Key Takeaways

- A Flag covers 4 selections in 11 bets: 6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 four-fold. - Total stake is 11x your unit stake — $5 per bet costs $55. - You need at least 2 winners for a return; 3+ winners is where profit usually starts. - Many bookmakers list the identical 11-bet slip as a Yankee — check the bet count.

What Is a Flag Bet?

A Flag is a full-cover multiple made from four selections, producing 11 bets: 6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 four-fold accumulator. (Some bookmakers list the identical bet as a Yankee.) Your total stake is 11 times your unit stake, so $5 per bet costs $55. Think of it as a Trixie extended to a fourth selection: everything a Trixie covers, plus the extra doubles, trebles and the four-fold that the fourth pick creates. Like the Trixie, it needs at least two winners to return anything, but with four selections in play you get six chances at a paying double instead of three. A Flag bet calculator prices all 11 lines instantly and shows the return for each winner scenario, which beats doing six double multiplications, four treble multiplications and a four-fold by hand.

How Does a Flag Bet Calculator Work Out Your Returns?

Enter four decimal odds and your stake per bet, and the calculator multiplies the odds for each of the 11 lines. With odds of 2.00, 3.00, 2.50 and 1.90 at $5 per bet ($55 total), the six doubles pay: 2.00×3.00×$5 = $30.00, 2.00×2.50×$5 = $25.00, 2.00×1.90×$5 = $19.00, 3.00×2.50×$5 = $37.50, 3.00×1.90×$5 = $28.50 and 2.50×1.90×$5 = $23.75 — $163.75 in doubles. The four trebles pay $75.00, $57.00, $47.50 and $71.25 — $250.75. The four-fold pays 2.00×3.00×2.50×1.90×$5 = $142.50. If all four selections win, you collect $557.00 from $55 staked for a $502 profit. The calculator also breaks this down per scenario, which is where its real value lies.

What Does Each Win Scenario Return?

With exactly two winners, one double pays — the best pair here (3.00 and 2.50) returns $37.50 from the $55 stake, still a loss, which shows the Flag needs at least three winners to threaten profit at these odds. With three winners, three doubles and one treble pay: if the 1.90 shot is the loser, the doubles return $30.00 + $25.00 + $37.50 = $92.50 and the treble pays $75.00, for $167.50 back from $55 — a $112.50 profit. With all four winners you get the full $557.00 calculated above. The pattern is clear: every additional winner adds its doubles, trebles and the four-fold, so returns accelerate fast. Run your own odds through the calculator before betting, because the break-even winner count shifts with the prices — at longer odds, two winners can already cover the stake.

Flag vs Trixie vs Lucky 15: Which Should You Pick?

All three are full-cover multiples, and the choice comes down to selections and budget. A Trixie covers 3 selections in 4 bets — cheapest, but one pick less coverage than a four-selection slip. A Flag covers 4 selections in 11 bets at 11x your stake — no singles, so it needs two winners minimum. A Lucky 15 also uses 4 selections but adds the 4 singles for 15 bets at 15x your stake, paying something with a single winner. If your fourth selection is a confident single, the Lucky 15's extra cost buys genuine insurance; if you only trust combinations, the Flag is cheaper and its 11 combination lines pay more per line at the same unit stake. Note the naming quirk: many bookmakers call the 11-bet version a Yankee, so check the bet slip's bet count (11, not 15) to confirm which one you are actually placing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bets are in a Flag? 11 — six doubles, four trebles and one four-fold accumulator from four selections. Is a Flag the same as a Yankee? At most bookmakers, yes: both mean 11 bets from 4 selections. Always check the bet-slip bet count to be sure of what you are placing. How many winners does a Flag need to pay out? At least two — two winners land one paying double; fewer than two winners loses the whole stake.