NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.,
June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) today announced the
second edition of the 2020 Chipotle Challenger Series (CCS) that
will allow fans to face-off against celebrities, athletes,
musicians and more in Call of Duty: Warzone for a chance to win
$25,000 and a year of free Chipotle.
The competition is open to all gamers 17 years or older and will
feature a duos format. Teams can register and find terms of entry
and participation by visiting:
www.chipotlechallengerseries.com.
Hitmaker Offset of Migos, actor Finn
Wolfhard, basketball star Sabrina
Ionescu, professional football players Von Miller, Kyler
Murray, Baker Mayfield, and Justin
Herbert and DJs Dillon Francis, ILLENIUM, Jauz and Cray will
compete against amateur gamers. Top esports talent, including
Nadeshot and CouRage of 100 Thieves, TimTheTatMan, Symfuhny,
TeePee, KingRichard, FaZe Swagg, HusKerrs, Aydan, GoldGlove,
DougIsRaw, Barstool HooliganZ will also participate.
"The Chipotle Challenger Series gives real amateur gamers the
chance to go head to head against esports icons and Chipotle
celebrity fans," said Chris Brandt,
Chief Marketing Officer. "The new duos format will make the second
edition of the series even more competitive for participating
gamers."
Qualifying competitions, which are open to all amateur gamers,
will take place on June 27 and 28 and
July 11 and 12. The 2020 Chipotle
Challenger Series II Finale, featuring 20 invited teams and 20
qualifying teams, will be hosted on Thursday, July 16 at 12pm
PT/3pm ET on Chipotle's Twitch
channel (twitch.com/chipotle). Shoutcaster legends Chris Puckett and Maven will give away a total
of 5,000 free burritos to viewers throughout the finale stream. For
ongoing updates on the competition, fans can follow Chipotle on
Twitch, Twitter and Instagram.
The first edition of the 2020 Chipotle Challenger Series began
with qualifying competitions in April and a live-broadcasted finale
on April 30. Despite the competition
featuring a bevy of esports talent, a surprising quartet of gamers
Almxnd, Scummin, Intechs, and Insite took home the title. The team
has been invited back for the 2020 Chipotle Challenger Series II to
defend their title.
In addition to taking home a $25,000 prize and free Chipotle for a year,
Chipotle will match the prize pool with a $25,000 donation to the National Urban League, an organization with a deep
history and proven track record for supporting Black communities.
Chipotle digital customers can support the National Urban League by
rounding up their bill to the next highest dollar amount at
checkout on the Chipotle app and Chipotle.com.
ABOUT CHIPOTLE
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:
CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced,
classically-cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without
artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle had over
2,600 restaurants as of March 31,
2020, in the United States,
Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany and is the only restaurant company of
its size that owns and operates all its restaurants. With more than
85,000 employees passionate about providing a great guest
experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator in the food
industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more accessible
to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a demonstrated
purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and sustainable
business practices. Steve Ells,
founder and former executive chairman, first opened Chipotle with a
single restaurant in Denver,
Colorado in 1993. For more information or to place an order
online, visit WWW.CHIPOTLE.COM.
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