One of the best aspects of Sunday’s upcoming Super Bowl is the many ways to get into the game. Sure, there’s only one game on the board to bet on. But whether you just want to throw $100 on the game or just get really into the Super Bowl spirit, there’s a vast array of props, free contests and general promotions.

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We’ve rounded up a list of the best freebies available to you both at sportsbooks and in general. With so many shots at winning big prizes, you might as well try your luck, right?

Some of the best free Super Bowl contests for 2020

DraftKings Super Bowl Squares: $54,000 In Prizes

DraftKings is also offering up its version of Super Bowl squares, which will be free to residents of New Jersey. Pick the last digit of the score for each team and then after each quarter, you’ll get points if you’ve guessed correctly. In total, they’ll be giving away $54,000 in prizes.

Volvo Safety Sunday: $1 Million Giveaway

Swedish automaker Volvo, who is known for the safety rating of his cars, is running a Super Bowl sweepstakes to promote the topic for the big game. How it works is you’ll have to visit VolvoSafetySunday.com before the game starts, design your own Volvo from 2020 models and from the summary page, click on “Try To Win This Volvo”. That’ll give you a unique code to enter the contest. If there’s a safety in the Super Bowl, they’ll give away $1 million in cars.

Rocket Mortgage: Win Up To $500,000

Rocket Mortgage usually has a funny ad running during the Super Bowl and this year, they’re also running a free contest. Essentially, it’s one big Super Bowl squares contest. Everyone who enters plays the popular Super Bowl Squares game and then they’ll put the winners into one big draw. The winner of that draw gets up to $50,000. Just by playing, you also enter a big draw for all participants to win $500,000.

H-E-B: Free Groceries For Life

When you’re watching the big game, keep an eye for the Eva Longoria commercial with grocery store H-E-B. You could win a lifetime of free groceries.

How it works is you’ll want to download the H-E-B app and register for an account. When you see the 60-second ad, you’ll have to remember the 10 H-E-B items from the commercial. Those who correctly submit the 10 items will be put into a draw to win free groceries for life.

Sabra’s Super Bowl 2020 Sweepstakes: With $100,000

The popular hummus company is launching a contest where one lucky player will dip into $100,000. In total, they’re giving away about $500,000 but the $100,000 is the biggest cash prize.

The RiDIPulous Sweepstakes is pretty simple: from now until 4:59 p.m. ET on Super Bowl Sunday (February 2), enter into the sweepstakes. Five lucky names drawn will win $100,000 and free hummus for a year.

Super Bowl contests with food freebies

Although you can’t win millions (or even thousands) with these promos, it’s worth noting these appetizing incentives available around the country in case you want to get a bite while watching the Super Bowl.

Buffalo Wild Wings

The famous sports bar and wing spot will be offering up free wings at all of their nationwide locations…if the game goes to overtime. If it does, they’ll hand out a free snack-sized order to every patron in their American and Canadian locations.

Applebee’s

Not to be outdone (or maybe out-winged), Applebee’s also has a freebie for foodies. Any delivery order totaling $40 or more placed on Super Bowl Sunday will get a free order of wings. Just use the promo code “FREEWINGS” at check out. Only valid for the first 40,000 orders.

DiGiorno

Thinking about DiGiorno instead of delivery? The frozen pizza giant might be able to hook you up. If at any point in the game the score is either 3-14 or 14-3, they’ll tweet out a link where fans can enter to get a free coupon for a free frozen pizza. The coupon will be redeemable in early March, ahead of Pi Day, which is March 14.

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The DraftKingsPro Football Pick’em National Championship is here and includes $1 million guaranteed to the winner.

Five picks a week, with a shot at the $1M top prize. 🤑

The Pro Football Pick'Em National Championship is here! Learn more: https://t.co/wj9dvXB2r4pic.twitter.com/gWgre4mMoI

— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) July 20, 2020

The payout will be well-deserved, coming against a field of talented bettors, over the course of a season. The entry fee is $1,500.

Here are some details for the contest, which has been approved in New Jersey. But heads up: This NFL pick’em contest may grow into other states, too.

How does the DraftKings Pro Football Pick’em contest work?

Each week of the 2020 NFL season, from Week 1 to Week 16, users will make five picks against the spread. That’s a total of 70 picks during the season. Users will need to make picks for 14 of the 16 weeks in total, with two weeks of the user’s choice that can be skipped.

DraftKings Pick’em contestants will be ranked based on their correct pick percentage. And all picks will lock at 10 a.m. EST each Sunday morning.

Here’s another little tidbit: There is a $100 bonus every week a bettor goes 5-for-5.

Of course, the season becomes official after 12 weeks. If the NFL season is canceled after 12 weeks, some bettors will have used their skipped weeks and will have fewer picks posted. That’s why the winning percentage determines the ranking.

If the NFL cancels its season before the 12th week, DraftKings will refund the $1,500 entry fee.

How to enter the Pro Football Pick’em National Championship

To enter, visit DraftKings Sportsbook, click or tap on the “Pools” tab, and follow the instructions. Use this link to create an account at DraftKings, and if you’re a new player, you’ll get up to $1,025 free. Contestants must be at least 21 years old, and you get three contest entries max.

The guaranteed top prize is $1 million. But don’t fret if you can’t hit that lead spot. There are a total of 50 prizes available.

Here’s how the cash prizes breakdown:

Key considerations for the NFL Pick’em contest

The NFL odds and spreads will usually be out early in the week. The first will be available on Sept. 8.

Contestants get two gimmes via the right to skip two weeks. If a bettor looks at the schedule and decides it’s too difficult, that’s a good time to employ the betting equivalent of a bye week.

Used wisely, the skipped weeks are as much a part of the strategy as selecting winners.

This will be considerably helpful during midseason. There are certain weeks when the NFL has 12 or 13 games. That reduces the pool of attractive games. Save a gimme, maybe both, for this period.

Quite significantly, Week 17 is not part of the contest.

NFL teams that have clinched playoff positions often rest their regulars in what amounts to an exhibition game. Week 17 has always been a handicapping nightmare both for spread pickers and fantasy-football owners. It won’t be for this contest.

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Be careful not to cut the selection process too close. Balance the need for late injury information with the necessity to avoid the shutout.

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Strategies for the DraftKings Pick’em

Johnny Avello, the director of race and sportsbook operations for DraftKings, offers a couple of pointers. First, find the games with the best values and do some pre-season homework.

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“Look at the entire NFL schedule before the season starts and find the weeks that adhere to your strengths,” he said. “That can be conferences, teams, or individual matchups.”

He also advises bettors to study injuries throughout the week as they play a critical role in the lines and the games.

What exactly is the 2020 Pro Football Pick'Em National Championship? Director of Race and Sportsbook Operations Johnny Avello joined @Jessie_Coffield to break it all down. pic.twitter.com/vtoQUKUT1b

— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) July 21, 2020

This online contest has brick-and-mortar roots. It is similar to the long-running Las Vegas Hilton model, which carried the same rules and buy-ins as this one.

The contest not only generated substantial entries but carried a promotional component. Players would enter the property to see their names on the leaderboard throughout the week, and then gamble.

Now called the Westgate Super Contest, it generated more than 3,000 entries last year.

Competitions like this are about more than money, though. Bragging rights are a close second. This is how a gambler wins a Super Bowl.