Martingale vs Fibonacci: which wins in crash games?

Martingale vs Fibonacci: Fibonacci wins on the typical session, Fibonacci busts less often. Martingale says double your stake after every loss and go back to one unit after a win; Fibonacci says follow the sequence 1-1-2-3-5-8-13: move one step up after a loss and two steps back after a win. In our 1,000-session test at 2x auto cash out with R50 units and a R2,500 bankroll, Martingale finished on a median of R2,300 (46.5% busts) and Fibonacci on R3,150 (31.5% busts). Here is the full comparison for South African players. Both are part of our crash game strategy guide.

Martingale vs Fibonacci: the rules

• Martingale: double your stake after every loss and go back to one unit after a win.
• Fibonacci: follow the sequence 1-1-2-3-5-8-13: move one step up after a loss and two steps back after a win.

Both are negative progressions: they raise the stake after losses to win it back. The difference is how fast the stake grows.

How fast the stakes climb

After a run of losses at 2x, your next stake is:

Losses in a row	Martingale next stake	Fibonacci next stake
3	R400	R150
5	R1,600	R400
7	R6,400	R1,050

That growth rate decides everything. Our Martingale strategy crash guide explains why doubling recovers fastest and why it needs the deepest bankroll.

Simulator results side by side

System (2x, R2,500 bankroll)	Median finish	Top 10% finish	Coldest 10%	Bust rate
Martingale	R2,300	R5,100	R0	46.5%
Fibonacci	R3,150	R3,700	R0	31.5%

Run both yourself with the simulator below, or practise in our free crash game. For the gentler sequence on its own, see Fibonacci strategy.

Which one should you pick?

• Pick Fibonacci if you want the stronger typical session.
• Pick Fibonacci if surviving 100 rounds matters most.
• Pick neither if you want zero bust risk: flat betting strategy kept every test session alive.

The best betting system for crash games guide ranks every system we tested.

Play it on Aviator in South Africa

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Pro tip: whichever system you choose, write the stake sequence on paper before you start so you never improvise mid-run.