Bet 1 - 30th September 2016

So, on with the challenge. Below you can find the first bet slip - and yes, this is a real challenge with real money. No paper betting or changing the results after the fact in this blog.

As I mentioned in the opening post in this first attempt at the challenge I'll be placing a Lucky 63 (although in hindsight a Heinz may have made more sense for this, eliminating the singles, but I didn't think of that at the time so we'll stick to the plan).

The one obvious issue with using this method is that the bet has to be divisible by 63, so I won't be able to exactly bet the full amount each time. Instead I'll go for the closest amount without going over - in this case 9.45 which gives a potential maximum return of 58.25.

If you're wondering where the selections in the bet slip came from, a friend of mine runs a football site which dishes out tips on both teams to score.  He's been bragging that this season it's only failed to make a profit in one week and most of the time he's been batting 4/6 or 4/5 (but not yet hit the full load, I might add). You can see a list of results here.

It was actually this consistency that gave me the idea for using BTTS in a lucky 63 and, seeing as he seems to be doing pretty well with the selections thus far I figured I may join him for the ride, at least temporarily. For this reason I won't bother going over the reasoning behind each leg - just read his instead. Besides, the picks aren't mine to begin with...

So that's pretty much it - cross your fingers and wish me luck. 

Welcome to the Challenge: BTTS Lucky 63 £10 to £1,000

The £10 to £1,000 challenge is something that has been going on for years with numerous sites, blogs, tweeters and social media pundits all trying to turn a tenner into a grand.

In this blog I'll be detailing my personal attempts to complete the challenge. To do this I'll be placing one bet each week starting with an initial £10 stake. The next weeks stake will be the full bankroll from the challenge and will continue until I either reach £1,000 or it loses.

For Example:

• Week 1 - £10 bet @ evens returns £20
• Week 2 - £20 winnings @ evens returns £40
• Week 3 - £40 winnings @ evens.... And so on

At evens each week it would take 7 weeks to meet the £1,000 target, although realistically with these challenges people tend to opt for smaller odds bets ("sure things") to maximise their chances of winning so it takes much longer.

Strategy

In this challenge I'll be doing things slightly differently and instead of a straight single low odds bet each week I'm planning on placing a lucky 63 consisting solely of both teams to score bets.

Lucky 63 - A lucky 63 is a full cover bet made up of six selections: 6 singles, 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 four folds, 6 five-folds and a 6-fold. 

The benefit of this method (which I've not tried before) is that you're less likely to completely bust out, as even if only one or two legs come in you'll still get some kind of return to use the next week. With BTTS bets having odds of less than evens I'll need to hit 4 out of 6 for a profit in the week, but with the added benefit that if I hit all six there will be a significant payout for the week.

If this method fails then I'll start again and try a different system.

To prove the bets are real (and that I'm not fibbing and changing the selections after the fact) I'll post screenshots of the bet each week.

I'll start this next week as this weeks matches are already in play. Feel free to provide feedback in the comments and join me for the ride if you so choose!