What Lucky 31 and Lucky 63 bets mean

The Lucky 31 and Lucky 63 are bigger siblings of the Lucky 15. They are full-cover bets with singles, meaning every possible combination of your selections is bet, including each one on its own.

Lucky 31 — five selections, 31 bets:

  • 5 singles, 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 fourfolds, 1 fivefold.

Lucky 63 — six selections, 63 bets:

  • 6 singles, 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 fourfolds, 6 fivefolds, 1 sixfold.

Because they include singles, just one winner returns money. A £1 Lucky 31 costs £31; a £1 Lucky 63 costs £63.

A worked example

Take a Lucky 31 with five selections at 2.50 each, £1 unit, £31 staked.

If one wins: the single pays 2.50 → £2.50 back. A loss on the slip, but not a wipeout.

If all five win, every layer pays:

  • 5 singles at 2.50 → £12.50
  • 10 doubles at 6.25 → £62.50
  • 10 trebles at 15.625 → £156.25
  • 5 fourfolds at 39.06 → £195.31
  • 1 fivefold at 97.66 → £97.66
  • Total: roughly £524 from £31, before any all-winners bonus.

The numbers balloon quickly — which cuts both ways. Our accumulator calculator computes all 31 or 63 lines for you.

When and why they are used

These bets suit punters who:

  • Have five or six selections and want a single, structured full-cover bet.
  • Want one-winner protection plus the huge upside if everything lands.
  • Chase all-winners bonuses, which grow more tempting as bet counts rise.

They are common on race meetings and multi-match football coupons.

The honest downside

The bigger the box, the bigger the built-in edge.

  • Margin compounds hard. Sixty-three bets means the bookmaker’s margin is layered across 63 lines. Multiples are where the house edge stacks most steeply — see our margin calculator.
  • Cost escalates fast. £1 becomes £63, and each-way doubles it to £126. It is easy to stake far more than intended.
  • One winner is still a loss. A £2.50 return on a £31 or £63 outlay is a consolation, not a win.
  • Bonus terms restrict. All-winners bonuses often exclude short prices or cap payouts. Read them before you rely on them.

These are entertainment-led, high-margin products. They can pay big, but the odds of hitting all selections are small and the combined edge is steep.

Compare full-cover markets and bonus terms at our best betting sites. With 31 or 63 bets on one slip, staking discipline matters — use our responsible gambling tools to stay in control.

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