--- title: About Us --- [![mobileLogo](https://www.bracketblessings.com/hubfs/mobileLogo.svg)](https://www.bracketblessings.com/?hsLang=en) - [About](https://www.bracketblessings.com/about-us) - [About Us](https://www.bracketblessings.com/about-us) - [Bonus & Scoring](https://www.bracketblessings.com/bonus-prizes-scoring?hsLang=en) - [Rules](https://www.bracketblessings.com/contest-rules?hsLang=en) - [Terms & Conditions](https://www.bracketblessings.com/terms-and-conditions?hsLang=en) - [History](https://www.bracketblessings.com/history?hsLang=en) - [Leadership](https://www.bracketblessings.com/leadership?hsLang=en) - [Annals](https://www.bracketblessings.com/past-winners?hsLang=en) - [The Cause](https://www.bracketblessings.com/the-cause?hsLang=en) - [Sponsors](https://www.bracketblessings.com/our-sponsors?hsLang=en) - [Past Champions](https://www.bracketblessings.com/past-champions?hsLang=en) - [Leaderboard](https://bracketmadnesspro.com/madness/bracketblessings/leaderboard/99) - [Give](https://www.bracketblessings.com/the-cause?hsLang=en) ![mobileLogo](https://www.bracketblessings.com/hubfs/mobileLogo.svg) - [About](https://www.bracketblessings.com/about-us) - [About Us](https://www.bracketblessings.com/about-us) - [Bonus & Scoring](https://www.bracketblessings.com/bonus-prizes-scoring?hsLang=en) - [Rules](https://www.bracketblessings.com/contest-rules?hsLang=en) - [Terms & Conditions](https://www.bracketblessings.com/terms-and-conditions?hsLang=en) - [History](https://www.bracketblessings.com/history?hsLang=en) - [Leadership](https://www.bracketblessings.com/leadership?hsLang=en) - [Annals](https://www.bracketblessings.com/past-winners?hsLang=en) - [The Cause](https://www.bracketblessings.com/the-cause?hsLang=en) - [Sponsors](https://www.bracketblessings.com/our-sponsors?hsLang=en) - [Past Champions](https://www.bracketblessings.com/past-champions?hsLang=en) - [Leaderboard](https://bracketmadnesspro.com/madness/bracketblessings/leaderboard/99) - [Give](https://www.bracketblessings.com/the-cause?hsLang=en) # ![](https://www.bracketblessings.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Bracket%20Blessings/Images/Backets.svg) ABOUT BRACKET BLESSINGS ![stackedLogos](https://www.bracketblessings.com/hs-fs/hubfs/stackedLogos.jpg?width=668&height=1853&name=stackedLogos.jpg) ## welcome back! **Welcome to Bracket Blessings 2026!** What started as a scrappy little competition among friends has become something truly remarkable — and we're so glad you're part of it. The story begins back in 2000, when a college kid named Dani lent his name to a modest bracket contest among a tight circle of friends. The **Dani Trophy** (1999–2003) was humble in every sense — no frills, no sponsors, just the pure joy of competition and the universal hope that your bracket would survive the first weekend intact. By 2002, the contest had swelled to 121 contestants, a sign of things to come. In 2004, the contest was reborn as the **NCAA Contest**, and the growth became harder to ignore. Dunkin' Donuts became an early and faithful sponsor, fueling late-night bracket deliberations one coffee at a time. The rise of the World Wide Web opened new doors, and friends like Lucas Lampman and Matt Taylor helped carry the contest into the digital age — expanding its reach far beyond its New England roots and into living rooms and office desks across the country. By 2018, the contest had outgrown its name again. The **PYO Challenge** era ushered in a new season of ambition. New sponsors came aboard in 2019, broadening the contest's reach and deepening its purpose — creating space for more basketball fans to experience the madness together. The momentum was undeniable. In the years that followed, the PYO Challenge stood shoulder-to-shoulder with ESPN, Yahoo, Fox Sports, and USA Today as one of the **largest free March Madness contests in the country**, as recognized by multiple outlets. Now, in 2026, we turn the page again. **Bracket Blessings** is more than a name change — it's a mission statement. This is a **free March Madness contest turning brackets into blessings** — inspired by Isaiah 58:10. Here's how it works: sponsors cover all prizes, every dollar, so that participation costs you nothing. In turn, the contest serves to raise awareness for **58ten**, pouring resources into the people and communities that need it most. You fill out a bracket. Sponsors make the prizes possible. And the contest itself becomes an act of generosity. Twenty-six years in the making, and it's never meant more than it does right now. What began as a trophy between friends has become a vehicle for something bigger than basketball — a way to take one of the great joys of March and turn it into fuel for genuine, lasting good. So fill out your bracket. Trust your gut. Pick a few upsets. And let's turn our brackets into blessings.   ![Dani+O+signature+2020](https://www.bracketblessings.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dani+O+signature+2020.webp?width=725&height=265&name=Dani+O+signature+2020.webp)   ## About The Challenge ### The Fundamentals: - Free to enter - Sponsors & anonymous donors pay for all prizes and bonus opportunities - ALL donations go directly to ‘The Cause’ [Learn More About "The Cause"](https://www.bracketblessings.com/the-cause?hsLang=en) ### General Rules: - One bracket per person (4 yrs old min. age) - Enter bracket before March 19th, Thursday noon EDT - Watch games and win prizes ![BBLogo](https://www.bracketblessings.com/hubfs/BBLogo.svg) ## SCORING SYSTEM Round 1: actual seed number of the winner Round 2: 15 PTS Round 3: 30 PTS Round 4: 50 PTS Round 5: 75 PTS Round 6: 100 PTS (The play-in games will not be part of the scoring system) ## An annual Free March Madness contest—turning brackets into blessings Isaiah 58:10 ## Prizes See full Terms & Conditions ### GRAND PRIZE ### TWO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS & LODGING Win Two (2) NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game tickets with lodging to any one of the next three NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship games. 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