This Super Bowl Squares contest is a free, online game created by your commissioner.

While there are some common scoring rules across different contests, we give contest commissioners the freedom to create their own rules for their squares contest.

Whether you’re new to the concept or a seasoned squares aficionado, we've found it's best to make sure you're familiar with the specific rules of your contest, so you know exactly what to cheer for when watching the game.

Any questions you have about the rules of this contest should be directed towards your contest commissioner, whose contact information is found at the top of every page in this contest.

The game starts with a 10-by-10 grid, or 100 individual boxes — each of which is assigned a universal price tag - $5 per square. Before the Super Bowl kicks off, you can purchase as many individual boxes as you wish, until all 100 of them are accounted for. The numbers 0-9 are then assigned to the columns and rows at random, giving two numbers to each individual cell. This contest uses multiple grids, one for each of the first, second and third quarters and one for the final score. Each player owns the same box location in each grid, so you don't get stuck with terrible numbers and never have a chance to win any of the prizes. With multiple grids, players will have four different chances at securing good numbers.

One axis represents the last digit of the NFC team's score and the other represents the last digit of the AFC team's score. Whoever has the correct digits of the score wins the pot. See the Prize Rules for the specifics.

50% of the total dollars collected will be paid out in prize money. The other 50% will be donated to the charities we are supporting. If all the squares are filled, the total payout to winners adds up to $250 and the donation to charity is $250.

There will be payouts for the score at the end of each of the first three quarters in addition to the payout for the final score. With all squares filled, the payouts will be $50 for each of Q1, Q2 and Q3 and $100 for the final score. If all the squares aren't sold, the payouts as a percentage of the total dollars collected will be 10% for each of Q1, Q2 and Q3 and 20% for the final score.

If an unsold square wins, that payout will go to the charities.

If the game goes into overtime, the score at the end of the fourth quarter does not pay out as the score at the end of overtime will be the final score.

Each square costs $5. There are multiple ways to pay:

1. Cash or check made out to A.O.H. delivered to:

Mike McGuire
477 Deep Water Dr SE
Bolivia, NC 28422
(Winding River), or

Pat Naughton
392 Cypress Ridge Dr SE
Bolivia, NC 28422
(Winding River), or

Neil Ahern
3073 Beachcomber Dr
Southport, NC 28461
(St. James)

2. PayPal using [email protected] (ensure "sending to a friend" is selected under the amount before clicking on "Send Payment Now")

3. Venmo using Michael-McGuire-140 (last four digits of phone number are 5108 - please write "AOH raffle" in the comments)