Yankee Calculator
Four selections, eleven bets — the classic multiple.
A Yankee covers four selections with six doubles, four trebles and a fourfold: eleven bets. No singles, so two winners is the minimum that returns anything.
Your 4 selections, in American odds
Selection 1
Selection 2
Selection 3
Selection 4
Stake per line
Bets placed
11
Total staked
£11.00
If all win
£72.00
Break even at
3 of 4
| Winners | Lines that cash | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| 4 of 4 | 11 | £61.00 |
| 3 of 4 | 4 | £9.00 |
| 2 of 4 | 1 | −£7.00 |
| 1 of 4 | 0 | −£11.00 |
| 0 of 4 | 0 | −£11.00 |
Winning half your selections still loses money here. You need 3 of 4 before this ticket breaks even.
The same £11.00 on a single 4-fold accumulator would return £176.00 if everything won, against £72.00 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 Yankee cost?
- A Yankee is 11 separate bets, so your total stake is 11 times your stake per line. A £1 Yankee costs £11, 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 Yankee?
- 11. It covers doubles, trebles, 4-folds across 4 selections. That count is fixed by the maths — it is every combination of those sizes — which is why every bookmaker's Yankee has exactly 11 lines.
- How many winners do I need for a Yankee 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.
- What is the difference between a Yankee and a Lucky 15?
- Four singles. A Lucky 15 is a Yankee plus a single on each selection, which is where the 15 comes from — 11 plus 4. The singles mean one winner still returns something, where a Yankee with one winner is a complete loss.
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