Super Bowl Squares: How To Play & Download Printable Bracket
There is nothing like the Super Bowl to bring out the inner gambler in even the most casual football fan. For those looking to get in on the action when the Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles this Sunday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m., Super Bowl squares are an easy option to add some action to your watch party.
Use the printable bracket below to set up a Super Bowl squares bracket where participants get assigned numbers and win prizes based on whether those numbers are included in the final score after each quarter. Some of the top online sportsbooks also offer Super Bowl squares contests, as well.
Super Bowl squares printable bracket
How to play Super Bowl squares
- To get started, print out the above bracket, which has 100 squares oriented in a 10×10 grid. Note that the grid has an extra column and an extra row for you to write in numbers from 0 to 9 to match the final digit of each team’s score at the end of each quarter.
- Once you have a blank grid, get your pool participants to buy as many squares as they like for a fixed price. For example, if the price is $10 per square, someone can put down $50 for a random chance at five squares in the grid.
- Draw numbers at random between 0-9 to assign each purchased square to each participant, then fill out the grid with their name.
- Match your assigned squares with the corresponding numbers on the top row and the first column to see what scores you will be hoping for at the end of each quarter.
How do I win Super Bowl squares?
The winners are determined based on the second digit of the final score after each quarter. So, if the first quarter ends with the Chiefs leading 7-3, the owner of the square that lines up with a “7” for the Chiefs and a “3” for the Eagles gets the first payout. If the quarter ends with a double-digit score, the second number is the qualifying number, so a “14” would count as a “4” on the grid.
Winnings can be distributed at the discretion of the pool commissioner. Typically, squares pay out 20% of the pot in each of the first three quarters, then double that payout for the final score. Overtime would count toward the final score, rather than the end of the fourth quarter. So if there is a $500 pot, the corresponding square to the final score would receive $200 while the corresponding square over the first three quarters would get $100 per square.
If there are any blank squares because the full grid did not sell out, the payout can roll forward to the next quarter. If the final score lands on a blank square, pool rules can award the final payout to the closest corresponding square based on the other digits involved in the score.
What are the best Super Bowl square numbers?
While you typically don’t get to choose your numbers when playing Super Bowl squares, some draws are clearly more profitable than others. The most common football scores will end with 0, 3, or 7, because those are the common scoring increments in the game.
However, with the increase in two-point conversion attempts and missed extra points since those kicks were moved back, there is a bit more variance in terms of scoring. Eagles kicker Jake Elliott has been inaccurate, and Philadelphia has one of the best two-point conversion plays in the game when it goes to the “tush push” formation.
Historically, the worst numbers to draw are 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9. The numbers 1 and 4 are generally profitable because combinations of 3 and 7 can land on 14, 21, 24, and 31.