WJBC Bracket Buster 2019

Posted on March 11, 2019

It’s March and you know what that brings! The return of WJBC’s Bracket Buster with The Den at Fox Creek, Prairie Vista, and Highland Park Golf Courses. It’s our basketball bracket contest at Furlong’s Sports Grill on March 20th!

Register online with your VIP account now through Sunday, March 17th HERE

You’ll be matched up with a team in the tournament and every qualifier will win a prize. Qualifiers matched with the winning team win the grand prize: a Vizio 50″ 4K HDR Smart TV​ from The Den, ​Highland Park, and Prairie Vista Golf Courses. More great prizes from BraiZe, DP Dough, Charmed Boutique (Pontiac), Original Pancake House, Parkway Auto Laundry, Sunburst Nursery and Penn Landscaping. The event takes place at Furlong’s Sports Grill (1304 Cross Creek Dr. in Normal) on Wednesday, March 20th from 5-7pm. If you don’t qualify online, come to the finale between 5 and 6 for a chance to be a last minute qualifier. You can only qualify once, must be 21 years and older and you must be present to win. Bracket Buster with The Den at Fox Creek, Highland Park and Prairie Vista golf courses at Furlong’s Sports Grill (1304 Cross Creek Dr. in Normal) on Wednesday, March 20th!

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