🔎 NFL HalloweenGrade 3Reading: grades 3-4Place valueSkip countingBar modelsFractions of a numberMissing addends
The Spooky Endzone Mystery
During the big Halloween night football game, someone stole the championship trophy right out of the stadium vault! Crack the math clues to find out who snuck into the locker room.
Suspects
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
21 of 21 still in play
| Name | Costume | Snack | Stance | Helmet | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davante Adams | Mummy Cleats | Spooky Soda | Right-Handed | Green Helmet | Loud Whistle |
| George Kittle | Mummy Cleats | Haunted Nachos | Left-Handed | Orange Helmet | Yellow Flag |
| DeAndre Hopkins | Skeleton Pads | Pumpkin Popcorn | Right-Handed | Black Helmet | Delay Flag |
| Myles Garrett | Mummy Cleats | Candy Corn Slime | Left-Handed | Orange Helmet | Yellow Flag |
| Christian McCaffrey | Mummy Cleats | Candy Corn Slime | Right-Handed | Orange Helmet | Yellow Flag |
| Maxx Crosby | Mummy Cleats | Spooky Soda | Right-Handed | Green Helmet | Yellow Flag |
| Nick Bosa | Vampire Cape | Haunted Nachos | Left-Handed | Green Helmet | Delay Flag |
| TJ Watt | Mummy Cleats | Spooky Soda | Right-Handed | Black Helmet | Yellow Flag |
| Travis Kelce | Mummy Cleats | Candy Corn Slime | Left-Handed | Green Helmet | Yellow Flag |
| Derrick Henry | Zombie Jersey | Pumpkin Popcorn | Right-Handed | Green Helmet | Delay Flag |
| Ceedee Lamb | Vampire Cape | Pumpkin Popcorn | Right-Handed | Orange Helmet | Yellow Flag |
| Josh Allen | Vampire Cape | Glow Hotdog | Left-Handed | Green Helmet | Delay Flag |
| Tyreek Hill | Vampire Cape | Haunted Nachos | Right-Handed | Orange Helmet | Yellow Flag |
| DK Metcalf | Skeleton Pads | Spooky Soda | Right-Handed | Black Helmet | Delay Flag |
| Jalen Hurts | Mummy Cleats | Haunted Nachos | Right-Handed | Orange Helmet | Yellow Flag |
| Micah Parsons | Vampire Cape | Glow Hotdog | Right-Handed | Orange Helmet | Yellow Flag |
| Patrick Mahomes | Skeleton Pads | Glow Hotdog | Left-Handed | Black Helmet | Yellow Flag |
| Stefon Diggs | Werewolf Mask | Spooky Soda | Right-Handed | Orange Helmet | Delay Flag |
| Aaron Rodgers | Werewolf Mask | Candy Corn Slime | Left-Handed | Orange Helmet | Yellow Flag |
| Lamar Jackson | Werewolf Mask | Haunted Nachos | Right-Handed | Green Helmet | Delay Flag |
| Justin Jefferson | Vampire Cape | Pumpkin Popcorn | Left-Handed | Orange Helmet | Delay Flag |
Clue 1
Place value
The scoreboard screen glitched and showed mystery digit places as the culprit darted past.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
70
100
4000
50
7000
30
30
40
7000
800
500
7000
500
800
5000
T
70
4000
40
T
70
6000
30
5000
20
100
5000
T
70
500
5000
6000
What is the value of the 7 in 3,372?T
What is the value of the 4 in 4,369?E
What is the value of the 5 in 6,458?V
What is the value of the 2 in 925?W
What is the value of the 5 in 587?D
What is the value of the 8 in 3,820?N
What is the value of the 4 in 6,942?A
What is the value of the 3 in 631?L
What is the value of the 1 in 133?H
What is the value of the 5 in 85,414?O
What is the value of the 6 in 46,811?G
What is the value of the 7 in 17,232?I
0/12 letters found
Clue 2
Skip counting
Ref Bob skip counted yard lines along the spooky sideline to track the villain.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
80
60
25
45
130
45
9
25
27
T
80
T
80
60
35
25
40
40
28
T
80
60
T
80
60
25
28
35
35
28
30
60
T
80
60
55
90
50
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100T
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150U
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ___, 60, 65A
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110N
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, ___, 50, 60W
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33C
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35E
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60D
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45R
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32I
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, ___, 65, 70H
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, ___, 33, 36G
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15P
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, ___, 50, 55S
0/14 letters found
Clue 3
Bar model word problems
Coach Frankie built a bar model on his clipboard to measure the mysterious footprints.
