Lucky 63 Bets Explained

Lucky 63 Bookmaker Bonuses

Bet365 offers a large all-winners bonus of 25% that is even granted when using bet credits from the Bet365 bonus code. William Hill is the only bookmaker to offer a bonus when five out of six runners are successful. The details for this table have been sourced from each bookmaker's help and support sections, listed below:

• help.bet365.com/search?SearchTerm=lucky%2015
• www.betfred.com/promotions/sports/horse-racing-greyhounds-one-winner-bonuses
• www.betfred.com/promotions/sports/horse-racing-greyhounds-all-correct-bonuses
• support.skybet.com/s/article/Bet-Types-Available
• help.coral.co.uk/en/sports-help/sports-queries/available-bet-types
• boylesports.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012276073-Horse-Racing-Rules
• betdaq.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360016980760-Part-3-The-BETDAQ-Sportsbook-General-Rules
• unibet-uk.helpsite.cloud/results?query=lucky%2015

Lucky 63 Bet v Heinz Bet

A Lucky 63 and a Heinz Bet both involve six selections, but they differ in the number of bets placed. The primary difference is that a Lucky 63 includes single bets, meaning you get a return if any of your selections win, whereas, with a Heinz bet, you need at least two successful selections to get a return.

How It Works

In this instance, we will place a 10p stake on each of the 63 bets – totalling £6.30, and the primary objective will be to ensure we earn at least £6.31 for our efforts. Profit is profit at the end of the day, but we want more than a single penny.

Using 10p stakes, you would need a horse priced at 32/1 to be a profitable winner in isolation. Should this be the case, the 63 stakes at 10p would return £6.50 worth of winnings and a profit of just 20p.

As we can see in the table below, none of our six horses are priced at the rather hefty price of 32/1. If only one horse between A and F were first over the line, our Lucky 63 adventure would not be profitable.

Here are our selections:

Using the odds in the table above, if Horse A and Horse B were to be first past the post, three of the 63 bets would be a winner. Unfortunately, this combination would not be a profitable one either.

The two singles: A and B plus one double, AB. Odds of 1/1 and 2/1 in the prize pot, but with an overall stake of £6.30, the 10p per line will return £1.10 – meaning that you are now £5.20 out of pocket.

However, if Horses B, C and D were declared winners, things would be different. Three singles of B, C and D would be declared winners, as many doubles would also be ticked off – BC, BD, CD and the treble of BCD. Here, seven bets out of 63 are in the winning column. Odds of 2/1, 3/1 and 4/1 are all in the prize pot, and this combination is profitable. An outlay of £6.30 has seen those seven winning bets return £11.90 to your betting account or wallet – a profit of £5.60.

If you were to pick Horses A through E as winning selections in a Parlay, then Horse F’s failure to win would see nothing in the way of a return. However, a lack of luck can be absorbed by the One Loser Bonus in a Lucky 63.

One Loser Bonus

In this example of a One Loser Bonus, the bookmaker in question will offer up to 10% for five winning horses out of six. This means that 32 of the 63 bets have been declared winners, and an extra 10% on top for our efforts.

This would comprise five singles, 15 doubles, 10 trebles, five four-folds and one five-fold. With the odds above and without the bonus, £6.30 is soon converted to £251.90 and a profit of £245.60 before the sizeable bonus has been added.

Add 10% to the equation, and the total return is boosted to £277.09, while the profit is now climbing up to £270.79. Then again, this is not the only way to receive a boost to your winnings – you can also get your hands on the All Winners Bonus.

If the clean sweep of all six horses has been completed, then each of the 63 individual bets would have been declared a winner. The odds of the horses involved mean overall winnings of £2015.90 and profit of £2009.60.

All Winners Bonus

Of course, we cannot forget the All Winners Bonus mentioned above. In this instance, we will add 20% for a job well done. Your total return of £2015.90 becomes £2419.08 and your profit of £2009.60 becomes £2412.78.
See these outcomes for yourself here using our pre-populated Lucky 63 bet calculator of this exact betting slip.

While the different levels of winnings may prove confusing, our free Lucky 63 calculator will help crack the code regarding the winning combinations. However, the general rule is that the more winners you predict, the more you will see a profitable return.

As always, the odds determine the threshold between winning and losing. However, if you can get at least three of your selections in the winner's circle, this can be a profitable exercise before you have even activated the bonuses.

Reasons for making a Lucky 63 Bet

Now that we have explained a Lucky 63 bet, here are three reasons why you would place one:

• Each-Way Betting – The Lucky 63 can be helpful if you also want to place Each-Way bets. This will cost you double the overall stake, but it will also offer greater insurance. 63 bets to win, then become 126 bets that also allow places to win.
• Exploring Longshot Opportunities – Although a longshot is usually that for a reason, including this option in your Lucky 63 can pay dividends. Should the outsider be a winner along with just one other favourites, you may only need two selections to turn a profit.
• Comprehensive Betting Strategy – As part of the Lucky family of bets, like the 15 or the 31, the 63 offers punters the ability to utilise a comprehensive betting strategy, which can reward those with a deep knowledge of a particular sport.

The Lucky 63 is mainly popular with experienced punters, but that should not exclude new ones simultaneously. With all betting types, the benefits must be highlighted, as well as any potential drawbacks, and therefore, we will now look at the two most prominent points in each category.

How To Place A Lucky 63 Bet with Bet365

1. Select the relevant sport you want to bet on. For this example, we have selected Football.

2. Then, select the six football outcomes for your betting slip. Once they are selected, the bet will first be set up as a six-fold accumulator. Press the ‘Show More Multiples’ arrow to unlock all the other available bets.

3. Then select the Lucky 63 option before adding your stake amount. Now, you are ready to place your Lucky 63 bet.

Pros & Cons

Conclusion

The Lucky 63 is a versatile bet type with strengths and weaknesses – although the same can be said for any combination betting type. While due to its complex nature, this bet is more suitable for experienced punters.

Due to the number of selections involved, the Lucky 63 can be one of the more expensive bets to place – even more so if you decide to utilise an Each-Way strategy. Therefore, it is important to consider your selections and weigh up your risk appetite.