	16	8–16
Risk	3 levels	Low / Medium / High	3 volatility levels	Low / Normal / High
Features	Autoplay, several balls, rounds, history	Multiplier Ball Chance, Respin Chance, 3 buy features, 1–100 balls	1–100 balls, 6× gates, Prize Wheel, Turbo	Record table

Football Plinko shares Cup’s football theme, with multiplier balls and respins expanding the payout mechanics. Its buy features also change the way a player enters the action.

Olympus Plinko puts the board in an Olympus theme, adding gates and a Prize Wheel. Turbo changes its pace.

BGaming Plinko keeps the classic pocket-based payout, like Cup, and includes a record table. Plinko Rush is another Plinko game from Betsoft.

Plinko games divide between classic pocket payouts and feature-driven boards; Betsoft’s range includes both approaches.

Sources and update history

Plinko Cup launched with a football theme and adjustable rows and risk. The studio demo is the source of the pocket payouts, chances and returns by setting.

Plinko Cup references and dates.
Source	Game details	Date
Betsoft demo client	Pocket payouts and chances; return by setting; demo stakes	6 Nov 2026
Betsoft	Release date, game return, rows and play features	5 Nov 2026
SlotCatalog	Maximum multiplier, stake range and release date	5 Nov 2026

The pocket payouts show the effect of changing risk; the matching chances keep the cost of those larger edge returns visible.

Page history

6 Nov 2026Plinko Cup payouts, pocket chances and return for every setting, the free demo, settings by goal and comparisons with other Plinko games.
7 Nov 20263 studio demo screenshots added beside the rows, risk or feature on screen.

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