Draw a bar model to solve each word problem. Its answer reveals a letter — write the letters in the boxes to fill in the missing word.
Someonescaredthevillainoffwith .
Y
53
37
26
26
44
52
36
26
12
G
One group collected 7 haunted helmets and another group collected 46 haunted helmets. How many haunted helmets in all?
draw a bar model
Answer:→Y
There were 60 foam fingers in all. 34 foam fingers were used. How many foam fingers are left?
draw a bar model
Answer:→L
One group collected 8 glow whistles and another group collected 4 glow whistles. How many glow whistles in all?
draw a bar model
Answer:→A
The red team has 70 foam fingers and the blue team has 18 foam fingers. How many more foam fingers does the red team have?
draw a bar model
Answer:→W
Junior Detective shares 176 spooky tickets equally among 4 teams. How many spooky tickets does each team get?
draw a bar model
Answer:→O
The red team has 60 foam fingers and the blue team has 23 foam fingers. How many more foam fingers does the red team have?
draw a bar model
Answer:→E
Junior Detective has 6 times as many foam fingers as a teammate. The teammate has 6 foam fingers. How many foam fingers does Junior Detective have?
draw a bar model
Answer:→F
0/7 letters found
Clue 4
Fractions of a number
The waterboy calculated a fraction of the ghost energy drinks remaining on the bench.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
O
35
5
28
7
9
8
12
8
6
17
8
19
3
28
26
7
19
33
28
31
6
8
10
19
28
19
31
15
8
7
8
7/10 of 50 =O
1/8 of 40 =R
1/5 of 75 =C
2/3 of 15 =F
2/6 of 9 =P
1/2 of 14 =N
2/10 of 60 =H
1/2 of 66 =W
1/4 of 104 =I
2/10 of 85 =M
1/2 of 16 =E
1/8 of 72 =G
1/3 of 93 =S
4/8 of 56 =A
3/4 of 8 =L
3/6 of 38 =T
0/16 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
The team mascot solved a missing number puzzle to open the stadium equipment shed.
First solve each problem. Then find each answer in the list below and cross that sentence out. One sentence will be left — that's exactly what the villain did!
Step 1 — solve these
6 + ___ = 16
9 + ___ = 17
9 + ___ = 12
2 + ___ = 4
4 + ___ = 9
10 + ___ = 16
6 + ___ = 15
7 + ___ = 19
7 + ___ = 8
3 + ___ = 7
3 + ___ = 10
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain put on a werewolf mask, then splashed candy corn slime.
2.The villain put on a werewolf mask, then tossed glow hotdog wrappers.
3.The villain wrapped up in a vampire cape, then munched haunted nachos.
4.The villain buckled on skeleton pads, then spilled pumpkin popcorn.
5.The villain put on a werewolf mask, then chugged spooky soda.
6.The villain pulled on a zombie jersey, then munched haunted nachos.
7.The villain wrapped up in a vampire cape, then splashed candy corn slime.
8.The villain wrapped up in a vampire cape, then spilled pumpkin popcorn.
9.The villain wrapped up in a vampire cape, then tossed glow hotdog wrappers.
10.The villain laced up mummy cleats, then splashed candy corn slime.
11.The villain laced up mummy cleats, then munched haunted nachos.
