Sam Holtz beat out 11.5million entries to win NCAA on Monday . This as he selected Duke to win the the ESPN Tournament Challenge title game , which they did by overcoming the Wisconsin Badgers 68 - 63 . Sam should now be eligible for the $ 30,000 grand prize of a $ 20,000 Best Buy gift card and an all-inclusive trip to Hawaii this November . Sam , 12 , is not eligible however because age restrictions state that entrants must be 18 years old . Sam says he does not mind missing the prize , and though he is a little 'irritated ' he thinks the best idea if for ESPN to reward him with an Xbox . The sixth grader also shared one of his bracket tips ; 'Just pick the team that you like and pick whoever you want '
Sam Holtz beat out 11.5million entries to win the ESPN Tournament Challenge on Monday . This as he selected Duke to win the NCAA title game , which they did by overcoming the Wisconsin Badgers 68 - 63 . Sam should now be eligible for the $ 30,000 grand prize of a $ 20,000 Best Buy gift card and an all-inclusive trip to Hawaii this November . Sam , 12 , is not eligible however because age restrictions state that entrants must be 18 years old . Sam says he does not mind missing the prize , and though he is a little 'irritated ' he thinks the best idea if for ESPN to reward him with an Xbox . The sixth grader also shared one of his bracket tips ; 'Just pick the team that you like and pick whoever you want '