In celebration of March Madness, Pluckers Wing Bar will bring back their famous “March Badness” competition and offer Lucky Longshot specials during the Final Four for the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. (Pluckers Wing Bar, 2021)

*** Update: brackets will be available to download online; however, fans will need to print out their bracket form and drop off the filled form at their closest Pluckers location to be eligible to enter the “March Badness” competition.

Pluckers is flipping the typical March Madness festivities upside down for a unique “March Badness” competition. The contest will only run online for the second round of the tournament, Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19, and participants will be asked to choose the losers of the games rather than the winners. One winner who correctly chooses each of the losers will win a $1,000 Pluckers gift card.

Brackets will be available to fill out online and will be posted the Sunday night after the tournament bracket is announced. Pluckers Club members will have the opportunity to fill out a second entry via the app.

Once the Sweet 16 has been set, Pluckers will assign a special to the four lowest seeded teams. If any of the four teams reach the Final Four, Pluckers will feature that special during the Final Four on Saturday, April 3.

Throughout the tournament, from the first round on Monday, March 15 to the finals on Monday, April 5, Pluckers will offer $1 off 34-oz Michelob Ultras and Bud Lights for dine-in guests.

Owners Mark Greenberg, Dave Paul, and Sean Greenberg, 2017 Ernst and Young Central Texas Entrepreneurs of the Year, opened their first Pluckers restaurant in Austin in 1995. Over the past 25 years, Pluckers Wing Bar has opened 30 locations, expanding to Baton Rouge, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston Killeen, San Marcos, and San Antonio. Pluckers is known for its signature wings and is consistently recognized as the best sports bar and chicken wing restaurant in the cities where it is located. Offering guests a fun, laid-back atmosphere where friends, family, and co-workers can enjoy a great meal and watch sports, Pluckers has been named in USA Today’s “Top Ten Wing Restaurants,” ESPN’s “Top 5 Sports Bar in North America,” and Dallas Observer’s “Best Sports Bar,” along with being named one of “Austin’s Best Places to Work” for three years by Austin Business Journal.