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Football Squares Payout Calculator

Set your board size, price and prizes to see what the board collects and what's left over for a fundraiser. Free, with no signup.

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Total$1,000
Prize Pool$1,000
Unallocated Funds$0

Prize Pool

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  • Players pick squares with a shareable link
  • Players pay you by Venmo, Cash App, PayPal or Zelle
  • Winners highlighted live, so you know who to pay and players can follow along

How to use the calculator

Start with the price per square. The total is that price times the number of squares, so a $10 board with 100 squares collects $1,000. Then type the dollar amount you want to pay for each quarter, turn on reverse scores if your group plays them, and add any bonus prizes. Unallocated Funds is whatever the board collects beyond your prizes. If it turns red, your prizes promise more than the board brings in.

Quick fill starts you from a common split of a full board, and the prizes follow your price and board size until you type over one. For a fundraiser, lower the prizes and watch Unallocated Funds grow: halve every prize and half the board goes to the cause. If the board doesn't fill, set Squares filled to the number sold. The prizes stay as you announced them, and Unallocated Funds shows what's left for the cause. For how the common splits compare and price-by-price charts, see football squares payouts explained.

Where do the prizes go once you've set them?

Onto the board, where every player can see them. Tap Create your board on Play Squares to start a new board with your board size, square price and prizes already filled in, so you just pick the game and check the numbers. During the game the board follows the score and highlights the square that's on track to win each quarter, so players check for themselves instead of texting you. Prefer paper? The football squares template has room for the same prize amounts, and the football squares fundraiser page shows how a fundraiser board runs online.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the football squares payout calculator free?
Yes. It's free, needs no account and saves nothing you type, so try as many prices and prize amounts as you like before you announce them to your group.
Do the prizes have to add up to the whole board?
No. Type whatever prizes you want to pay and Unallocated Funds shows what's left over. Fundraiser boards keep part of the money for the team or cause, and some hosts hold a little back for food or a bonus prize.
How do I use the calculator for a fundraiser board?
Pick a quick fill split, then lower the prizes until Unallocated Funds shows what you want to raise. Halving every prize keeps half the board for the cause, so a full 100-square board at $20 pays $200, $200, $200 and $400 and raises $1,000. Working backward from a goal, a 100-square board that keeps half for the cause needs a square price of your goal divided by 50. If the board doesn't fill, set Squares filled to the number sold to see what the cause keeps after the same prizes.
Does it work as a Super Bowl squares payout calculator?
Yes. A Super Bowl board pays out like any other football game, with four scoring periods and the final usually paying the most. According to our data, the most common Super Bowl square prices are $1, $2, $5 and $10.
Can I use it for a 25-square, 10-square or 4-square board?
Yes. Pick the board size and the total and Unallocated Funds update on the spot. A 10-square board pays on the last digit of both scores added together, so there's no reversed square and you can leave reverse scores off.

Running a fundraiser board?

Supporters claim their own squares from one link, you see who has paid at a glance, and everyone follows the live score from their phone, so the cause gets its share without a seller in the middle.

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