NFL squares pools

The grid is the easy part.

Squares pools fall apart over money, not math. Keep the sheet wherever it already lives and put the cash on Poll: private bets between friends, stakes onchain, and a result your group calls together.

No grid to import. You write the question and pick who settles it.

Illustrative sheet

Harbor City vs Ridgeline

8/100

squares claimed

HARBOR across

RIDGE down

  • Claimed, bet open
  • Settled
  • Still free

Demo data with invented teams. Poll does not draw this sheet or store it.

One square, one bet

Every square is already a yes or a no.

Pick a claimed square to see the private bet it turns into: the question, the two sides, the stake, and who confirms the result.

The sheet

8 claimed

HARBOR across

RIDGE down

  • Claimed, bet open
  • Settled
  • Still free

Or choose an owner

OpenPrivate

HARBOR 7 · RIDGE 0 · Dana

Will 7 and 0 be the winning last digits at the end of any quarter?

$10 example stake per side

Closes
Sunday, before kickoff
In this bet
7 of 50
Result
Group vote

Illustrative question and amounts. Poll settles the result your group confirms, not a score feed.

What Poll does not do

Poll has no squares board, no digit draw, and no way to split one pot across four quarters. Your sheet stays on the spreadsheet, in the group chat, or on paper. What moves to Poll is the betting and the settling around it, as separate private bets your group runs itself.

The other way to run it

Or run the quarter as one pot.

Everyone stakes the same amount on one question, and the winning side splits the pot. Four quarters means four separate bets, each with its own pot and its own result.

  • 1st quarter

    Will both scores end in a digit under 5 at the first-quarter whistle?

    Both under 5 or At least one is 5 or higher · Group vote

    $909 in

    SettledBoth under 5

  • 2nd quarter

    Will either score end in a 7 at halftime?

    A 7 shows up or No 7 · Group vote

    $909 in

    Awaiting result

  • 3rd quarter

    Will the third-quarter last digits repeat the first-quarter pair?

    Same pair again or A different pair · Creator confirms

    $808 in

    Open

  • 4th quarter

    Will either score end in a 0 on the final whistle?

    A 0 on the board or No 0 · Group vote

    $909 in

    Open

Demo data. Each row is a separate Poll bet that settles once on its own.

The part that always goes wrong

Nobody fronts the pot. Nobody chases it.

Each stake goes in when the bet is placed and stays onchain until the result is confirmed. There is no envelope, no spreadsheet column of who still owes, and no group chat message in March.

Where the stake sits

Funds are held in secure, non-custodial wallets on Solana. The Poll team cannot access or move your money.

Read how Poll handles security

What it costs

Deposits are free. Withdrawals cost $1 to $2. Poll takes a small percentage from winning payouts only.

See the full fee breakdown

If it falls apart

If a vote ends in a tie or the outcome cannot be determined, everyone gets their full wager back with no fee.

Read about ties and cancellations

Poll does not verify scores. Your group votes on the result, or the person who created the bet confirms it.

Before you start

Squares pool questions, answered.

What Poll does, what it does not, and how the money behaves once your group is in.

Does Poll build the 10x10 squares grid for me?

No. Poll has no squares board, no digit draw, and no way to split one pot across four quarters. Keep the sheet in your spreadsheet, your group chat, or on paper. Poll runs the cash bets around it.

How does one square become a bet?

Write the square as a yes or no question, rename the two sides, and set the stake. One person backs the square and someone else takes the other side. How to create a bet.

Who decides which square won?

You choose that when you create the bet. Either everyone who wagered votes on the result, or the person who created the bet confirms it. How voting works.

Can we keep the pool to our own group?

Yes. Make each bet private and it is only reachable through the invite link you share. Public bets appear in the Poll feed instead. Public and private bets, and how to invite people.

How many people can join one bet?

Up to 50 wagers per bet, one wager per person. Most squares groups sit well under that.

What does it cost?

Deposits are free. Withdrawals cost $1 to $2. Poll takes a small percentage from winning payouts only. Tied or cancelled bets are refunded in full with no fee. See the fee breakdown.

Where does the money sit while the game is on?

Funds are held in secure, non-custodial wallets on Solana. The Poll team cannot access or move your money. Every bet settlement happens onchain, so you can verify any transaction yourself. More on security, and how to add funds.

What happens if the result is a tie or nobody can agree?

If voting ends in a tie or the outcome cannot be determined, everyone gets their full wager back with no fees. Ties and cancellations, and what to do if the result is disputed.

Why does this page say cash?

Cash is the plain label for the wager amount. The balance and settlement asset in Poll wallets is USDC on Solana. What USDC is.

Does the same setup work for the big February game?

Yes. Nothing about it is specific to one fixture. The same private bets work for any single game your group is watching together.

Is Poll affiliated with the NFL?

No. This page describes one way people use Poll. Poll is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the NFL or any team.

Your next game day

Sunday is coming.

Write one question, name the two sides, and send the private link to the group. The sheet can stay exactly where it is.

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