With 32 NFL teams, chances are you might not have much to root for when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59, which airs at 6:30 p.m. ET Feb. 9 on Fox, NFL app and Tubi.
Maybe you’ll just tune in for the commercials or go to a party for the snacks. Whatever the case may be, why not give yourself something more to care about, like some cold hard cash?
One of the easiest, no-skills way to play is the Super Bowl squares game. And now’s the perfect time (there’s a 100 reasons why below) to get a game going with family, friends or co-workers:
How to play Super Bowl squares
1. A 10×10 grid is used to play the game. Often, a paper copy of the grid is printed out.
2. People buy squares on the grid for a fixed price. We’ll use $5 a square here. Generally, in an office setting, you can write your name on the official grid.
Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them.
3. Once all squares are sold (It’s OK if some are not sold, more on that later) the pool organizer draws random numbers between 0-9 and assigns them across the top and side of the grid. The organizer then shares the grid with all players who purchased squares.
4. At the end of every quarter, the last digit of the score for each team is plotted on the grid. For example, if the score at the end of the first quarter was the Eagles 14 and Chiefs 7, the winning numbers of 4 and 7 are plotted on the grid. Here, ‘Rick P.’ is the winner for the first quarter.
What if you haven’t sold all the squares and a blank square wins? That quarter’s prize rolls over into the next quarter. Just use your best judgment. You don’t want a game where there are too few squares and nobody wins.
How Super Bowl squares winnings are distributed
How winnings are divided among quarters can differ. Traditionally, the final quarter pays out the most. In our example, we assume we sold all 100 squares, making a $500 pot. The first, second and third quarters are awarded $100 and the final score is awarded $200.
Download a the Super Bowl squares grid
Click here to download your own Super Bowl Squares template and start a game with your friends. Tip: print the document in landscape mode.
