Multiple Bets Explained:
Lucky 15, Yankee, Patent and Goliath
Multiple bets explained: how a Patent, Yankee, Lucky 15 and Goliath turn your picks into 7, 11, 15 or 247 bets, what each costs, and what a Lucky 15 pays.
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About this video: Lucky 15, Yankee, Patent and Goliath
Multiple Bets Explained shows how four popular full cover bets work. You pick selections in separate events, and the bookmaker places every combination for you. Each bet uses your unit stake, so the total cost grows fast. As a result, it pays to know how many bets you are buying.
First, the video covers the patent. It uses 3 selections and makes 7 bets: 3 singles, 3 doubles and 1 treble. So a £1 patent costs £7. Next comes the Yankee, with 4 selections and 11 bets. However, it has no singles, so you need two winners for any return.
Then the video moves on to the Lucky 15. It adds four singles to a Yankee, so it makes 15 bets and costs £15 at £1. For example, with picks at 2/1, 3/1, 4/1 and 5/1, one 5/1 winner returns £6. If the 3/1, 4/1 and 5/1 all win, you get £209, and all four return £839.
Finally, it explains the Goliath. It uses 8 selections and makes 247 bets, from doubles up to one eightfold, so 10p a bet costs £24.70. Also, none of these bets changes the odds on any selection. They simply spread your stake, so check the total on your bet slip first.
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A Lucky 15, a Yankee, a patent and a Goliath all turn a few picks into lots of bets. Here’s how each one works, and what it really costs.
These are full cover bets. Full cover means every possible combination of your picks is covered. For example, with a Patent on City, Chelsea and Villa, you get a single on each team, three doubles, City and Chelsea, City and Villa, and Chelsea and Villa, plus a treble on all three. That’s seven bets, so even if only one team wins, you still get something back. You choose selections in separate events, and the bookmaker places every combination for you. Each bet uses your unit stake, so the total adds up quickly.
A patent uses 3 selections and makes 7 bets: 3 singles, 3 doubles and 1 treble. So a £1 patent costs £7. One winner gives a return, though usually not your whole stake back.
A Yankee uses 4 selections and makes 11 bets: 6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 four-fold. A £1 Yankee costs £11. However, there are no singles, so you need at least two winners for any return.
A Lucky 15 adds four singles to the Yankee, making 15 bets on 4 selections. So a £1 Lucky 15 costs £15, or £30 each way.
For example, take a £1 Lucky 15 on horses at 2/1, 3/1, 4/1 and 5/1. One winner at 5/1 returns £6, a loss of £9. If the 3/1, 4/1 and 5/1 all win, you get £209, and all four, £839.
A Goliath is the biggest: 8 selections and 247 bets, from doubles up to one eightfold, with no singles. At 10p a bet, that’s £24.70.
So why not just back each pick as a single? The doubles, trebles and bigger bets multiply your winners’ odds together, so a few winners can pay far more than the same picks as singles. They don’t give you better odds on any selection, and if only one or two picks win, you can lose more of your total stake.
Finally, more bets means more ways to win, but also a bigger total stake. These bets don’t change the odds on any selection. They just spread your money, so check the total on your bet slip before you confirm.
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