Although we have created this contest a week before the end of 2023 pro football season, last year’s ‘Big Game Squares’ contest was so popular we decided to run it back again for our readers. So, here’s how you can win FREE dining in our 2024 ‘Big Game’ Squares Contest. Simply fill out this form by Friday, February 9. On Saturday, February 10, I will first assign random squares on the grid below for each entrant. Then, I will randomly assign numbers 0-9 along the top row under the AFC Champion’s name and in the far left column next to the NFC Champ’s name. Then, when the ‘big game’ is played, whoever’s name is in the box that matches up with the last digit of the score for each team wins a FREE gift card to the restaurant of their choice. For example, if the score is NFC 10, AFC 7 at the end of the first quarter and your name is in the box that corresponds to both NFC 0 & AFC 7, you would win a $25 gift card as the first quarter winner. If the score is 13-13 at the end of the first half and your name is in the box that corresponds to both NFC 3, AFC 3, you would win a $50 gift card. We also will offer a $25 gift card to whoever has the correct box at the end of the third quarter and a $100 gift card for the correct score at the end of the game, whether at the end of the 4th quarter or overtime. See all of our official contest rules in the far left column below 

1. No purchase of any kind is necessary to enter or to win. 

2. To enter, completely fill out the entry form below.

3. Only one entry per person, whether online or by email, not both. 

4. All entries must be received by Friday, February 9, to be eligible. 

5. Do NOT fill in or email us any part of the grid when you enter. You will NOT get to choose your square. 

6. The first 100 properly filled out entries we receive will receive one of the 100 available squares. 

7. The publisher will assign squares at random on Saturday, February 10. 

8. If we receive fewer than 100 entries, those spaces will have no name entered in them and no one will be eligible to win a prize for any of those spaces. 

9. After all eligible names have been entered, the publisher will assign numbers 0-9 at random in both the top row and the far left column of the grid. 

10. The contest will be posted at NeighborhoodNewsOnline.net as of Tues., Jan. 9. The filled-out grid will be posted before kickoff on Feb. 11. 

11. Prizes to be awarded: 1Q-$25; Half-$50; 3Q-$25; 4Q or OT-$100. ALL prizes will be gift cards to the restaurant of each winner’s choice. 

12. Contest results will be posted at NeighborhoodNewsOnline.net by Feb. 14 & in our Feb. 20 Wesley Chapel & March 5 New Tampa issues.