Free Pizza Lunch Monday For Everyone After NCAA Upset

CHARLOTTE, NC— On Monday, April 2, everyone can celebrate last month's upstart win of the University of Maryland in Baltimore County in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The Retrievers ousted the No. 1 seed, the University of Virginia, to become the first No. 16 seed to upset the No. 1 overall seed in the tourney.

Thanks to that historic upset of the Cavaliers, everyone across the country can get a free lunch at Little Caesars on April 2. This is not a joke. The pizza chain said its "If Crazy Happens" promotion would happen if a No. 16 seed knocked out a No. 1 seed in the tournament either on March 15 or March 16.

Anyone who goes to a participating restaurant between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. local time on Monday, April 2, and mentions the offer will get a free lunch combo. The lunch combo consists of a four-slice, deep-dish pepperoni pizza and a Pepsi product of your choice.

You can find a Little Caesar's near you here.

Be forewarned, though — Little Caesars is expecting its biggest crowds ever for the promotion, so you might want to get there early. There will be a limit of one free meal per family, with no substitutions. Check for your nearest Little Caesars here, or take a look at some local locations below.

Meanwhile, the NCAA tourney continues and Michigan will take its 14-game winning streak to the NCAA Finals on Monday, when the Wolverines will play Villanova, the winner of the second Final Four game on Saturday. Villanova blew out Kansas, 95-79. Michigan will meet Villanova at 9:20 p.m. Monday, April 2, in San Antonio.

Little Caesars locations in Charlotte include:

• 3220 Wilkinson Boulevard
• 228 Eastway Drive
• 5009 Beatties Ford Road
• 6201 South Boulevard
• 9009 Albemarle Road
• 10223 University City Boulevard

Little Caesars locations in Lake Norman include:

• 107 Commons Drive, Mooresville
• 20008 West Catawba Avenue, Cornelius
• 102 North Statesville, Huntersville

— Patch Editors Elizabeth Janney, Feroze Dhanoa and Doug Gross contributed to this story.

PHOTO: The UMBC Retrievers bench reacts to their 74-54 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)