Eat like Your Favorite Football Star with Papa John’s All-New Players’ Choice Special

Starting October 26 through November 22, score a large Players Choice
pizza for just $12; Add Garlic or Cinnamon Knots for just $5

LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Up your game for the second half of the NFL season with Papa John’s
Players’ Choice Special. Starting October 26, you can watch your
favorite players while enjoying their favorite pizzas. Customers can
also go for two and add Garlic or Cinnamon Knots for just $5.

Ranked by NFL players in an offseason poll, these three Players’ Choice
pizzas emerged as the most popular topping combinations:

• If you’re looking for a fiery take on your favorite meaty pizza, try
  the new Sriracha Meats – which starts off with Papa John’s unique
  Sriracha sauce, is then topped with premium pepperoni, Italian
  sausage, fresh sliced red onions and 100% real cheese. This pizza is
  sure to get your taste buds running!
• For those looking for bold, authentic BBQ flavor, try the BBQ Chicken
  Bacon Pizza. This returning favorite has a layer of tasty barbeque
  sauce and is piled high with grilled white meat chicken,
  hickory-smoked bacon, and covered in cheese.
• And for the fan that wants it all –The Works is loaded up with
  mouth-watering pepperoni, Canadian bacon, Italian sausage, onions,
  green peppers, mushrooms, and black olives, all topped with cheese.

With so many delicious choices, it’s no wonder your favorite NFL players
had a hard time choosing!

“There’s no better way to get closer to the game we all love than to eat
like the pros with our new Players Choice pizzas,” said Robert Thompson,
SVP of marketing at Papa John’s. “And they chose wisely – I’m sure our
customers will love these new and returning flavors, on top of adding an
order of Garlic or Cinnamon Knots for just five dollars.”

The Players Choice pizzas and Garlic and Cinnamon Knots offers will be
available at all Papa John’s restaurants nationwide and can be ordered
online at www.papajohns.com, or
through Papa John’s mobile ordering app for iPhone and Android devices.

About Papa John’s

Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John’s International, Inc.
(NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world’s third-largest pizza delivery company. For
14 of the past 16 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 is the Official Pizza
Sponsor of the National Football League and Super Bowl 50. For more
information about the company or to order pizza online, visit Papa
John’s at www.papajohns.com.
Also visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PapaJohns,
or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/PapaJohns.

Contacts

For Papa John’s International, Inc.
Amy Salloum, 404-908-9136
Amy.Salloum@Edelman.com