Welcome to the world’s simplest NCAA Tourney pool, Chuck’s Final 5 Contest!

All you have to do is make five picks and you could win up to $1,000! Entry is free (here) and takes literally one minute.

Contest Scoring

You get points for each correct Final Four team based on their seed in the tournament. 

So for example, if you had correctly picked UConn (1), Purdue (1), Alabama (4), and N.C. State (11) last year, you would have gotten the maximum possible score of 17 (i.e. 1 + 1 + 4 + 11 = 17)

By contrast if you had chosen all four #1 seeds you would have gotten a total score of 2: UConn (1), Purdue (1), Houston (0), and North Carolina (0)

Highest score wins up to $1,000 (see Additional Terms below for details.) It’s as simple as that.

Ties will be settled by:

1. Choosing the correct National Champion.
2. Total Points scored in the National Championship game (closest guess in either direction wins.)

In the event of any remaining unsettled tie, a randomized drawing of the tied first place entries will be conducted to determine who wins the Grand Prize.

Additional Terms

You must be a U.S. resident age 18 or older to participate. Entries must be submitted by 3/20/2025 at 12pm EDT. Only the most recent entry for each unique email address will be treated as a Valid Entry.  Only Valid Entries containing an email address which corresponds to a Chuck account on 3/27/2025 at 7pm EDT will be treated as Eligible Entries for the Grand Prize. Grand Prize pool value will be established on 3/28/25 based on the count of Eligible Entries- The minimum pool value will be $100, and the pool will increase by $100 for every 1,000 Eligible Entries received, up to a maximum prize of $1,000; Contest winner must respond to email to claim prize within 72 hours; Failing that new winners will be chosen in order of their final ranking until the prize is claimed. Chuck Inc. employees are not eligible to participate. By participating in this contest you agree to be notified of additional contests and product updates. Neither Apple nor Google are involved in any way with this contest.

Now go make your picks and get that money!