Stepper motor control with optics

I'm not sure you've understood the exact nature of the problem because I'm not sure how an array would work and what it does?

But to be clear, reel 1 - position 7 could be a lemon, reel 2 - position 14 could be a lemon, reel 3 position 21 could be a lemon.

So if reel1 = pos7 & reel2 =pos14 & reel3 = pos21 then pay 4 coins.

So I would need some sort of win table where;

7 14 21 = 4 coins (lemons)
2 6 5 = 2 coins (plums)
8 14 19 = 4 coins (bells)
1 3 15 = 6 coins (grapes)

The problem does seem quite simple now actually, the more I think about it. Is an array definitely the way to go?

Paul