All possible combinations of multiples, along with all available win singles make a Lucky 15 bet. It is a type of Full Cover Bet with singles. In total there are 15 separate bets included in a Lucky 15, which is where the name of the bet comes from. “Lucky” bets also traditionally pay out a win bonus too.
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What is a Lucky 15 bet?
The Lucky 15 is popular because from just four initial selections, all outcomes of singles and multiples are covered. The bet gives full blanket coverage on those options, from the biggest bet of a 4-fold accumulator through to the individual win singles.
It is the cumulative odds within the multiples that are in the Lucky 15 bet that really pile up to return the bigger money. A Lucky 15 is basically a Yankee bet with the singles included. Because of the included singles, there is a minimum requirement of one successful leg in a Lucky 15 to get a guaranteed return.
This is a staple of horse racing betting and its popularity comes from the possibility of earning a substantial return from a small stake. For example, a 10p Lucky 15 can stack up to a nice return from what may be considered a small stake. The added appeal is that not all of the selections made need to win in order for the bet to give something back.
| Lucky 15 | Singles | Doubles | Trebles | 4-fold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
How does a Lucky 15 bet work?
The more of the initial selections that win, the more the Lucky 15 is going to return. That is because when you set aside the individual win singles, the selections combine together for different variables of multiple bets. Multiples use the returns from one leg of the bet as the stake on the next.
If you are playing a treble of 1.91, 2.00 and 2.33 decimal odds with a £1 stake, that is essentially a £1 stake at 8.9 odds decimal (1.91 x 2.00 x 2.33 = 8.9). In the Lucky 15, each individual one of those selections are used in more than in one such way, so just four selections go a long way to adding up to something much bigger.
One selection is included in one win single, three doubles, three trebles and the fourfold. So that alone illustrates how important each of the selections are. When you are playing a Lucky 15 each of the individual bets which are created each needs its own unit stake. So playing a wager on a Lucky 15 you are looking at a 15x Unit Stake. The stake isn’t based on the four initial selections, it is what those selections create.
A Winning Example of a Lucky 15 in horse racing
An example of a winning Lucky 15 can be used to illustrate just how the odds all tie together from the four selections. It shows what selection is responsible for what within the bet. Note that most bookmakers do offer a win bonus for a successful Lucky 15 which may be something like a 10% profit bonus.
| Chris Robin 10/11 | Cream Scone Even money | Texas Boy 4/3 | Laughalot 5/4 | Returns | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESULTS | WON | WON | WON | WON | |
| Single 1 | 10/11 | 1.91 | |||
| Single 2 | 1/1 | 2.00 | |||
| Single 3 | 4/3 | 2.33 | |||
| Single 4 | 5/4 | 2.25 | |||
| Double 1 | 10/11 | 1/1 | 3.82 | ||
| Double 2 | 10/11 | 4/3 | 4.45 | ||
| Double 3 | 10/11 | 5/4 | 4.30 | ||
| Double 4 | 1/1 | 4/3 | 4.67 | ||
| Double 5 | 1/1 | 5/4 | 4.50 | ||
| Double 6 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 5.25 | ||
| Treble 1 | 10/11 | 1/1 | 4/3 | 8.91 | |
| Treble 2 | 10/11 | 1/1 | 5/4 | 8.59 | |
| Treble 3 | 10/11 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 10.02 | |
| Treble 4 | 1/1 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 10.50 | |
| 4 fold | 10/11 | 1/1 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 20.05 |
| Total Return | 94.48 | ||||
| Stake | 15.00 | ||||
| Profit | 79.48 |
Losing Example of a Lucky 15 in Horse racing
The example below highlights how much of a Lucky 15 bet is wiped out if just one of the selections in it loses. For the example, Chris Robin at 10/11 is eliminated as a loser and that takes a total of 8 bets of the 15 out of the equation. That includes the big money-maker, the 4-fold accumulator.
| Chris Robin 10/11 | Cream Scone Even money | Texas Boy 4/3 | Laughalot 5/4 | Returns | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESULTS | LOST | WON | WON | WON | |
| Single 1 | Lost | 0.00 | |||
| Single 2 | 1/1 | 2.00 | |||
| Single 3 | 4/3 | 2.33 | |||
| Single 4 | 5/4 | 2.25 | |||
| Double 1 | Lost | 1/1 | 0.00 | ||
| Double 2 | Lost | 4/3 | 0.00 | ||
| Double 3 | Lost | 5/4 | 0.00 | ||
| Double 4 | 1/1 | 4/3 | 4.67 | ||
| Double 5 | 1/1 | 5/4 | 4.50 | ||
| Double 6 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 5.25 | ||
| Treble 1 | Lost | 1/1 | 4/3 | 0.00 | |
| Treble 2 | Lost | 1/1 | 5/4 | 0.00 | |
| Treble 3 | Lost | 4/3 | 5/4 | 0.00 | |
| Treble 4 | 1/1 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 10.50 | |
| 4 fold | Lost | 1/1 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 0.00 |
| Total Return | 31.50 | ||||
| Stake | 15.00 | ||||
| Profit | 16.50 |
If two of the four selections were losers then it means that another four bets would be wiped out, leaving just three standing. That would be two of the four win singles and the one double that those two selections would create.
