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Bets and Payouts

Read the layoutequipmentLayoutThe printed betting grid on the table. Also: table, felt, cloth.Read full →, name the bet. Ten questions on where chipsmoneyChipA token representing a fixed amount, placed on the layout to make a bet. Also: check.Read full → go and what they pay, from a pool of fifteen.

Short answer

SplitsbetSplitTwo adjacent numbers, pays 17:1.Read full →, streetsbetStreetThree numbers in a row of the layout, pays 11:1. French: transversale.Read full →, cornersbetCornerFour numbers sharing a corner on the layout, pays 8:1.Read full →, six linesbetSix lineSix numbers in two adjacent rows, pays 5:1. French: sixain.Read full →, dozensbetDozen1–12, 13–24 or 25–36, pays 2:1.Read full →, columnsbetColumnTwelve numbers in one vertical column of the layout, pays 2:1.Read full → and the French call betstableCall betA bet announced to the dealer rather than placed by hand, usually a wheel-sector bet such as voisins or tiers. Also “announced bet”.Read full →. Score 8 or more and you can place any bet on any table without asking.

questions

10 of 15

pass mark

hardest

voisins du zéro

rule to know

payout = 36/n − 1

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A chip sits on the line between 8 and 9. What is the bet?
- Street
- Split
- Corner
- Six line
A chip sits at the outer end of the 13-14-15 row, on the line beside 13. What is the bet?
- Column
- Street
- Dozen
- Six line
A chip sits on the corner shared by 17, 18, 20 and 21. What does it pay?
- 11 to 1
- 17 to 1
- 8 to 1
- 5 to 1
A chip sits on the outer line between the 4-5-6 and 7-8-9 rows. What is the bet and the payout?
- Six line, 5 to 1
- Street, 11 to 1
- Two streets, 2 to 1
- Dozen, 2 to 1
A chip sits in the box marked “2nd 12”. Which numbers does it cover?
- 2, 5, 8 … 35
- 13 to 24
- 19 to 36
- 12 numbers of one color
A chip sits in the “2:1” box at the bottom of the middle column. Which numbers does it cover?
- 13 to 24
- 2, 5, 8, 11 … 35
- 1, 4, 7, 10 … 34
- All even numbers
How many numbers does a red bet cover, and what does it pay?
- 18 numbers, 1 to 1
- 19 numbers, 1 to 1
- 18 numbers, 2 to 1
- 17 numbers, 1 to 1
Which of these is NOT an even-money bet?
- Odd
- 1–18
- Black
- 1st 12
“17 and the neighbors” at a French table is a bet on how many numbers?
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 9
Which call bet uses six chips and covers 12 numbers from 27 to 33 on the wheel?
- Voisins du zéro
- Orphelins
- Tiers du cylindre
- Jeu zéro
Voisins du zéro covers how many numbers with how many chips?
- 17 numbers, 9 chips
- 12 numbers, 6 chips
- 8 numbers, 5 chips
- 7 numbers, 4 chips
What does a winning straight up on 0 pay?
- 36 to 1
- 35 to 1
- 17 to 1
- Nothing; zero is the house number
Using the rule payout = 36/n − 1, what does a bet on 12 numbers pay?
- 3 to 1
- 2 to 1
- 1 to 1
- 5 to 1
Which bet is available on an American layout but not a European one?
- Top line 0-00-1-2-3
- Orphelins
- Tiers du cylindre
- Six line
The orphelins are the numbers left over after voisins and tiers. How many are there?
- 5
- 6
- 8
- 12

Scoring

10: you could deal.

8–9: you can place any bet without asking.

5–7: you know the outside betsbetOutside betA bet on the boxes surrounding the grid: dozens, columns and even-money bets.Read full →; the Bets section has one page per inside betbetInside betAny bet placed on or between the numbers of the grid: straight up, split, street, corner, six line.Read full →.

Under 5: start with Roulette Table and Roulette PayoutsmoneyPayoutWhat a winning bet returns, quoted as “X to 1” on top of the returned stake.Read full →, then come back.

The one rule

Every payout on the table is 36 divided by the numbers covered, minus one. One number: 35. Two: 17. Three: 11. Four: 8. Six: 5. Twelve: 2. Eighteen: 1. Learn the rule and the quiz is easy; learn the table and the rule becomes obvious.

Questions

Why are call bets on the quiz?

Because they are the bets most players never learn, and the only ones that need the wheel rather than the table.

Is the American top line a trick question?

It is the one bet that breaks the 36/n − 1 pattern: five numbers paying 6 to 1 instead of 6.2.

Comic relief

Where the chip goes decides what it pays.

Sources

Ethier, S. N. The Doctrine of Chances: Probabilistic Aspects of Gambling. Springer, 2010. Chapter 13, roulette.

reviewed 2026-09-28model: European, single zeromethodology ↗sources ↗