12.The villain wrapped up in a vampire cape, then chugged spooky soda.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Spooky Endzone Mystery
Culprit: Jalen Hurts (Mummy Cleats · Haunted Nachos · Right-Handed · Orange Helmet · Yellow Flag)
- Clue 1 (Place value): "THE VILLAIN DID NOT EAT GLOW HOTDOG"What is the value of the 7 in 3,372? = 70 (T) · What is the value of the 4 in 4,369? = 4000 (E) · What is the value of the 5 in 6,458? = 50 (V) · What is the value of the 2 in 925? = 20 (W) · What is the value of the 5 in 587? = 500 (D) · What is the value of the 8 in 3,820? = 800 (N) · What is the value of the 4 in 6,942? = 40 (A) · What is the value of the 3 in 631? = 30 (L) · What is the value of the 1 in 133? = 100 (H) · What is the value of the 5 in 85,414? = 5000 (O) · What is the value of the 6 in 46,811? = 6000 (G) · What is the value of the 7 in 17,232? = 7000 (I)
- Clue 2 (Skip counting): "THE SUSPECT THREW WITH THEIR RIGHT HAND"Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100 = 80 (T) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150 = 130 (U) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ___, 60, 65 = 55 (A) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110 = 90 (N) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, ___, 50, 60 = 40 (W) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (C) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35 = 25 (E) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60 = 50 (D) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45 = 35 (R) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32 = 28 (I) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, ___, 65, 70 = 60 (H) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, ___, 33, 36 = 30 (G) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15 = 9 (P) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, ___, 50, 55 = 45 (S)
- Clue 3 (Bar model word problems): "YELLOW FLAG"One group collected 7 haunted helmets and another group collected 46 haunted helmets. How many haunted helmets in all? = 53 (Y) · There were 60 foam fingers in all. 34 foam fingers were used. How many foam fingers are left? = 26 (L) · One group collected 8 glow whistles and another group collected 4 glow whistles. How many glow whistles in all? = 12 (A) · The red team has 70 foam fingers and the blue team has 18 foam fingers. How many more foam fingers does the red team have? = 52 (W) · Junior Detective shares 176 spooky tickets equally among 4 teams. How many spooky tickets does each team get? = 44 (O) · The red team has 60 foam fingers and the blue team has 23 foam fingers. How many more foam fingers does the red team have? = 37 (E) · Junior Detective has 6 times as many foam fingers as a teammate. The teammate has 6 foam fingers. How many foam fingers does Junior Detective have? = 36 (F)
- Clue 4 (Fractions of a number): "ORANGE HELMET PAINT WAS LEFT AT SCENE"7/10 of 50 = 35 (O) · 1/8 of 40 = 5 (R) · 1/5 of 75 = 15 (C) · 2/3 of 15 = 10 (F) · 2/6 of 9 = 3 (P) · 1/2 of 14 = 7 (N) · 2/10 of 60 = 12 (H) · 1/2 of 66 = 33 (W) · 1/4 of 104 = 26 (I) · 2/10 of 85 = 17 (M) · 1/2 of 16 = 8 (E) · 1/8 of 72 = 9 (G) · 1/3 of 93 = 31 (S) · 4/8 of 56 = 28 (A) · 3/4 of 8 = 6 (L) · 3/6 of 38 = 19 (T)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 11) → Jalen Hurts6 + ___ = 16 = 10 · 9 + ___ = 17 = 8 · 9 + ___ = 12 = 3 · 2 + ___ = 4 = 2 · 4 + ___ = 9 = 5 · 10 + ___ = 16 = 6 · 6 + ___ = 15 = 9 · 7 + ___ = 19 = 12 · 7 + ___ = 8 = 1 · 3 + ___ = 7 = 4 · 3 + ___ = 10 = 7
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 3 math
- Math topics
- Place value, Skip counting, Bar models, Fractions of a number, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 3-4
- Theme
- The Spooky Endzone Mystery — set in Haunted Gridiron Stadium
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects