Super Bowl Squares Payouts
What each quarter pays at $1, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 a square
How much do Super Bowl squares pay? Multiply the price of a square by 100 squares to get the pool, then split it across the four winners. A sold-out board at $20 a square collects $2,000: with the usual 20/20/20/40 split, the 1st quarter, halftime and 3rd quarter winners get $400 each and the final score winner gets $800.
There is no official split. Whoever runs the pool picks one before the squares are claimed. New to the game? Start with how to play football squares.
Super Bowl squares payout chart
What a sold-out 100-square board pays with a 20/20/20/40 split, by price per square.
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Price per square
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Pool
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1st quarter (20%)
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Halftime (20%)
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3rd quarter (20%)
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Final score (40%)
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| $1 squares | $100 | $20 | $20 | $20 | $40 |
| $2 squares | $200 | $40 | $40 | $40 | $80 |
| $5 squares | $500 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $200 |
| $10 squares | $1,000 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $400 |
| $20 squares | $2,000 | $400 | $400 | $400 | $800 |
| $25 squares | $2,500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | $1,000 |
| $50 squares | $5,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| $100 squares | $10,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $4,000 |
Payouts for $20 Super Bowl squares
One hundred squares at $20 each is a $2,000 pool. Here is what each winner gets under the splits pools use most.
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Split
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1st quarter
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Halftime
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3rd quarter
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Final score
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| 20 / 20 / 20 / 40 The usual split: the final score pays double. | $400 | $400 | $400 | $800 |
| 25 / 25 / 25 / 25 Even: every quarter pays the same. | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 |
| 12.5 / 25 / 12.5 / 50 Halftime and the final score pay more. | $250 | $500 | $250 | $1,000 |
| 10 / 20 / 10 / 60 Most of the prizes ride on the final score. | $200 | $400 | $200 | $1,200 |
Payouts for $10 Super Bowl squares
One hundred squares at $10 each is a $1,000 pool. Here is what each winner gets under the splits pools use most.
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Split
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1st quarter
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Halftime
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3rd quarter
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Final score
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| 20 / 20 / 20 / 40 The usual split: the final score pays double. | $200 | $200 | $200 | $400 |
| 25 / 25 / 25 / 25 Even: every quarter pays the same. | $250 | $250 | $250 | $250 |
| 12.5 / 25 / 12.5 / 50 Halftime and the final score pay more. | $125 | $250 | $125 | $500 |
| 10 / 20 / 10 / 60 Most of the prizes ride on the final score. | $100 | $200 | $100 | $600 |
Squares payout calculator
Pick a square price and a split to see what each quarter pays. Raising money? Set the share going to your cause and the prizes adjust.
1st quarter
$400
Halftime
$400
3rd quarter
$400
Final score
$800
Board sells out at $2,000, $2,000 paid out in prizes, $0 to your cause. Assumes all 100 squares are claimed.
Payouts for a squares fundraiser
Take the cause's share off the top, then split what is left across the quarters. A sold-out $20 board that gives half to the cause raises $1,000 for it and pays $1,000 in prizes: $200 for each of the first three quarters and $400 for the final score. See how to run a Super Bowl squares fundraiser for the full walkthrough.
Other ways pools pay out
- Reverse score: a second, smaller prize for the square with the two digits swapped, so twice as many squares can win.
- Every score change: a small prize each time the score changes, with a larger one for the final score.
- Touching squares: a little back to the squares next to the final winner.
- New numbers each quarter: the split stays the same, but a fresh set of numbers gives every square a new chance. See the best and worst squares numbers.
Questions
- How much do $20 Super Bowl squares pay?
- A sold-out 100-square board at $20 a square collects $2,000. With a 20/20/20/40 split, the 1st quarter, halftime and 3rd quarter winners get $400 each and the final score winner gets $800. With an even split, each of the four winners gets $500.
- How much do $10 Super Bowl squares pay?
- A sold-out 100-square board at $10 a square collects $1,000. With a 20/20/20/40 split, the first three winners get $200 each and the final score winner gets $400. With an even split, each of the four winners gets $250.
- Who decides the payouts?
- Whoever runs the pool. There is no official split, so pick one before anyone claims a square and post it where every player can see it.
- What if not every square is claimed?
- The pool collects less, so the prizes shrink by the same share. Most pools either pay each prize as a percentage of what was collected, or roll a prize over to the next quarter when the winning square is empty. Decide which before kickoff.
- Does overtime change the final payout?
- Most pools use the final score, overtime included, for the last prize. Say so in your rules so nobody is surprised.
- Does SuperBowlSquares.org collect or pay out the money?
- No. We provide the online board. The person running the pool collects from the players and pays the winners directly.
Run your Super Bowl squares pool online
- Post your square price and payout split where every player can see them
- Share one link; players claim squares online
- Winners highlighted each quarter automatically
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