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How Super Bowl squares work (and how to run a grid at the office)
A squares pool is a 10 by 10 grid, one team along the top and one down the side. People claim squares; once the grid is full it is locked and the digits 0 to 9 are drawn at random for each axis. At the end of each quarter the last digit of each team's score picks one square, and whoever holds it wins that quarter.
The rules in four steps
- Claim squares while the grid is open; each entry may hold up to ten.
- Lock the grid (the host does this, usually a day before the game). No square changes after the lock.
- Draw the numbers: the digits 0 to 9 are shuffled once for the rows and once for the columns, after the lock, so nobody can pick a square knowing its digits.
- Score: at the end of Q1, the half, Q3 and the final, take the last digit of each team's score; the row digit meets the column digit in one square, and that square wins the period.
Which squares are good?
- After the draw, squares on 0, 3 and 7 come up most (field goals and touchdowns land there); 2, 5 and 9 the least. Before the draw every square is equal, which is the point of drawing after the lock.
Running it at work
- Share the board link; people claim squares from their phones and get their own edit link.
- Decide in advance what each period is worth (a common split is 20 / 20 / 20 / 40 percent of whatever the group agreed) and write it in the pool's notes.
- Bikoosh Pools never collects, holds or pays out money and never sets stakes: it keeps the grid, the picks and the standings for people who already know each other. Whether a pool carries any stake, and whether that is allowed where you are, is the host's responsibility.
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Quick answers
How are the numbers in a squares pool chosen?
They are drawn at random after the grid is locked: the digits 0 to 9 are shuffled once for the rows and once for the columns, so no square has a known value when it is claimed.
Who wins a quarter in Super Bowl squares?
Take the last digit of each team's score at the end of the quarter; the square where the row digit (one team) meets the column digit (the other team) wins that quarter.
How many squares are in a pool?
One hundred: ten rows by ten columns, each row and each column carrying one digit from 0 to 9 after the draw.
Can I run a squares pool for free?
Yes: Bikoosh Pools hosts a 100-square grid with the draw, the scoring and the board for free; a pro pool removes the limits and adds the exports, a corporate pool adds the company name and department standings.
Other guides: How a pick'em pool is scored (NFL playoffs, bowl games, any bracket) · Office pool rules: what to write down before the first game
Bikoosh Pools is an independent tool, not affiliated with any league, team or broadcaster; team and event names are used to describe the game being followed. Bikoosh Pools never collects, holds or pays out money and never sets stakes: it keeps the grid, the picks and the standings for people who already know each other. Whether a pool carries any stake, and whether that is allowed where you are, is the host's responsibility.