A jackpot of $175,000 is absolutely huge. For mere mortals, the word "BIG" is a relative term. A $50 win on a 1-cent bet, is a huge return (5000-to-1).

The low denomination machines can hit big --- because they are extremely volitile. When you win good on one line, you often will well on many other lines. It compounds the winning in a lot of cases. The same wild symbols are shared.

When you get down to it --- many of the multi-line machines still have the same top payout (10000-to-1) that many of the 9 line machines had. Now, you are betting a smaller amount, but have the potential to win on many more lines.

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