Super Bowl squares: rules and how to play
Updated July 8, 2026
Super Bowl squares is a 10×10 grid of 100 squares. Players claim squares, then each row and column gets a random digit from 0 to 9 once the grid is full. At the end of each quarter — and the final — the last digit of each team's score picks the winning square. Run as a charitable raffle, the proceeds can go to a good cause.
How does a Super Bowl squares grid work?
The board is a 10-by-10 grid — 100 squares. The two teams sit on the axes (one along the top, one down the side). Players claim squares first; only after the grid is full does each row and column get a random digit from 0 to 9, so every square ends up with two numbers.
How do you win at Super Bowl squares?
At the end of each quarter (and the final), take the last digit of each team's score and find the square where those two digits meet — that square wins. If the score is 17–10, the digits are 7 and 0, so the square at row 7, column 0 wins that period.
When are Super Bowl squares winners paid?
Usually at the end of each quarter, with the final score paying the most. Some pools pay only the final, and some add a halftime winner. Each period is its own drawing, so one square can win more than once — or not at all.
How do you run a Super Bowl squares raffle for charity?
Run as a charitable raffle, a Super Bowl squares board raises money for a cause: an eligible nonprofit sells the squares in person, draws the numbers fairly, and pays winners from prizes funded separately (donated or by the group). Check your state's charitable-raffle rules first.
Frequently asked questions
How do Super Bowl squares work?
Players claim squares on a 100-square grid; after it fills, each row and column gets a random digit 0–9. At the end of each quarter and the final, the last digit of each team's score picks the winning square.
How many squares are in a Super Bowl squares grid?
One hundred — a 10-by-10 grid, one square for each pair of a row digit and a column digit.
How do you pick the numbers for Super Bowl squares?
Randomly, and only after every square is claimed — assign each row and column a digit 0–9 so no one can pick a square because they already know its numbers.
Can you run a Super Bowl squares pool for charity?
Yes — run as a charitable raffle by an eligible nonprofit that sells tickets in person and directs the proceeds to the cause, following your state's raffle rules.
Keep reading
- How do football squares work?A plain-English guide to football squares: the 10×10 grid, how the numbers are drawn, how winners are decided by the score, and how a squares raffle raises money for a nonprofit.
- Football squares prize structures: how the money is splitHow to split a football squares prize fund across the game — quarter by quarter, with the final worth the most — plus season-long and marquee-game structures, with example tables.
- How to run a football squares fundraiserA step-by-step guide to running a football squares fundraiser for your nonprofit — picking a game or a full season, pricing and selling tickets in person, drawing the numbers fairly, and paying the winners.
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