Squares Pool Rules
Golden Rule
| If you don't understand how the pool works (after reading
this page), ask me and I will
try to explain it better.
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Cost
- Squares cost different amounts depending on which grid you are playing on.
- Should not every square get filled in before the
superbowl, that grid will be declared invalid, and everyone will receive a
refund into their Squares account.
- Square sales and selection are on a first come, first serve basis.
- Chose any square you want that hasn't already been taken.
- No min/max - buy as many as you want.
- You must pay first before you will be allowed to select a square -
absolutely no exceptions this year!
- You do not have to personally know Mark to participate. Your
friends, family, neighbors, etc. are welcome to join.
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Numbers
The numbers that go along with each row/column will be
randomly drawn after all squares have been sold. This
makes it so that everyone has the same opportunity to get any set of
numbers. It also means you don't have to know anything about football
as it all comes down to the luck of the draw.
Here is how I will draw the numbers:
- Gather some "witnesses" (most likely my co-workers)
- Get a normal deck of cards
- Pull out one set of numbers ace (1) through 10.
- Shuffle the ten cards and then flip them over in order, recording the
numeric value along the top of your grid, with ace having a value of 1 and
10 having a value of 0. (NFC Team's Numbers)
- Repeat this procedure along the side of the grid as well. (AFC Team's
Numbers)
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Payout
24 prizes awarded as follows:
End of 1st Quarter (Example)
| Correct Score
(Right Numbers, Right Teams) - 1 winner |
$150 |
| Reverse Score
(Right numbers, wrong teams) - 1 winner |
$15 |
| Squares horizontally or vertically adjacent
to the square with the
correct score - 4 winners |
$15 |
| Total |
$225 |
| Correct Score
(Right Numbers,
Right Teams) - 1 winner |
$150 |
| Reverse Score
(Right numbers,
wrong teams) - 1 winner |
$15 |
| Squares horizontally or vertically adjacent to the square with the
correct score - 4 winners |
$15 |
| Total |
$225 |
End of 3rd Quarter (Example)
| Correct Score
(Right Numbers,
Right Teams) - 1 winner |
$150 |
| Reverse Score
(Right numbers,
wrong teams) - 1 winner |
$15 |
| Squares horizontally or vertically adjacent to the square with the
correct score - 4 winners |
$15 |
| Total |
$225 |
| Correct Score
(Right Numbers,
Right Teams) - 1 winner |
$200 |
| Reverse Score
(Right numbers,
wrong teams) - 1 winner |
$20 |
| Squares horizontally or vertically adjacent
to the square with the
correct score - 4 winners |
$20 |
| Total |
$300 |
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