A Heinz bet uses 6 selections and contains 57 bets with no singles, so a £1 Heinz costs £57. The bigger versions follow the same pattern: a Super Heinz uses 7 selections and 120 bets, and a Goliath uses 8 selections and 247 bets. Heinz, Super Heinz and Goliath are full-cover bets: what they share is a structure that creates a large number of smaller bets from a group of selections; the difference between them is the number of selections and the total number of lines each one creates.
What a Heinz covers
A Heinz combines its 6 selections in every possible way from doubles upwards:
- 15 doubles
- 20 trebles
- 15 fourfolds
- 6 fivefolds
- 1 sixfold
That adds up to 57 bets. What is excluded is the single bet, so a Heinz needs at least 2 of its 6 selections to win for any return; the smallest winning line is a double. With two winners only one double pays, and each further winner brings more doubles, trebles and bigger multiples into play, with the sixfold paying only if all 6 selections win.
A Lucky 63 uses the same 6 selections but adds the 6 singles to the Heinz, making 63 bets. Because it includes singles, one winning selection is enough for some return, which is the main difference between the two. The extra 6 bets are the price of that cover.
Super Heinz and Goliath
A Super Heinz uses 7 selections and contains 120 bets. A Goliath is the next step up, using 8 selections and containing 247 bets, which makes it the most expansive of the three. Each extra selection multiplies the number of combinations rather than simply adding to them, which is why the bet count climbs so steeply from 57 to 120 to 247. Like the Heinz, neither the Super Heinz nor the Goliath includes singles, so both need at least 2 winning selections for any return. With 7 or 8 selections to get right, and a single winner returning nothing, these are bets where most lines will usually lose.
What they cost
Every line carries the unit stake, so the outlay rises sharply with each type:
- a £1 Heinz costs £57, because the total is 57 bets
- a £1 Lucky 63 costs £63
- a £1 Super Heinz, at 120 lines, costs £120
- a £1 Goliath, at 247 lines, costs £247
All of these bets start from the same idea: covering as many combinations as possible from one set of selections. The price of that coverage is a large total stake, and there is no guarantee that two or three winners will return as much as was staked, so the full cost should be clear before the bet is placed. A smaller unit stake keeps the total down, but it also shrinks every line.
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