{
  "id": 19869243,
  "title": "Forget March Madness: This college basketball bracket comes with a $1 million prize",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/forget-march-madness-this-college-basketball-bracket-comes-with-a-1",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-13T21:32:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/forget-march-madness-college-basketball-213207311.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Players Era festival is offering college basketball fans a chance to win a $1 million prize by filling out a perfect bracket in their \"Players Era Million Dollar Bracket Bonanza.\" The 24-team tournament is split into two fields, with the Players Era 8 taking place from Nov. 17-19 and the Players Era 16 running from Nov. 24-28. Participants have until the start of each tournament to submit their picks, with prizes awarded for those who finish first, second, and third in the contest. Additionally, there is a separate challenge involving the Players Era 16 where picking all 25 games correctly can win up to $250,000.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}