What is a Lucky 15 Bet & How Does it Work?

A Lucky 15 bet comprises 15 bets of equal value on four different selections. 

Four singles, six doubles, four trebles and one four-fold accumulator make up a Lucky 15. 

Read on to learn how to work a Lucky 15 out and when to use this type of bet at your favourite betting site.

How Does a Lucky 15 Bet Work?

Because there are 15 bets in one Lucky 15 bet, the total stake is 15x the unit stake, so a £1 Lucky 15 would cost £15.

Here's an example of how a Lucky 15 bet across four racing selections might play out with a £1 unit stake.

Firstly, here are the four example selections:

1. Be My Honey (2.00 York) – 8/1
2. Time Traveller (2.35 Haydock) – 6/1
3. Mountain Peak (3.15 Beverley) – 10/1
4. Azawry (4.55 Haydock) – 3/1

If Time Traveller (6/1) and Mountain Peak (10/1) both won and the other two selections lost, you would win a total of £95. Here's how:

Singles Total: £18 (£7 + £11)

• Time Traveller - £7
• Mountain Peak - £11

Double Total: £77.00

• Time Traveller/Mountain Peak - £77 (£1 x 7.0 x 11.0)

Total Return: £95.00 (£18 + £77)

If Be My Honey had also won, then the total return would have been significantly greater at £959 (three singles + three doubles + a treble). 

If all four selections had won, the return would have been £4,799 (four singles + six doubles + four trebles + a four-fold accumulator). 

In the next section, we break down a Lucky 15 with three winners, this time using football as an example.

Lucky 15 Explained: Football Example

The Lucky 15 bet is most commonly used to bet on racing but it can also be spread across a set of football fixtures at one of the best football betting sites.

Let’s explain how a £1 Lucky 15 football bet on a Saturday afternoon might look with the following selections:

1. Bournemouth to beat Aston Villa – 9/4
2. Coventry to win at Watford – 4/1
3. Shrewsbury to win at Cambridge – 2/1
4. Stockport to win at Harrogate – 11/4

Three of the four selections above won, aside from Bournemouth, who drew with Aston Villa. 

Here's what the Lucky 15 bet would return:

Singles Total: £11.75 ( £5 + £3 + £3.75)

• Coventry - £5
• Shrewsbury - £3
• Stockport - £3.75

Doubles Total: £45.00 (£15 + £11.25 + £18.75) 

• Coventry/Shrewsbury - £15 (£1 x 5.0 x 3.0)
• Shrewsbury/Stockport - £11.25 (£1 x 3.0 x 3.75)
• Coventry/Stockport - £18.75 (£1 x 5.0 x 3.75)

Treble Total: £56.25

• Coventry/Shrewsbury/Stockport - £56.25 (£1 x 5.0 x 3.0 x 3.75)

Total Return: £113

• £11.75 (singles total) + £45 (doubles total) + £56.25 (treble total) = £113

Each-Way Lucky 15 Bets

Each-way Lucky 15 bets are also offered by the best horse racing betting sites. 

Each-way selections in a Lucky 15 are separated into two bets (win and place) which doubles the number of bets in your Lucky 15 to 30. So a £1 each-way Lucky 15 will cost £30 in total.

You will generally be paid out at 1/5 odds for the place parts of the bet, although you'll normally get 1/4 odds on races with 4-7 runners. 

How Does a Lucky 15 Bet Differ From a Yankee?

The Lucky 15 is comprised of 15 bets on four separate selections, while a Yankee bet also includes four selections but doesn't include any singles.

A Yankee is instead made up of 11 bets: six doubles, four trebles and a four-fold. Therefore, the total cost of the bet is 11x the unit stake rather than 15x.

When to Place a Lucky 15 Bet

A Lucky 15 is a good choice of bet when you have multiple fancies across a range of markets. 

It’s a fun option for big race meetings like the Cheltenham Festival, where you can use free Cheltenham bets to spread a Lucky 15 across a day's racing.

The advantage that a Lucky 15 bet has over an accumulator is that you can make a nice profit without every selection needing to win.

On the other hand, your total stake for a Lucky 15 will usually be bigger than an acca, so you generally stand to lose more if you get all four selections wrong.

Lucky 15 Betting Bonus Offers

Bookmakers like Betfred have Lucky 15 offers that can boost your returns.

If just one of your Lucky 15 selections wins, Betfred will pay you out at 3x the odds. 

For example, if you have a £1 Lucky 15 bet with a 10/1 winner and three losers, you'll get £31 back (£16 profit).

Fitzdares is also a great place to place Lucky 15 bets, with a 10% profit boost if all four selections win. 

Fitzdares also double the odds if you have just one winner, so one 10/1 winner becomes a 20/1 winner.

These two bookies also have free bets and other betting offers that can boost your bankroll for Lucky 15 betting. 

What is a Lucky 31 Bet?

A Lucky 31 bet is similar to a Lucky 15, but instead consists of 31 separate bets on five selections: 

1. Five singles: Each selection is bet on individually.
2. 10 doubles: All possible combinations of two selections are bet on.
3. 10 trebles: All possible combinations of three selections are bet on.
4. Five four-folds: All possible combinations of four selections are bet on.
5. One five-fold: All selections must win for this part of the bet to be successful.

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What is a Lucky 63 Bet?

A Lucky 63 consists of 63 separate bets on six selections:

1. Six singles: Each selection is bet on individually.
2. 15 doubles: All possible combinations of two selections are bet on.
3. 20 trebles: All possible combinations of three selections are bet on.
4. 15 four-folds: All possible combinations of four selections are bet on.
5. Six five-folds: All possible combinations of five selections are bet on.
6. One six-fold accumulator: All selections must win for this part of the bet to be successful.

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