Thanksgiving squares for the whole table
Thanksgiving Day is Thursday, November 26: three NFL games back to back, then one more on Black Friday. Put a Square on any of them and everyone at the table has a box to root for, including whoever's only here for the pie.
Share the link with the family, and once the numbers are drawn, print it for the fridge.
Pick a game
Each one opens a new Square with the matchup filled in.
- Thursday, November 26
10:00 AM PST
1:30 PM PST
5:20 PM PST
- Friday, November 27
12:00 PM PST
How Thanksgiving squares work
- Pick the game. Choose one of the Thanksgiving games and the matchup comes filled in. The defaults match how most hosts run Squares.
- Send the link. Text it to the family thread. Everyone claims boxes on their own phone, no app needed. Someone who won't click a link? Add them by email yourself.
- Let Random.org draw the numbers. When every box is claimed, or when you close it, each row and column gets a number from 0 to 9. Nobody picks them, not you and not us.
- Watch the last digits. At the end of each quarter, the box where both teams' last digits meet wins. Scores update live, so nobody does math at the table.
Set it up for your table
No entry fee, or a small one. Plenty of families play for bragging rights. If you set a box price, players pay you on Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App, and Sunday Squares never holds the money. Check your local rules first.
Kids can pick boxes. Hand over your phone and let them choose. The numbers are random, so a seven-year-old has the same shot as the uncle who watches every snap.
One Square per game. A Square covers one game. Want all of Thursday? Make three, and send all three links in one text.
Print it for the fridge. Once the numbers are drawn, the print page puts every box, every name, the numbers, and the payouts on one Letter sheet. Nobody has to find a phone to see who's winning.
Common questions
Not for players. Players never pay Sunday Squares, and plenty of families set no entry fee at all. Hosting is $4.99 a Square, and a new host's first Square is on us.
100 on a 10x10, the classic. For a smaller table, pick a 5x5: 25 boxes, and each row and column gets two numbers.
Yes. Overtime points count toward the final score, so the final payout goes to the box that matches the score after overtime.
Yes. Every Square has a print page: one Letter sheet with every box, every name, the numbers, and the payouts. Print it once the numbers are drawn, or choose Save as PDF in the print window.
Anyone with the link, on any phone or computer. Add a password if you'd rather keep it in the family.
More guides
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Make your Thanksgiving Square
Your first Square is free. Pick a game and share the link.