Lucky 15 Bet Calculator – How to Work Out Lucky 15 Returns

Ian Bruce

Senior Editor

Updated: 9 February 2024

Our Lucky 15 bet calculator makes it easy to find out how much you’ll get back from a successful wager. That’s irrespective of whether you’ve bet to win or each way. Simply enter a few details about your bets and it will immediately tell you what returns to expect. It will even take potentially awkward factors such as Rule 4 deductions, dead heats and void races in its stride. And it’s free!

What is a Lucky 15 Bet?

The Lucky 15 bet was invented by Betfred co-founder Fred Done in the 1980s. It’s a very popular multiple bet that covers 4 selections for all of the following:

That makes 15 bets in all, which is how the bet earned its name. A £1 win-only Lucky 15 would therefore cost you £15 in total. But you can also make a Lucky 15 bet each way, in which case it will cost you 30 bets in total.

The Lucky 15 is most commonly used in horse racing. But it can also be used by those who bet on football and other sports. You can even mix and match your selections to include several sports. For example, you could pick a couple of horses to win their races, a football team to win the afternoon match, and an MMA fighter to win his next bout.

One thing that makes the Lucky 15 bet so popular is that it pays out even if you only get one winner. Of course, the more winners you get, the more of your 15 bets will win. You can see what we mean in the table below:

Why Use a Lucky 15 Bet Calculator?

We’ve said that a Lucky 15 comprises 15 different bets. The table just presented also shows that the number of winning bets varies according to how many winning selections you get. Both of those factors make it quite time-consuming to calculate your returns manually. You’d have to calculate the return from each of 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and the Lucky 15 accumulator, and then add the resulting figures together to get your total return.

How to work out Lucky 15 returns from an each-way bet (which is extremely common when betting on horse racing) is even more involved. That’s because every each-way bet is really two bets in one - the win and the place. And the place part of the bet is settled at a fraction of the odds offered for the win.

If you calculated all of this yourself you’d be fortunate not to make a mistake somewhere along the line. And that’s why we’ve provided you with a free Lucky 15 bet calculator. Simply enter the information required and it will perform all of the calculations necessary with complete accuracy. And it will do so in a fraction of a second. So you can get back to the business of betting without delay.

Other Free Bet Calculator Apps

With our free bet calculator Lucky 15 fans can work out how much they’ve won - or stand to win - in a matter of seconds. Those of you who like to place other types of bets will be pleased to hear that we have other calculators available. These include a double bet calculator, an accumulator calculator and more. See our Free Bet Calculator page for more details.

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Ian Bruce

Senior Editor

Ian Bruce joined Safest Betting Sites in 2024 as Senior Sports Editor to oversee the quality and usefulness of its gambling content. He originally developed an interest in betting after landing a winning Yankee on his first attempt. He then spent years figuring out how to replicate that success. Along the way, he became one of the UK’s leading writers on the topic of betting and gaming. Ian’s career has now spanned more than three decades, and his enthusiasm for systematic and responsible betting hasn’t waned one bit. However, his preferred approach to winning these days is Dutching, for the simple reason that “It’s a lot easier than landing Yankees.”

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