{"id":139,"date":"2016-08-16T15:47:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T15:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bettingwebsites.org.uk\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2021-09-16T13:57:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T13:57:43","slug":"full-cover-bets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bettingwebsites.org.uk\/articles\/betting-guide\/full-cover-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Cover Betting Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"full-cover\"Striking gold with a winning bet is always a very welcome experience, but having a really lucky day and picking a few successful selections on the trot can be even better.<\/p>\n

Unless you’re a seasoned gambler or you manage to get lucky with a really big priced accumulator, winning huge amounts of cash isn’t easy. The problem with accumulators is there are almost always one or two picks who let you down.\u00a0 This is where full cover betting comes in.<\/p>\n

Placing bets such as Lucky 15’s or Yankees gives you a chance to cover more options from a given number of selections.\u00a0 This means you can win even if all of your selections don’t.\u00a0 It’s not all rosy, however, as these are package bets, and that means multiple stakes and a larger initial outlay.<\/p>\n

What Is A Full Cover Bet<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"ArrowsFull cover bets basically do what they say on the tin.\u00a0 They cover all possible multiple combinations from a given number of selections.<\/p>\n

What do I mean by multiple combinations?\u00a0 If you have three selections you want to back you could place a treble.\u00a0 You could also place three different double bets and of course, you could bet on each individually.<\/p>\n

All full cover bets do is combine all of these individual bets into one package to save you the time and hassle of having to place each bet on its own.<\/p>\n

There are two main types of full cover bets, those with singles and those without.\u00a0 Again it is easy from the names to guess what they are.\u00a0 Full cover bets with singles cover all possible multiple combinations including individual single bets.\u00a0 Full cover bets without singles cover every possible bet from doubles upwards.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Selections<\/th>\nWithout Singles (Number of Bets)<\/th>\nWith Singles (Number of Bets)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nTrixie (4)<\/td>\nPatent (7)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nYankee (11)<\/td>\nLucky 15 (15)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nCanadian (26)<\/td>\nLucky 31 (31)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nHeinz (57)<\/td>\nLucky 63 (63)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nSuper Heinx (120)<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nGoliath (247)<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Of course, as these are packages of individual bets this means that you still need a stake for each individual market.\u00a0 A lucky 15 for example – a full cover bet with singles on 4 selections – is made up of 15 separate bets and therefore the unit stake is multiplied by 15 to give the final stake, something to bear in mind so you don’t have a heart attack when you enter your stake.<\/p>\n

Major Full Cover Bet Types<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Trixie\u00a0 – 3 Selections Without Singles<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"trixie\"<\/p>\n

In theory you could have a full cover bet with 2 selections, this would be one double and two singles.\u00a0 There isn’t one though, probably because it is just as easy to place three separate bets.\u00a0 Full cover bets, therefore, start with the Trixie.<\/p>\n

The package consists of four bets; one treble, and three doubles which cost 4x the unit stake.<\/p>\n

Patent – 3 Selections With Singles
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"patent\"<\/p>\n

The patent is identical to the Trixie except it also covers the single bets in addition to the treble and three doubles in a Trixie; therefore, in a Patent we have 3 singles.\u00a0 This makes seven bets costing 7x unit stake.<\/p>\n

Yankee – 4 Selections Without Singles
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"yankee\"<\/p>\n

A Yankee covers four selections and comprises 11 bets in all.\u00a0 There are no single bets involved here though so we end up with six doubles, four trebles, and a four-fold bet.<\/p>\n

It’s not the easiest of bets because you generally need to get more than one correct pick to get any sort of decent return, depending on the odds of your individual picks of course.<\/p>\n

The origins of the name are a mystery.\u00a0 One story goes that an American won a lot of money while over in the UK by placing his own version of a full cover bet, so punters named the bet using the British slang term for an American – a yank or a yankee.<\/p>\n

Lucky 15 – <\/strong>4 Selections With Singles<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"lucky<\/p>\n

