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Reese’s holds March Madness contest for anyone named Reese

The chocolate brand is offering the chance for anyone with any spelling of the name Reese to win enough Reese's Peanut Butter Cups to cover the length of a basketball court, among other prizes.

By Crystal Lindell
Reeses University, the chocolate brands fictitious schools, is hosting a March Madness content. Winners will get basketball gear like the orange and black uniforms in this photo.

The Reese's brand is calling on Reeses, or Reeces or Riesses to try out for the chance to be featured on the official Reese's University basketball roster, outfitted with customized basketball gear (as seen in this photo), and enough Reese's Peanut Butter Cups to cover the length of a basketball court. Image provided by Reese's.

March 14, 2022

This March Madness, while 68 teams compete for the coveted NCAA Championship, Reese's University will be taking to its own court. 

But the requirement for Reese’s ultimate basketball team isn't dunking, dribbling or shooting – it's the name. 

Now through March 23, Reese's University — the chocolate brand’s fictitious university — will hold tryouts for its first-ever basketball team. 

The brand is calling on Reeses, Reeces or Riesses to try out for the chance to be featured on the official Reese's University basketball roster, outfitted with customized basketball gear, and enough Reese's Peanut Butter Cups to cover the length of a basketball court.

As Reese’s explains, peanut butter ballers around the country can go to ReesesUniversity.com to “try out” by simply entering and explaining their connection with the name "Reese” — which can be as simple as sharing they have a first name, last name, nickname, TikTok name or even email address with a variation of "Reese." Full contest rules are available on the Reese’s U website. 

The final Reese's University Ultimate Basketball Team roster will be announced on March 31 on Reese's University's website ahead of Final Four weekend.

Reese's U is not a real university but rather it’s part of a marketing campaign created by The Hershey Co., which owns the Reese's brand. 

Launched in December 2021, The Hershey Co. said at the time that the Reese’s brand was bringing the enthusiasm for the college experience to Reese’s fans with the launch of Reese’s University.

The Reese’s University website, which is designed to look like an actual university website, boasts that the fake school is the No. 1 confection-based college sports program, and it has 113 peanut butter cup titles, 375 H.B. Reese's scholars, as well as a 99.9 percent admissions acceptance rate.

KEYWORDS: Hershey Reese's

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Crystal lindell sept 2020 002 author
Crystal Lindell, Former editor-in-chief of Candy Industry Magazine. While here she has worked on Candy Industry Magazine, Food Engineering Magazine and Food Safety Strategies. She holds a master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois – Springfield and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Illinois University. And her favorite breakfast is a cup of espresso and Twix bar.

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