Nothing But Net: Taco Mac’s Bracket Challenge Features Cash Prizes, Gift Cards And More

College basketball’s biggest event is fast approaching, and Taco Mac, the Southeast’s best neighborhood sports bar for fresh, never frozen, locally sourced wings and house-made sauces, is the perfect place to celebrate with beer specials, a chance to determine the champion of craft beers and fan-favorite annual Bracket Challenge, featuring cash prizes and a VIP experience for two at next year’s College Basketball Championship in San Antonio, Texas. 

Guests 18 and older are invited to preregister at tacomacbracket.com from March 1-16. Once the teams are announced on Sunday, March 17, contestants have until 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 21 to submit their completed brackets.

The guest with the most accurate choices across all Taco Mac locations wins a VIP trip for two to the 2025 Men’s College Basketball Championship. Other prizes include $25,000 cash for correctly predicting all 63 games and $5,000 cash for correctly predicting 60 or more games. The guest with the most accurate predictions at each Taco Mac location will receive a $100 Taco Mac gift card. For official contest rules, please visit tacomacbracket.com.

And that’s not all. Guests also are encouraged to vote for their favorite participating craft beer (and earn Brewniversity credits) during the Taco Mac Craft Challenge. Beginning Wednesday, March 20, guests can cast their votes by purchasing their favorite beer(s) among 16 MVP selections, advancing them to the next round until the final two beers square off Sunday, April 7-Monday, April 8 for the chance to be crowned Taco Mac’s champion beer. Guests can earn one Brewniversity credit for each beer purchased.

The guest with the most accurate bracket wins a $250 Taco Mac gift card, while the first runner-up receives a $100 Taco Mac gift card, and the second runner-up receives a $50 gift Taco Mac gift card. For more information and to follow the action throughout the challenge, visit tacomacbeerbracket.com.

About Taco Mac

A Georgia institution since 1979, Taco Mac offers a wide variety of beers on draft, the Southeast’s Original Buffalo wings and multiple HDTVs for enjoying all your favorite sporting events. Started by two friends from Buffalo, New York, Taco Mac now has 27 locations across Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. Over the years, Taco Mac has garnered numerous accolades and most recently has been named among the “Best Sports Bars in Atlanta” by Thrillist; one of “The 15 Best Sports Bars in Atlanta” by Foursquare; the best sports bar in Georgia in The Daily Meal’s roundup of “Best Sports Bar in Every State;” and one of the “Best Places to Watch College and NFL Football in Atlanta” by Eater. The eatery also made USA Today’s 10 Best list of “Best Sports Bars in Atlanta.” For more information, visit tacomac.com.