World’s Easiest Bracket Challenge 2024

WQIO / WMVO’s World’s Easiest Bracket Challenge. You could win $300 CASH from A+ Autobrokers and Pizza for year from Pizza Cottage…You don’t even need to know anything about Basketball. Here’s how it works..We make it easy… You don’t even need to know anything about Basketball. Registrations are open online from Feb. 19th, 2024 to March 15th, 2024 at 3:00pm. On March 19th we may draw your name and randomly match it to one of the 64 NCAA Basketball teams. If your team makes it to the final four you will win Certificates to Buffalo Wild Wings. If your team wins the whole thing then you will win $300 from A+ Autobrokers and Pizza for a year from Pizza Cottage & $20 BW3’s Ceritficate! So good luck and sign up today!

ENTRY CLOSED

Curtis and the Morning Crew will announce the brackets Tuesday Morning March 19th! WMVO /WQIO will list brackets on contest page

Sponsors: A+ Autobroker, Pizza Cottage, Ohio Means Jobs of Knox County, Lanning’s Foods

Grand Prize: $300 from A+ Autobrokers & Pizza for a year from Pizza Cottage

Final Four Prizes: $20 Buffalo Wild Wings Certificates

1. All General Rules apply with exception to specific listings below.
2. Registration Begins 02/19/24 and Ends on 03/15/24 at 3PM
3. Contest beings with the first play in tournament games on 3/19/24
4. Eligibility
   1. Must be 18 or older
   2. Open only to residents of Ohio
   3. Employees, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, representatives and their immediate family members of the Sponsor, its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies and other employees of other media are ineligible.
5. How to Play
   1. Register Email, Full Name, Address, City, Phone Number, and Age via website WMVO.com
   2. No purchase is necessary to enter
6. Winners
   1. Winner is responsible to pick up prize within 10 days of the winning date during regular business hours or forfeit the prize. Monday through Friday. 9am – 4pm EST
   2. All prizes to be picked up at WMVO / WQIO Radio Station 17421 Coshocton Ave Mount Vernon Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
   3. Final four participants will be each awarded certificates to Buffalo Wild Wings (20 dollars per entry)
   4. There will only be ONE Grand Prize winner. $300 Cash A+ Autobrokers / Pizza for a year from Pizza Cottage ($240 worth of certificates breakdown $20/month x 12 months =$240 worth of pizza)
7. Prizes:
   1. $300 Cash from A+ Autobrokers in Mount Vernon / $240 Pizza Cottage Certificates / $20 BW3’s Certificates (Final 4 winners only)
   2. A+ Autobrokers / Pizza Cottage rules and specifications apply including tax, or applicable fees
   3. All prizes good for time specified on winners certificates, set by the sponsor. Some restrictions may apply.
   4. Winner is responsible for working out details with the prize sponsors when applicable.
8. Conditions
   1. Liability Disclaimer:
      1. Sponsor and the employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents and representatives of Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising for and promotion agencies are not responsible for and shall not be liable for (1 ) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, internet or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (2) any conditions caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor which may cause a disruption or corruption in the contest; (3) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by a prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a prize, or from participation in the contest; or (4) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the contest.
      2. By playing the contest, participants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the judges shall be final.
      3. If a team is disqualified from competition, the player partnered with that team will also be disqualified from tournament

9. Taxes

1. All federal, state, and local laws apply.
2. Taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of each winner.
3. The Station reserves the right to disqualify any entry of a participant who violates the official rules.

• Station reserves right to adjust or change rules at anytime without notice.

U. Conn (1) – Karen Fannin (Centerburg) – WINNER

East Bracket 

• U. Conn (1) – Karen Fannin (Centerburg)
• Illinois (3) – Amy Prather-Smith (Baltimore)
• San Diego State (5) – Scott Mast (Fredericktown)
• Iowa State (2) – Andrew Butler (Sandusky)
• Stetson (16) – Lauren Hanes (Dresden)
• Florida Atlantic (8) – Christina King (MTV)
• Northwestern (9) – Johnathon Firewick (Coshocton)
• UAB (12) – Keith Berry (Fredericktown)
• Auburn (4) – Alisha Woodruff (MTV)
• Yale (13) – Charles Thompson (MTV)
• BYU (6) – Kent McMillen (MTV)
• Duquesne (11) – Mary Spence (Fredericktown)
• Morehead State (14) – Heather Rodehaver (MTV)
• Washington State (7) – Joshua Kaber (Howard)
• Drake (10) – Emilee Stoltz (Thornville)
• South Dakota State (15) – Matt Baugher (MTV)

West Bracket

• Alabama (4) – Madison Stickdorn (Newark)
• Clemson (6) – Ron Winget (Fredericktown)
• North Carolina (1) – Melissa Kaye Kirkman (MTV)
• Arizona (2) – Deborah Walsh (New Albany)
• Howard/Wagner (16) – Christina Martin (MTV)
• Mississippi State (8) – Adam Remy (Mansfield)
• Michigan State (9) – Mary Ann Ake (Newark)
• Saint Mary’s (5) – Larry Gibbs (Howard)
• Grand Canyon (12) – Tina Call (Howard)
• Charleston (13) – David M. Hunter (Perrysville)
• New Mexico (11) – Samantha Seitz (Lexington)
• Baylor (3) – Matthew Findley (Fredericktown)
• Colgate (14) – Alizabeth Colopy (Danville)
• Dayton (7) – Doug Wise (Marengo)
• Nevada (10) – Jeff Snyder (Marengo)
• Long Beach State (15) – Cindy Shoe (Newark)

South Bracket 

• Houston (1) – Nicole McGough (Howard)
• Duke (4) – Amanda Brazeal (Howard)
• NC State (11) – Matthew Allen Beckley (MTV)
• Marquette (2) – Laura Moore (Newark)
• Longwood (16) – Holly McCutchen (Butler)
• Nebraska (8) – Bonnie Kinney (Lexington)
• Texas A&M (9) – Mark Thomas (Danville)
• Wisconsin (5) – Mary Jane Baker (Mansfield)
• James Madison (12) – James Hoops (Newark)
• Vermont (13) – Katerina Bowland (Johnstown)
• Texas Tech (6) – Anita McPeek (MTV)
• Kentucky (3) – Mark Muston (Bladensburg)
• Oakland (14) – Ed Harris (Centerburg)
• Florida (7) – Teresa Warner (MTV)
• Colorado (10) – Christina Cowell (Mansfield)
• Western Kentucky (15) – Joy Stortz (Howard)

Midwest Bracket

• Purdue (1) – Henry Allen (MTV)
• Gonzaga (5) – Sharon J. Proper (Fredericktown)
• Creighton (3) – Rodney Moreland (Marengo)
• Tennessee (2) – Matt Barnes (MTV)
• Grambling (16) – Katherine Colella (Mt. Gilead)
• Utah State (8) – Valerie Healy (MTV)
• TCU (9) – Thomas Butcher (Utica)
• McNeese (12) – Aaron R. Monroe (Zanesville)
• Kansas (4) – Mary Blubaugh (MTV)
• Samford (13) – Linda Jones (Heath)
• South Carolina (6) – Lori Bennett (MTV)
• Oregon (11) – Paul Butler (Walhonding)
• Akron (14) – Angela Muston (Bladensburg)
• Texas (7) – Bart Hustack (Loudonville)
• Virginia / Colorado State (10) – Amy Scott (Martinsburg)
• Saint Peter’s (15) – Treyton Slone (Howard)

Last Updated on Monday 4/08/24 @ 7:35AM

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