NFL Stars Peyton Manning and Jerome Bettis Join Millions of Fans
Enrolled in Papa Rewards Ready to Flip Over Free Pizza if Coin Toss
Lands on Heads
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Papa
John's, the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL, today announced that
America has called "heads" in Papa John's Super Bowl XLVI Coin
Toss Experience. With America's call, the millions of fans enrolled
in the company's Papa Rewards customer loyalty program will receive a
free large one-topping pizza and 2-liter Pepsi MAX if the coin toss in
Super Bowl XLVI lands on "heads."
America chose which side of the coin based on popular vote the past 10
days at www.papajohns.com.
"Heads" prevailed with 60 percent of the vote.
But making the call is just part of Papa John's Super Bowl XLVI Coin
Toss Experience. Americans can enroll in Papa Rewards at www.papajohns.com
until 6 p.m. ET Super Bowl Sunday to receive the free pizza and Pepsi
MAX if America's call is correct.
"We're thrilled with the response of NFL fans and our customers to Papa
John's Super Bowl Coin Toss Experience," said John Schnatter, Papa
John's Founder, Chairman and CEO. "Recognizing it's not every day that
you get a chance for free pizza and Pepsi MAX on the simple flip of a
coin, we expect the rush of people signing up for Papa Rewards to
continue right up until the official coin is tossed."
"I've never seen so much excitement about a coin toss," said NFL star
and Super Bowl XLI champion Peyton Manning. "I'll be crossing my fingers
with all of America for the coin to land on heads and reward everyone
with free Papa John's pizza."
Added Super Bowl XL Champion and Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist
Jerome "The Bus" Bettis: "For years, the coin toss I participated in on
Thanksgiving Day 1998 has been recognized as one of the most famous in
NFL history. If this year's coin toss comes up ‘heads,' I may be passing
Papa John's the torch for the most memorable coin toss."
Last year for Super Bowl XLV, Papa John's set a single-day sales record
by selling more than 1 million pizzas, driven in part by offering a free
large pizza to everyone in America if the game went into overtime. In
the fourth quarter, the teams were separated by only 3 points, but the
game did not go into overtime. In fact, no Super Bowl has ever gone into
overtime.
"We generated a lot of excitement toward the end of Super Bowl XLV,"
Schnatter said. "For Super Bowl XLVI, we're flipping our strategy —
literally — and generating a lot of drama for NFL fans and our customers
at the beginning of Super Bowl XLVI."
If the coin toss for Super Bowl XLVI lands on heads, each Papa Rewards
member will receive an email Monday, Feb. 6, with instructions on how to
get their free large one-topping pizza and 2-liter Pepsi MAX.
Papa John's is in the second year of a multi-year sponsorship with the
NFL.
Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John's International, Inc.
(NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world's third largest pizza company. For 10 of the
past 12 years, consumers have rated Papa John's No. 1 in customer
satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American Customer
Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Papa John's also was honored by Restaurants &
Institutions Magazine (R&I) with the 2009 Gold Award for Consumers'
Choice in Chains in the pizza segment. Papa John's is the Official Pizza
Sponsor of the National Football League and Super Bowl XLVI and XLVII.
For more information about the company or to order pizza online, visit
Papa John's at www.papajohns.com.
© 2012 NFL Properties LLC. All NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of
the National Football League.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. ONLY PAPA REWARDS MEMBERS AS OF 6 PM ET ON 2/5/12
WHO ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.) 13 AND OLDER MAY
BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A PRIZE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Voting takes
place from 1/22/12 to 2/1/12. For Official Rules, visit www.papajohns.com.
For broadcast- and print-ready video, photos and logos, visit: http://papajohns.centralcast.net
Papa John's International, Inc.
Tish Muldoon, 502-671-9488
Senior
Director, Public Relations
tish_muldoon@papajohns.com
or
Fleishman-Hillard
Inc.
Rick Rhodes, 310-497-2284
rick.rhodes@fleishman.com
Source: Papa John's International, Inc.
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