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Nancy Yang
St. Paul

Little Caesars is giving away free pizza after 'crazy' NCAA upset

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Lunch is on Little Caesar's today. You can thank the Retrievers of University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Last month during the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, Little Caesar's tweeted this offer:

UMBC rose to the challenge. They became the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 seed in men's NCAA tournament history when they routed Virginia 74-54.

And that's how America is getting free pizza Monday when the tournament wraps up. Michigan and Villanova will play for the men's national title Monday night.

Here's how to claim your free Hot-n-Ready lunch combo (four slices of Deep! Deep! Dish pepperoni pizza and a 20-ounce Pepsi product):

• Offer is valid only from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time or while supplies last.

• Place your order by 1 p.m. at a participating store. Key word No. 1: 1 p.m. If you place your order after 1 p.m. — even if you were in line — the offer will have expired and you're on the hook for your pizza lunch. Key word No 2: Participating store. That means not all locations are in on the promo. It's best to call ahead to make sure. Find locations near you and contact info here.

• Limit one promo item per family.

• You can read the rest of the nitty-gritty details here.

Last month, the St. Paul Saints had to make good on a similar Twitter contest worth $10,000 after the historic upset.

Curt McKay of Centerville was the lucky winner out 16,000 in that contest.