How do I Make a Superbowl 10 X 10 Square Grid Box?

The 10x10 square grid pool is one of the most equitable ways for casual and serious football fans to take part in the same Super Bowl contest. Players purchase boxes for a preset amount until all 100 squares are filled. Numbers from 0 through 9 are assigned to both the horizontal and vertical lines on the grid. The pool uses only the second number of each team's score. The player whose box matches the numeric combination of the final score is declared the winner.

Things You'll Need

  • Poster board
  • Ruler
  • Black marker
  • Deck of cards
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Instructions

  1. Before Signup

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      Use a ruler to measure out the dimensions for each box. The length and width of each square should measure roughly 9.5 percent of the total length and width of the poster board, leaving 5 percent of space to write in the numbers assigned to each column and row.

    • 2

      Use a straight edge and marker to draw each of the lines on the poster board. Make sure the lines are as straight as possible. If the measurements were done correctly, each of the 100 boxes should be roughly the same size.

    • 3

      Decide which team will occupy the rows, and which will represent the columns. If you choose the American Football Conference (AFC) final score to be represented along the top of the board, then the National Football Conference (NFC) final score would go along the side. It can be done either way.

    After Signup

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      Remove all of the face cards from a standard deck of cards and shuffle the remainder of the deck. Place it face down on a flat surface and declare to everyone which set of numbers you will be drawing first, whether it's the rows (written straight across the top of the board) or the columns (written straight down the left or right side of the board).

    • 5

      Draw a card from the deck, and write the corresponding number in the first available space along the top or side. Aces count as one, while 10s count as zero. This number will represent the last digit of the final score of the team representing the AFC if it is placed along the top, or the NFC if it is placed along the side.

    • 6

      Continue drawing cards from the deck to fill in the remainder of the spots along the top or side. If a duplicate is drawn, set it aside and draw another until all 10 spots have been filled.

    • 7

      Repeat the process to fill in the other section.