Goliath Calculator
Eight selections, two hundred and forty-seven bets — the biggest standard multiple.
A Goliath covers eight selections with every combination from doubles to the eightfold: 247 bets, the largest of the standard multiples. No singles, so two winners is the minimum that returns anything at all.
Your 8 selections, in American odds
Bets placed
247
Total staked
£247.00
If all win
£6544.00
Break even at
6 of 8
| Winners | Lines that cash | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| 8 of 8 | 247 | £6297.00 |
| 7 of 8 | 120 | £1925.00 |
| 6 of 8 | 57 | £469.00 |
| 5 of 8 | 26 | −£15.00 |
| 4 of 8 | 11 | −£175.00 |
| 3 of 8 | 4 | −£227.00 |
| 2 of 8 | 1 | −£243.00 |
| 1 of 8 | 0 | −£247.00 |
| 0 of 8 | 0 | −£247.00 |
The same £247.00 on a single 8-fold accumulator would return £63232.00 if everything won, against £6544.00 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 Goliath cost?
- A Goliath is 247 separate bets, so your total stake is 247 times your stake per line. A £1 Goliath costs £247, 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 Goliath?
- 247. It covers doubles, trebles, 4-folds, 5-folds, 6-folds, 7-folds, 8-folds across 8 selections. That count is fixed by the maths — it is every combination of those sizes — which is why every bookmaker's Goliath has exactly 247 lines.
- How many winners do I need for a Goliath 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.
- How much does a Goliath cost?
- 247 times your stake per line. Even at 10p a line that is £24.70, and at £1 a line it is £247 committed before anything has run. The size is the whole character of the bet: it buys very broad coverage at a cost most people underestimate until they see the total.
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