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Just when we all needed a break: Pi Day happens

Anyone with a pulse would probably admit that this has been a rough week, between the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and the growing vitriol of the U.S. presidential campaign. But Saturday brings a moment of pure relief, when Pi Day returns in all its irrational, pizza-fied, mathematically mystified 3.14-ness.

It's Pi Day Saturday and the world has pizza and irrational numbers on the brain (Photo: Blaze Pizza).

March 12, 2020 by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Coronavirus. Stock market plunges. Recession. Presidential election. Yes, sometimes it does feel like the world is truly ending.

Then, something like Pi Day pops up out of the murky waters of current headlines and you realize, it will be okay, as long as we have pizza. 

That's right, just when we all needed it most, that annual day of tribute to the mathematical constant, 3.14, a.k.a. the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The math experts tell us that pi is both an irrational and transcendental number, which also sounds kind of like the times we're in. But according to mathematicians, those two qualities indicate that the number will continue infinitely, without repeating or following a pattern, which is kind of magical if you think about it. 

Pi Day signs are everywhere (photo: PizzaRev).

In fact, people have calculated the number pi out to a trillion digits, if you can believe it. That's something to ponder as you grab a beer and then order in or venture out for one of the Pi Day deals listed below, some of which are already in effect this week, even though 3/14 or Pi Day itself is actually Saturday. And when you're enjoying that slice, also give a salute to that master of math and physics, Albert Einstein, whose birthday is also on 3/14. I know, weird, huh?

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza: Use the brand's app to make your very own irrational pie and get it for $3.14 after 3:14 p.m. on Pie Day. Diners who use the app offer can also take $3.14 off the price of a large pie from March 15 to March 31. 

Fired Pie: From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in-store diners at all locations, except for those in Fashion Square, Arrowhead, SanTan and Tanger malls in Arizona, get a one-topper for $3.14 when they buy a drink. 

Fresh Brothers: Those who use the promo code PIDAY at checkout can get a personal pizza for $3.14 on Saturday. 

Mici Handcrafted Italian:This Colorado brand will give away three 10-inch pizzas and one-fourteenth of a pizza at exactly 3:14 p.m. on 3/14/20 at its six Denver area locations. Yes, that means only the first three customers get whole pies, while the fourth individual is left with the remaining 0.14 of a pizza. Between you and me though, the brand did admit it might end up giving them the rest of that pie if the mood strikes.

Mod Pizza: This brand will give DoorDash customers who spend $3.14 with the brand on its app or website a free pie when they use the MODPIDAY code. Mod said they have 5,000 free pies to give out Saturday. 

Pieology: In-store diners get a BOGO deal for $3.14 Saturday on thin-crust pies, while customers who join the brand's rewards club on March 14 get a chance at free pizza for a year. 

PizzaRev is offering any classic 2-topping pizza for $3.14 with a drink purchase. 

Round Table Pizza is offering any medium, large or extra large pie for dine-in, delivery and carryout for $3.14 with the code 314PI, now through March 16. 

Your Pie will serve up signature 10-inch pizzas to guests for $3.14 each when ordered via the Your Pie Rewards app or by presenting the app at checkout. Guests can also make donations to each store's chosen charity on Saturday, which Your Pie said is its top traffic day of the year.  

About S.A. Whitehead

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Pizza Marketplace and QSRweb editor Shelly Whitehead is a former newspaper and TV reporter with an affinity for telling stories about the people and innovative thinking behind great brands.