Daily Archives: February 1, 2012
Super Bowl Boxes: The Best Numbers To Have for Every Quarter
Your Average Super Bowl XLVI Boxes Pool (sportscardforum.com)
A big tradition Super Bowl time is of course participation in the ol’ Super Bowl boxes pool, where for anywhere from $.50 or $1.00 to thousands and more, one can buy one (and usually more) of 100 boxes – each box representative of the final digit of a game score.
You get four plays – one for the score at the end of each quarter. So, for example, if the score is 21-17 in the third quarter and you have the “1″ and “7″ for the right teams in that quarter, you win. Usually prizes are biggest for the halftime and final scores.
Anyway – so which numbers come out the most and which the least? You probably have a good general sense, but here are the specifics. I went through every quarter (180 qtrs X 2 teams=360) of all 45 Super Bowls and crunched the numbers.
“0″ appears the most – a third more than second place “7,” followed by “3.” Those make a lot of sense. But then you have “4″ and “6″ rounding out the top five. Not surprisingly, “2,” “5″ and “8″ bring up the rear.
That leaves “1″ and “9,” which I thought odd, not that popular. They and “2,” “5″ and “8″ have never appeared in the first quarter ever. The latter three are the absolute worst across the board.
Check out the breakdown for every quarter, though. It so happens suddenly that “1,” has the third most outcomes in the Final score.
Good Luck!
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APPEARANCES, NUMERICAL ORDER
# |
QTR 1 |
QTR 2 |
QTR 3 |
FINAL |
TOTAL |
| 0 | 43 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 101 |
| 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 56 |
| 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
| 7 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 77 |
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 368 |
BY TOTAL APPEARANCES
# |
QTR 1 |
QTR 2 |
QTR 3 |
FINAL |
TOTAL (PCT) |
| 0 | 43 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 101 (27.44%) |
| 7 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 77 (20.92%) |
| 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 56 (15.21%) |
| 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 38 (10.32%) |
| 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 (8.15%) |
| 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 (5.70%) |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 (4.62%) |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 (2.72%) |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 (2.45%) |
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 (2.45%) |
BY QUARTER 1
# |
QTR 1 (PCT) |
| 0 | 43 (46.74%) |
| 3 | 21 (22.83%) |
| 7 | 18 (19.57%) |
| 4 | 7 (7.61%) |
| 6 | 2 (2.17%) |
| 9 | 1 (1.09%) |
| 1 | 0 (0%) |
| 2 | 0 (0%) |
| 5 | 0 (0%) |
| 8 | 0 (0%) |
BY QUARTER 2
# |
QTR 2 (PCT) |
| 0 | 28 (30.43%) |
| 3 | 17 (18.48%) |
| 7 | 17 (18.48%) |
| 4 | 9 (9.78%) |
| 6 | 9 (9.78%) |
| 1 | 3 (3.26%) |
| 8 | 3 (3.26%) |
| 9 | 3 (3.26%) |
| 2 | 2 (2.17%) |
| 5 | 1 (1.09%) |
BY QUARTER 3
# |
QTR 3 (PCT) |
| 7 | 22 (23.91%) |
| 0 | 18 (19.57%) |
| 3 | 11 (11.96%) |
| 4 | 11 (11.96%) |
| 6 | 9 (9.78%) |
| 1 | 6 (6.52%) |
| 9 | 5 (5.43%) |
| 5 | 4 (4.35%) |
| 8 | 3 (3.26%) |
| 2 | 3 (3.26%) |
BY FINAL SCORE
# |
FINAL (PCT) |
| 7 | 20 (21.74%) |
| 0 | 12 (13.04%) |
| 1 | 12 (13.04%) |
| 4 | 11 (11.96%) |
| 6 | 10 (10.87%) |
| 9 | 8 (8.70%) |
| 3 | 7 (7.61%) |
| 5 | 5 (5.43%) |
| 2 | 4 (4.35%) |
| 8 | 3 (3.26%) |