What does Lucky 15 treble odds one winner mean?
There is normally a consolation for a Lucky 15 which has had only one of the selections win. Remember that a 15x unit stake is played so that one winner would at least have to be a 14/1 shot from £1 stake to see you break even. That’s not a particularly likely scenario. The common bonus that bookmakers give for just one winning leg in a Lucky 15 bet is double or treble odds on that lone winner. The rewarding of bonuses is actually where the “Lucky” part of the name comes from.
What is a non-runner in a Lucky 15?
How To Write A Lucky 15 Betting Slip Online
A non-runner in a Lucky 15 bet is when one of the selections (horse racing and greyhound racing) doesn’t make the starting line. In the unusual circumstance, the bookmaker will refund the stake on that selection. However, it is clearer to think of it as a winner but at no odds. That keeps the Lucky 15 active.
A non-runner has bigger connotations because it would knock out doubles, trebles and the accumulator in the bet. However, because the non-runner is deemed as a winner at no price, it technically leaves the original double bets that it was included in as singles, any trebles as doubles and the 4-fold as a treble.
All of the other bets that the one Non-Runner wasn’t involved in, still stand in their original format. See the Lucky 15 non-runner example below;
| Chris Robin 10/11 | Cream Scone Even money | Texas Boy 4/3 | Laughalot 5/4 | Returns | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESULTS | N/R* | WON | WON | WON | |
| Single 1 | N/R* | 0.00 | |||
| Single 2 | 1/1 | 2.00 | |||
| Single 3 | 4/3 | 2.33 | |||
| Single 4 | 5/4 | 2.25 | |||
| Double 1 | N/R* | 1/1 | 1.00 | ||
| Double 2 | N/R* | 4/3 | 2.33 | ||
| Double 3 | N/R* | 5/4 | 2.25 | ||
| Double 4 | 1/1 | 4/3 | 4.67 | ||
| Double 5 | 1/1 | 5/4 | 4.50 | ||
| Double 6 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 5.25 | ||
| Treble 1 | N/R* | 1/1 | 4/3 | 4.67 | |
| Treble 2 | N/R* | 1/1 | 5/4 | 4.50 | |
| Treble 3 | N/R* | 4/3 | 5/4 | 4.25 | |
| Treble 4 | 1/1 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 10.50 | |
| 4 fold | N/R* | 1/1 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 10.50 |
| Total Return | 64.00 | ||||
| Stake | 15.00 | ||||
| Profit | 49.00 |
How To Write Out A Lucky 15 Betting Slip
*Because our example used a £1 Lucky 15, it means that 1 stake returned for each instance of a non-runner. Whatever the initial unit stake gets returned.
How does a Lucky 15 each way work?
A Lucky 15 each way bet adds a place option on to each of the selections within the bet. It means that a further x15 unit stake will be required to cover all of the place options. That means a £1 Lucky 15 Each Way bet needs a total of £30 stake. If a selection within a bet places, then it will be settled at a fractional of its original odds (as determined by the bookmaker in place odds terms). Taking each way coverage is seen as a way of at least getting some return if the selection finishes well enough in an event without winning it.
What is a correct score Lucky 15 bet?
This is (generally) a type of football bet. It is where the selections within a Lucky 15 are pulled from the correct score market of different football matches. The bet works in exactly the same way as a normal Lucky 15.
What are the Lucky 15 betting strategies?
The cumulative odds in a Lucky 15 allows for play on short-odds options. In the above example, Texas Boy at 4/3 and Laughalot at 5/4 are relatively short-odds options. A £1 stake on that double which they create returns at around 4/1 odds. So that’s not bad. Then the strategy, because of the trebles involved, is to pick a strong option at an odds-on price (in the example Chris Robin is at 10/11) which would then form a very strong anchor in three of those four trebles. A treble at 4/3, 5/4 and 10/11 means a return at around 9/1 odds. It is a strategy which targets long-term success instead of overreaching and chasing bigger odds.
How do you place a Lucky 15 on Bet365?
How To Write A Lucky 15 Betting Slip Sheet
Having registered an account with Bet365, and ensuring that you are logged in, browse around their sports book, or even grab selections from their home page to add to your bet slip. Towards the bottom of the betting slip, there is a tab called “Show All Multiples”. It will also show as a reminder that you need a 15x unit stake to place the bet. As you are building your bet, prices may change and you may need to Accept Changes before striking the wager. Before doing so, check the latest Bet365 Bonus Codes.