50 square football board
A football pool for smaller groups: ten columns and five rows, 50 squares. Each row carries two digits, so every score still lands on a square and each square is twice as likely to win as on a 100 grid.
Payout examples
50 squares sold, a common split| Per square | Pot | 1st quarter (20%) | Halftime (20%) | 3rd quarter (20%) | Final (40%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 | $50 | $10 | $10 | $10 | $20 |
| $5 | $250 | $50 | $50 | $50 | $100 |
| $10 | $500 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $200 |
| $20 | $1,000 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $400 |
Which numbers win
NFL final scores, 1999–2025 seasons, 7,276 games| Last digit | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of team scores | 17% | 9.8% | 4.2% | 13.1% | 14% | 4.3% | 8.7% | 16.8% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
Other sizes and formats
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Questions
How does a 50 square football board work?
The ten columns get one digit each, 0–9, for one team. The five rows get two digits each for the other team, so the ten digits are still all used. Take the last digit of each score: one column and one row match, and that square wins.
What are the odds on a 50 square board?
Before the draw every square has a 1 in 50 chance each quarter, double the 1 in 100 of a full grid. After the draw it depends on the digits: a row holding 0 and 7 is far stronger than one holding 2 and 5. See the table above.
How much should a square cost?
With half the squares, the pot is half as big at the same price. Many pools double the price to keep the pot the same: 50 squares at $10 makes the same $500 as 100 squares at $5.