A Lucky 15 again covers four selections and in exactly the same way as Yankee, except that instead of 11 bets there are 15 because this also covers the 4 single bets.<\/p>\n

The Lucky 15 is the oldest and most well known of the full cover bets, it is also the one that attracts the most offers.\u00a0 The bet was named by Fred Done, an original founder of Betfred<\/a>, who devised the first full cover bet.\u00a0 You can therefore rely on Betfred to be the best bookmaker for full cover betting offers by far, such as enhanced win bonuses and enhanced odds if only one selection wins.<\/p>\n

Super Yankee \/ Canadian – 5 Selections Without Singles<\/h3>\n

\"Canadian<\/p>\n

The Super Yankee gives a clanger of a clue with the name; it is a Yankee with extra lines to cover an additional fifth selection.\u00a0 The bet is made up of 26 individual betting lines covering a five-fold, five four-fold bets, ten trebles, and ten doubles.<\/p>\n

The Canadian alternative name is also commonly used, but it is exactly the same bet.<\/p>\n

Lucky 31 – 5 Selections With Singles
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"lucky<\/p>\n

The Lucky 31 is just an upgrade of the Super Yankee with five additional single bets, making 31 bets in the total package.<\/p>\n

Most offers that apply to Lucky 15’s also apply to Lucky 31’s.\u00a0 Lucky bets can often be better overall value than those without singles due to the added value of the offers available.<\/p>\n

Heinz – 6 Selections Without Singles<\/h3>\n

\"heinz\"<\/p>\n

The name of this package bet is not immediately obvious but becomes apparent when you learn that there are 57 bets in a Heinz.\u00a0 The same number as there are Heinz food varieties.<\/p>\n

This bet comprises of one six-fold, six five-folds, fifteen four-folds, twenty trebles, and fifteen doubles.<\/p>\n

Lucky 63 – 6 Selections With Singles
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"lucky<\/p>\n

A Lucky 63 is a Heinz but also covers the six possible single bets; add 6 to 57 and what do you get? Yep, 63.<\/p>\n

This bet is the highest full cover bet that you can expect to find an offer for. That stake will really start to climb now unless you are betting pennies.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Super Heinz – 7 Selections Without Singles
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"super-heinz\"<\/p>\n

Perhaps, similarly to the Super Yankee, there were not enough name ideas when it came to the Super Heinz.<\/p>\n

This bet is similar to a Heinz (which does justify its name by having 57 bets) but the name bears no relation to the number of bets included. It covers seven selections and consists of 120 individual bets: one seven-fold, seven six-folds, twenty one five-folds, thirty five four-folds, thirty five trebles, and twenty five doubles.<\/p>\n

Goliath – 8 Selections Without Singles
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"golliath\"<\/p>\n

If you want to cover 8 selections in a package bet you could go for a Goliath, which certainly does justify its name with no less than 247 bets.\u00a0 You’ll need decent funds to make this bet worthwhile, though.<\/p>\n

The Goliath is made up of one eight-fold, eight seven-folds, twenty eight six-folds, fifty six five-folds, seventy four-folds, fifty six trebles, and twenty eight doubles.<\/p>\n

7 and 8 Selections With Singles<\/h3>\n

You may have noticed there is no full cover bet for 7 or 8 selections with singles.\u00a0 Fear not, this does not mean you need to go and place 127 or 255 separate betting lines.<\/p>\n

Instead, place a Super Heinz or Goliath and then cover the remaining 7 or 8 individual singles separately. It might take a little time but it’s quicker than doing every single one individually.<\/p>\n

Permed Bets<\/h3>\n

It is possible to place permed versions of full cover bets.\u00a0 A permed bet is basically multiple combinations of full cover bets.<\/p>\n

Permed bets are not just full cover but in many ways over-cover, as you are covering some single and multiple bets several times within the same package.<\/p>\n

Let’s look at a few examples:<\/p>\n