Just Jack Posted February 12 Posted February 12 I was in one, $20 buy in, for a fundraiser so only half would be paid out in prizes. Got 9-9, so at the end of the 4th, would have got me $400 but they went by final score, not the end of the quarter. Happens to me a lot. I’ll have a win, only for a team to score right before the end of a quarter taking it away. Quote
sunshynman Posted February 12 Posted February 12 Any squares I have ever played are payouts at end of 1st, half, end of 3rd, end of game. I won $500 last night for end of game! And I thought 5-2 were crap numbers. Quote
mannc Posted February 12 Posted February 12 1 minute ago, sunshynman said: Any squares I have ever played are payouts at end of 1st, half, end of 3rd, end of game. I won $500 last night for end of game! And I thought 5-2 were crap numbers. Same 1 Quote
julian Posted February 12 Posted February 12 1 minute ago, sunshynman said: Any squares I have ever played are payouts at end of 1st, half, end of 3rd, end of game. I won $500 last night for end of game! And I thought 5-2 were crap numbers. They used to be, then the NFL decided going for 2 is all the rage so the 2,5 have made a comeback 1 1 Quote
CapeBreton Posted February 12 Posted February 12 The squares are a great way to get a bunch of people involved and you don’t have to be watching the game together. I find them kind of boring though, so I made Super Bowl bingo cards this year and it was a lot more fun. You can only participate if you’re at the party though. 1 Quote
SinceThe70s Posted February 12 Posted February 12 2 hours ago, Just Jack said: I was in one, $20 buy in, for a fundraiser so only half would be paid out in prizes. Got 9-9, so at the end of the 4th, would have got me $400 but they went by final score, not the end of the quarter. Happens to me a lot. I’ll have a win, only for a team to score right before the end of a quarter taking it away. That stinks....I ran a box pool years ago and I split the final payout between 4th quarter and final score. I don't remember the numbers but I made sure that the final still paid the most. Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted February 12 Posted February 12 We had an office girl run an annual pool years ago at a previous employer's. 'Betty Mac' charged $10 a square, and by the time she finished off paying for all the possible combinations (corner touch, side touch, etc.) you had to be pretty unlucky to not get something. * Another coworker at a different company finally got pissed off at chasing people for their entry fee, that he took $100 off the top for handling and carrying charges. A few groused, but Tony was a good guy, and the rest of us just told the whiners to find a pool better suited to their needs. Quote
BBFL Posted February 12 Posted February 12 3 hours ago, sunshynman said: Any squares I have ever played are payouts at end of 1st, half, end of 3rd, end of game. I won $500 last night for end of game! And I thought 5-2 were crap numbers. Yeah man, that was a foreign concept when I first moved to this country but both companies I’ve worked for played it this way… I thought that was the consensus? Of the total buy-in pot; Final score was 40%. Half time 30% and quarters 1 & 3 were 15%. My current workplace does 25% for each quarter as it’s only a pool of no more than 10 guys @ a $750 buy in with 2 squares each containing multiple lines. The first one, that steel mill was a pool of 100 guys @ $100 buy in. Quote
That's No Moon Posted February 12 Posted February 12 I won $100 in my squares this year. Had 0-0. Could have won two more. 1 Quote
BBFL Posted February 12 Posted February 12 (edited) 3 minutes ago, That's No Moon said: I won $100 in my squares this year. Had 0-0. Could have won two more. I missed $1,875 due to SF kicking a FG 12 seconds into the 2nd… Had 0-3 on the first quarter for yesterday. 🥺 Edited February 12 by BBFL 1 Quote
H2o Posted February 12 Posted February 12 One of the people who work for me runs a block pool every year for the SB. The final score payout is $6,500. The UPS drivers run one that the final score payout is around $14,000. I never get in them. I'm not into tossing away money like that. My two teenagers do that enough for me. 1 Quote
stevestojan Posted February 12 Posted February 12 I had 5 and 2. But the wrong way. Payout for final was $10k. But reverse final was $500 so I’ll take it! 1 1 Quote
Andrew Son Posted February 12 Posted February 12 I was so close to a big payout. All I needed was a KC FG to win in OT. The 3rd and 6 incompletion on SF's first OT series I thought would have nearly sealed it. They would punt and KC would have no need for a TD. But... Out came a flag on McDuffie to extent the drive... 1 Quote
PonyBoy Posted February 12 Posted February 12 Got in on a $20 square pool. My #'s were 2 & 2 🙄 There went $20 out the window. 2 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted February 12 Posted February 12 20 minutes ago, PonyBoy said: Got in on a $20 square pool. My #'s were 2 & 2 🙄 There went $20 out the window. Where did you get the picture of HOUSE as a child? 🤔 1 Quote
LabattBlue Posted February 12 Posted February 12 I was in 7 pools totaling $300, ranging from $2 to $100 per square. All types of different formats/payouts. Winnings…. ZERO NADA ZIP NOTHING. 😂 1 Quote
Chandler#81 Posted February 12 Posted February 12 I usually try, but couldn’t find an opportunity this week. A friend won $200 while bitchin’ that one of her numbers was 5..🤣🤦♂️ Quote
Buffaloflash Posted February 12 Posted February 12 A firefighter friend of ours, needed the 49'ers to win by 3 1/2 for $120,000. So my $220 football squares lost seemed kind of insignificant. I won the final last year for 3 grand, so I'm still playing with house money. 1 Quote
BCAS Baritone Posted February 12 Posted February 12 I had SF 2 and KC 9. Just needed SF to get the stop in OT. Now another reason to hate the Chiefs 1 Quote
Prospector Posted February 12 Posted February 12 50 minutes ago, Buffaloflash said: A firefighter friend of ours, needed the 49'ers to win by 3 1/2 for $120,000. So my $220 football squares lost seemed kind of insignificant. I won the final last year for 3 grand, so I'm still playing with house money. Seems like a type of bet I may try to hedge just a little Quote
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