A Heinz is a full-cover multiple bet on six selections containing 57 individual bets — named after the Heinz "57 varieties" brand. It covers every combination of doubles, trebles, four-folds, five-folds, and the six-fold accumulator from six selections, but does not include singles.
Structure:
- Doubles: 15
- Trebles: 20
- Four-folds: 15
- Five-folds: 6
- Six-fold: 1
- Total: 57 bets
Because the Heinz has no singles, at least two selections must win for any return. The lack of singles is the key distinction from the Lucky 63 (which adds 6 singles). The Heinz is appropriate when you are sufficiently confident in your six selections that you do not need single insurance.
The six-fold accumulator within the Heinz is the bet with the highest potential return — all six selections must win, but the multiplied odds can generate extraordinary payouts. Even at short odds (e.g. 2.0 per selection), six winners return 2.0⁶ = 64.0 times the stake on the six-fold alone.
Heinz bets are popular for football coupon betting — picking six games from a Saturday fixture list and covering all combinations. They are also widely used in horse racing for bettors confident enough in their selections to forego single insurance.
Example
£1 Heinz (£57 total). Five of six selections win. Returns from applicable bets: 10 doubles + 10 trebles + 5 four-folds + 1 five-fold. At moderate odds of 2.5 per selection, the five-fold alone returns approximately 97.6 (2.5⁵). Total return from all applicable combinations makes this a profitable day despite one losing selection.