Canadian Calculator
Five selections, twenty-six bets. Also sold as a Super Yankee.
A Canadian — the same bet as a Super Yankee — covers five selections with every double, treble, fourfold and the fivefold: twenty-six bets in total. No singles.
Your 5 selections, in American odds
Selection 1
Selection 2
Selection 3
Selection 4
Selection 5
Stake per line
Bets placed
26
Total staked
£26.00
If all win
£232.00
Break even at
4 of 5
| Winners | Lines that cash | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| 5 of 5 | 26 | £206.00 |
| 4 of 5 | 11 | £46.00 |
| 3 of 5 | 4 | −£6.00 |
| 2 of 5 | 1 | −£22.00 |
| 1 of 5 | 0 | −£26.00 |
| 0 of 5 | 0 | −£26.00 |
Winning half your selections still loses money here. You need 4 of 5 before this ticket breaks even.
The same £26.00 on a single 5-fold accumulator would return £832.00 if everything won, against £232.00 here. The difference is what you are paying for the softer landing — and each line carries its own compounded margin, so this is a way to spread risk, not an edge.
Common questions
- How much does a Canadian cost?
- A Canadian is 26 separate bets, so your total stake is 26 times your stake per line. A £1 Canadian costs £26, not £1 — the single most common surprise with these bets, and the reason the calculator shows total stake before anything else.
- How many bets is a Canadian?
- 26. It covers doubles, trebles, 4-folds, 5-folds across 5 selections. That count is fixed by the maths — it is every combination of those sizes — which is why every bookmaker's Canadian has exactly 26 lines.
- How many winners do I need for a Canadian to pay out?
- To get anything back, you need at least two winners before anything comes back. To actually profit is a different question and depends entirely on your prices — at short odds you can win most of your selections and still lose money, because the losing lines outnumber the winning ones. The scenario table shows the exact point where your ticket turns a profit.
- Is a Canadian the same as a Super Yankee?
- Yes, identical. Both are 26 bets across five selections: 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 fourfolds and 1 fivefold. Different bookmakers simply use different names for the same bet, so price it the same way whichever label you are shown.
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