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Yankee Calculator(2026)

Name: Yankee Calculator
Author: Evgeniy Volkov

Four selections become 11 bets the moment you enter them. Doubles, trebles, a four-fold — with profit, ROI, bet slip export and a share URL. Built by an iGaming engineer who actually places Yankees.

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Built by Evgeniy VolkovLast updated: April 24, 2026

Evgeniy VolkovSenior iGaming Software Engineer

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Try a realistic Yankee

One click loads four sample selections with decimal odds

yankee-calc.sysYankee · 4 sel · 11 bets

Your 4 selections (4)

Stake per bet

Each of 11 bets uses this stake. Total = stake × 11.

Currency

Enter 4 odds to see the full Yankee breakdown

Mechanics

How a Yankee bet works

A Yankee builds 11 small accumulators from a single set of 4 picks

Pick 4 selections

Four independent outcomes — football matches, horse races, tennis games, any sport. Each leg stands on its own.

11 bets are built automatically

Every 2-way, 3-way and 4-way combination of your picks: 6 doubles + 4 trebles + 1 four-fold = 11 bets.

You stake each bet equally

Total cost = 11 × your per-bet stake. A $10 unit Yankee costs $110 total, not $10.

Partial wins still pay

Unlike a straight four-fold, a Yankee returns money with just 2 winners — because the winning double pays out on its own.

Transparency

The math behind it

The calculator runs entirely in your browser using standard combinatorial math. No data leaves your device. Formulas are public so you can verify any result by hand.

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Combinations formula

For N selections in K-folds: C(N,K) = N! / (K! × (N−K)!). Yankee = C(4,2) + C(4,3) + C(4,4) = 6 + 4 + 1 = 11.

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Per-combination return

If all K legs in a combination win, return = stake × o₁ × o₂ × … × oₖ. Lose any leg in a combination and that combination returns 0.

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Total return and ROI

Sum returns across all winning combinations. Total stake = 11 × per-bet stake. ROI = (total return − total stake) / total stake × 100.

Reference

Yankee outcomes by winners

How many bets actually pay out depending on how many of your 4 picks win

Winners	Doubles won	Trebles won	Four-fold	Bets paid
0 / 4	0	0	0	0
1 / 4	0	0	0	0
2 / 4	1	0	0	1
3 / 4	3	1	0	4
4 / 4	6	4	1	11

Strategy

When does a Yankee make sense?

A Yankee is a sweet spot: cheaper than Lucky 15, safer than a straight four-fold. But it is not always the smart choice. Read before placing.

The Yankee sits between two extremes. A straight four-fold accumulator needs all 4 legs to win — one loss kills the whole bet. A Lucky 15 adds 4 singles on top of the Yankee so even 1 winner returns money, but costs you 4 extra stakes up front.

The Yankee gives you 11 bets instead of 15, because it drops the singles. That means you need at least 2 winners to get any return — but your total stake is 27% lower than a Lucky 15. If you trust all 4 picks enough to want 2+ winners, the Yankee is strictly more efficient than Lucky 15. If you only trust 1 pick strongly, use Lucky 15 instead.

Versus a straight four-fold accumulator: the Yankee costs 11 × stake instead of 1 × stake, but pays even with partial wins. It is an insurance trade — you pay 10 extra units of stake in exchange for protection against a single losing leg.

1You have 4 selections you genuinely believe in — not a random fill of the slip.
2Odds are ideally 2.00+. With lower odds, a Yankee rarely outperforms a straight four-fold after the 11× stake cost.
3You can afford the total stake. A $10/bet Yankee is $110 total — not $10. A $50/bet Yankee is $550.
4You want partial returns if 2-3 legs win. If you only want all-or-nothing, place a straight four-fold and save 10 × stake.
5You understand: 2 winners rarely means profit. With average 2.00 odds, 2 winners returns ~$40 on a $110 Yankee — still a loss.
6You logged the bet in a bankroll tracker. Yankees eat bankrolls fast if untracked.

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FAQ

Yankee Calculator FAQ

A Yankee is a system bet built from 4 selections that creates 11 separate bets: 6 doubles, 4 trebles, and 1 four-fold accumulator. You need at least 2 of your 4 picks to win to get any return. It is a classic bet in horse racing and football, popular because it still pays with partial wins.

A Yankee costs 11 × your per-bet stake. A $1 unit Yankee is $11 total, a $10 unit Yankee is $110, a $50 unit Yankee is $550. The stake you enter is applied to every one of the 11 bets.

A Lucky 15 is a Yankee plus 4 singles — total 15 bets from the same 4 selections. Lucky 15 returns money even with just 1 winner (the single pays out), while a Yankee needs at least 2 winners. Lucky 15 costs 36% more upfront, which is the price of that extra safety net.

An accumulator is all-or-nothing: 4 winners pay, 3 winners = $0. A Yankee costs 11× more but pays out on any 2+ winners. Use an accumulator if you want the highest possible payout from 4 confident picks. Use a Yankee if you want insurance against one losing leg in exchange for lower max payout.

If a selection is void (non-runner in racing, postponed match, etc.), the bookmaker rolls every bet that included it one level down. Doubles containing the void become singles, trebles become doubles, and the four-fold becomes a treble. The calculator models void by excluding that leg — mark it VOID to see the adjusted return.

There is no fixed answer — it depends on the odds. With 4 picks at average 2.00 odds and a $10 per-bet stake (total $110): 2 winners pays ~$40 (loss), 3 winners pays ~$140 (small profit), 4 winners pays ~$310 (big profit). Higher odds mean fewer winners needed to break even.

Yes. An each-way Yankee is 22 bets — 11 for the win, 11 for the place — so it doubles the total stake. It is popular in horse racing because place returns still pay if your selections finish 2nd, 3rd or 4th (depending on field size). This calculator does not model each-way specifically, so double the stake manually to see the cost.

Yes — Yankee is arguably the most popular system bet in UK horse racing. You can cover 4 races in a day without staking a huge accumulator. The typical strategy is 4 selections at 3.00+ odds across 4 different races, each way if field size supports place payouts.

It works well for a 4-match accumulator where you want insurance. Popular choices: 4 home favourites at 1.65-2.00 odds, or 4 Both Teams To Score selections. The math favours Yankee over a four-fold when average odds are 2.00+ and you have real doubts about one leg.

Mathematically, a Yankee has positive expected value whenever the individual selections do. But practically, below 1.80 odds per leg, the 11× stake rarely outperforms a straight four-fold. The sweet spot is 2.00-4.00 odds per leg — that is where the combo structure earns its premium.

No — a Yankee by definition places the same stake on every one of the 11 bets. If you want variable stakes per leg, you are actually building custom combo bets, not a Yankee. Some bookmakers let you size doubles and trebles separately, but that is not standard Yankee settlement.

Every bookmaker splits the total stake across 11 bets, calculates each combination's return independently, and sums them. The math matches this calculator when all selections win or lose cleanly. Differences usually come from: rounding rules, each-way rules, dead heats, or non-runner adjustments — all settle-time events.

No. A Super Yankee (also called Canadian) has 5 selections and 26 bets — 10 doubles + 10 trebles + 5 four-folds + 1 five-fold. The Yankee is the 4-selection, 11-bet version. Both exclude singles. If you want an even safer version of Super Yankee with singles, that is a Lucky 31.

Yes. The math depends only on decimal odds — it does not care about sport. You can build a Yankee from football matches, horse races, tennis, NFL spreads, NBA totals, esports, or any combination. Just enter the decimal odds for each of your 4 selections.