They are the games within the big game. Wagering comes in many forms when it comes to the Super Bowl.
One of the favorite plays is Super Bowl squares. The object is to have the square that matches up to the score of the last digit of each team at the end of every quarter and the final score.
The payouts come at the end of each quarter, and the final score. You don’t have to be a football fan to win this contest. Just takes some luck and the right score.
Below is a Super Bowl squares template for this edition of the game — 59 — that will feature the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 9 at the Superdome in New Orleans if you want to start your own contest if you haven’t joined many already.
Need a printable Super Bowl Squares template ahead of a Super Bowl party or to put together with friends? We got you covered! 👇https://t.co/lwraunVtyL pic.twitter.com/KTtaK5Ha20
— The Game Day NFL (@TheGameDayNFL) January 29, 2025
How to play
Each square has a corresponding row and column number. At the end of each quarter, look to see if those two numbers match the end digits of each team’s point total. An example: after the first quarter if it is Eagles 10, Chiefs 7, then the player with the square that corresponds with 0 for Philadelphia and 7 for Kansas City is the winner.
Format
The setup for Super Bowl squares is simple. A pool consists of 10 vertical columns and 10 horizontal rows thatched together and numbered from zero to nine. One Super Bowl team gets the columns and the other gets the rows. Each of the 100 squares inside is purchased individually.
How to win
At the end of every quarter, the person whose square corresponds with the second digit of each team’s score wins (for example, a 14–7 score at the end of the first quarter pays out the owner of the square at row 4, column 7). Often, if a square is unowned, you can roll over the money to the next quarter.
Someone on Twitter calculated the value of each square in case you were wondering.
I know Super Bowl squares pools are supposed to be for mere “fun.”
But we have a problem, so we calculated what we make each square worth. pic.twitter.com/2m28WUU3ty
— Adam Levitan (@adamlevitan) January 31, 2025
