The 2024 NCAA March Madness Tournament is less than a month away. For the 2024 presidential election, it seems like the nominees are already known (for now). It is already full of chaos and madness.
So, what’s the fusion recipe of basketball and politics?
How about Presidential March Madness Bracket Challenge!
Why should college basketball have all the fun? What about us #bookaddicts and #fiction lovers? Especially the subset who are news junkies and political fanatics? Surely we need something to cheer for as well since this year’s Super Tuesday is going to be anything BUT super?
You’re in luck! I’ve invented a fun way to watch the NCAA basketball tournament AND get excited about the release of a political thriller novel that takes place during a highly consequential Presidential election with a lot less certainty than 2024.
Today, I’m launching the Presidential March Madness Bracket Challenge!
Commander-in-Chief March Madness Bracket Challenge features fictional presidents (and presidencies) from television, movies, streaming, books, and comics that you will nominate. They will be competing for the 2024 Title of Mightiest President!
HUNDREDS OF PRESIDENTS TO CHOOSE FROM
How does your favorite (or least favorite) fictional President of the United States land on the bracket?
Just nominate him or her using the survey below or via a comment to this post. No actual Presidents, please! However, we will accept actual historical figures who enjoyed a fictional presidency via a work of literature or media as nominees.
Be sure to indicate the President’s name, the title of the major work in which they appeared, and the specific episode or edition if appropriate so I can track down an image of your contender. If you want to include the actor or actress’s name, even better.
Nominations will be open until Thursday, March 14 at 12:00 pm. I will take all the nominees and compose 1 master bracket to be revealed on Selection Sunday, March 17.
Once the bracket is revealed, come back to MichaelFedorBooks.com and complete your bracket and a chance to win some incredibly fun prizes!
How Does the Contest Work?
The top 64 Presidents nominated by March 17 will enter the bracket challenge. Each President will be assigned a ranking and a region on the Commander-In-Chief bracket.
The tournament begins a week later on March 24. Based on the actual Men’s NCAA tournament results, each Commander-in-Chief will advance to the next round or be eliminated.
For example, let’s say President Josiah Bartlet is ranked #1 and plays #16 ranked President Gorgon Shumway in the Television Region, which corresponds to the East Region. If the #16 team in the East Region upsets #1, then Shumway moves on to the next round. If, in the real basketball tournament, #1 prevails in the East region, then Bartlet would move on. And so on and so on.
We will accept up to 5,000 brackets in total for the 2024 sweepstakes. Brackets can begin to be created on Selection Sunday, March 17. All brackets must be submitted by the deadline on March 24.
Everyone who enters a bracket will be subscribed to my email list – Intrigue Insiders. Everyone who enters a bracket will automatically receive a FREE audiobook version of The Senate Deception at the end of the sweepstakes.
SWEEPSTAKES PRIZES (US & Canada Entrants Only)
Commander in Chief March Madness Bracket Challenge
Best Bracket(s) Overall*
Amazon Fire HD 8 & Signed and Numbered Hardcover 1st Edition of What It Takes to Kill a Bull Moose
Second Best Bracket(s)**
$50 Barnes & Noble Giftcard + Signed and Numbered Hardcover 1st Edition of What It Takes to Kill a Bull Moose
Third Best Bracket***
$10 Barnes & Noble Gift Card + Signed and Numbered Hardcover 1st Edition of What It Takes to Kill a Bull Moose
All Bracket Entries
FREE Audiobook version of The Senate Deception
KING SUMO SWEEPSTAKES SHARING PRIZES
A separate sweepstakes will take place for Michael Fedor email subscribers who share news of the sweepstakes and get others to share, like, subscribe, or enter.
Every fan of political fiction who shares the Commander-in-Chief March Madness Sweepstakes will be entered to win a cool prize at the end of the tournament – regardless of which President comes out on top. Every entrant using King Sumo to share the sweepstakes and who confirms their email address will receive a FREE eBook of The Senate Deception!
Top Prize (chosen at random among all entries)
Amazon Fire HD 8 & Signed and Numbered Hardcover 1st Edition of What It Takes to Kill a Bull Moose
Second Prize (chosen at random among all entries)
$50 Amazon Gift Card + Signed and Numbered Hardcover 1st Edition of What It Takes to Kill a Bull Moose
Third Prize (chosen at random among all entries)
Signed and Numbered Hardcover 1st Edition of What It Takes to Kill a Bull Moose and a Bull Moose Series Themed Bookmark
All sharing sweepstakes entries
FREE eBook of The Senate Deception
*The entered bracket that most accurately matches the final actual bracket results, which will be based on the placements of the Presidents linked to the NCAA Tournament 2024 results.
**The second most accurate bracket overall will be the second-place finisher. Up to 4 prizes could be awarded in the event of a tie. If more than 4 brackets were to tie, four (4) would be chosen via a random draw among the tying entries.
*** The third most accurate bracket overall will be the third-place finisher. Up to 10 prizes could be awarded in the event of a tie. If more than 10 brackets were to tie at this level, ten (10) would be chosen via a random draw among the tying entries.
Every fan who enters a bracket, regardless of how well their bracket performs, will receive a FREE audiobook of The Senate Deception. Every confirmed email address using KingSumo sharing will receive an eBook copy.
There are no fees or costs or purchases required to enter either sweepstakes.
