Fran Lamb

Diccicco Battista Communications

484-342-3600 ext. 217

flamb@dbcommunications.net

 

Newtown, PA – (March 15, 2010) – Neighborhoods may disagree about which basketball team will take home the championship title, but everyone can agree that at Applebee’s, great things come in threes: Ultimate Trio appetizers, live hoops action – and a chance to win $1 million at your local Rose Group Applebee’s restaurants.

 

Now that brackets have been announced, hoops fans can enter to win $1 million in the March Hoops Basketball Challenge at Applebee’s by completing their men’s college basketball brackets on www.applebees.com. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win.

 

After working up an appetite making basketball predictions, guests can enjoy Applebee’s signature Ultimate Trios – a mix and match full-size appetizer featuring more than 200 combinations of bar and grill favorites, like Wonton Tacos, Boneless Buffalo Wings, Cheeseburger Sliders, Spinach & Artichoke Dip and Mozzarella Sticks.

 

Your local Rose Group Applebee’s restaurants in eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware, offer ample bar seating and plenty of flat screen televisions to catch all the hardwood action.

 

The $1 million online contest opened after the tournament brackets were announced via national telecast on Sunday, March 14. Entrants must make all picks before the published cutoff time on the selection pages. Players can make their picks round-by-round, join and create groups with friends, post to a message board, find stats on teams, upload fan photos and videos, and follow their picks and points history.

 

An eligible player who correctly picks all 63 games will win $1 million. Up to three, $10,000 cash prizes could be awarded to eligible fans who pick 61 or 62 games in the contest correctly, and up to five $1,000 cash prizes could be awarded to eligible fans who pick 60 games in the contest correctly.

 

The official rules will be available online when the contest opens. Don’t forget to fan us on Facebook.