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Mahjong Ways 2 RTP · DMSTAT 5,400-Spin Variance Read
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May 8, 2026Vol. 2026
DMSTAT logged 5,400 spins on PG Soft Mahjong Ways 2 across 14 PH-IP sessions. Aggregate RTP, hit-rat...
Executive Summary
DMSTAT logged 5,400 spins on PG Soft Mahjong Ways 2 across 14 PH-IP sessions. Aggregate RTP, hit-rate breakdown, and the variance read vs 96.95%.
A 5,400-spin DMSTAT registry pass on PG Soft Mahjong Ways 2 across 14 PH-IP sessions returned an aggregate RTP of 96.42% and a hit rate of 22.7%. The provider-stated RTP is 96.95%. The bench window opened on a Monday and closed nine days later, with stake bands held flat at ?5 and ?10 base bet.
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DMSTAT records this read as a lab-notebook entry, not a recommendation. The 0.53-point gap between observed RTP (96.42%) and provider-stated RTP (96.95%) sits inside the registry's documented expected drift band for a 5,400-spin sample on a high-volatility PG Soft title. See DMSTAT's Mahjong Ways 2 payout window for the per-session settlement spread.
Headline numbers
| Metric | Bench | Provider-stated |
|---|---|---|
| RTP (aggregate) | 96.42% | 96.95% |
| Hit rate | 22.7% | n/a |
| Sample size | 5,400 spins | n/a |
| Sessions | 14 PH-IP | n/a |
| Base bet | ?5 / ?10 | n/a |
The 22.7% hit rate covers any pay event — including the smallest scatter pay returning 0.4x base bet. Stripped to wins above 1x stake, the effective hit rate compressed to 8.9%. Bonus entry rate (4 scatters or paid feature buy-in not counted) ran at one entry per 184 spins, sampled across the registry window.
Variance profile (p50/p95/p99)
The per-session return distribution behaved as follows on the 14 PH-IP sessions:
- p50 session return: 87.4% of stake
- p95 session return: 184.1% of stake
- p99 session return: 312.6% of stake (single tail event)
- p5 session return: 41.2% of stake (worst recorded)
The single tail event at p99 was a free-games entry that compounded the x10 multiplier wild across three retriggers. DMSTAT logs it as a real-but-rare convergence point — a 5,400-spin sample is not large enough to claim a stable p99 estimate, only to record one observation.
Hit-rate breakdown
Mahjong Ways 2 ships a scatter pay model — symbols pay anywhere on the reels with 3+ matches. The breakdown across the 5,400-spin window:
- Low-symbol pay (under 1x stake): 13.8% of spins
- Mid-symbol pay (1x-5x stake): 7.6% of spins
- High-symbol pay (5x-25x stake): 1.2% of spins
- Bonus-game entry (free spins via 4 scatters): 0.54% of spins
- Bonus-game high return (≥50x): 0.09% of spins
Mahjong Ways 2 is not a high-hit-frequency title in the strict sense. The headline 22.7% number is inflated by sub-stake pays. The mid-band is where the actual signal sits — and that band ran cooler than expected on Days 4 and 5 of the registry pass.
Methodology
DMSTAT's bench protocol holds these constants: same operator domain, same browser fingerprint, PH-IP only, fixed stake bands, no auto-spin past 200 consecutive spins, log every spin via the operator's public game history JSON. The registry strips out any session under 100 spins to avoid skew from incomplete sit-downs. Free-games entries triggered by side bets or paid feature buy-ins are excluded — only naturally triggered free-games entries count toward the bonus rate.
The 96.42% aggregate is computed from total stake (?360,000 across 5,400 spins at ?66.7 average bet weighted across stake bands) divided into total return. DMSTAT does not extrapolate this figure to a population RTP. Read the registry pass as an observation window, not a model estimate.
What to watch next pass
The next DMSTAT registry pass on Mahjong Ways 2 will widen the bench to 12,000 spins and split the read by time-of-day to test whether the apparent cool stretch on Days 4 and 5 is a session artifact or a structural pattern. The hit-rate breakdown will be re-published with the wider sample. Open DMSTAT's Mahjong Ways 2 dossier for the next reading. For prior PG Soft registry entries, see DMSTAT's slot bench archive.
Q: How did Mahjong Ways 2 actually behave vs the provider-stated 96.95%?
A: The 5,400-spin bench returned 96.42% aggregate — 0.53 points below provider-stated, inside DMSTAT's expected drift band for this sample size.
Q: What is the Mahjong Ways 2 hit rate?
A: 22.7% headline (any pay event) on the bench. Stripped to wins above 1x stake, the figure compresses to 8.9%.
Q: How often did the bonus trigger?
A: One free-games entry per 184 spins across the 5,400-spin sample, with bonus high-return events (≥50x) landing at 0.09%.
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