Blackjack Pizza is a Westminster, Colorado-based pizza delivery chain founded in 1983 by former Domino's Pizza employee, Vince Schmuhl, because Domino's Pizza was the only major pizza delivery company in the Rocky Mountain region. The pizza chain is the largest in Colorado with 800 employees, some of whom work part-time. The first Blackjack Pizza store opened June 29, 1983 in Federal Heights with a second store opening in Greeley by February of 1984.

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  • Blackjack Pizza is a Westminster, Colorado-based pizza delivery chain founded in 1983 by former Domino's Pizza employee, Vince Schmuhl, because Domino's Pizza was the only major pizza delivery company in the Rocky Mountain region. The pizza chain is the largest in Colorado with 800 employees, some of whom work part-time. The first Blackjack Pizza store opened June 29, 1983 in Federal Heights with a second store opening in Greeley by February of 1984. By 1986, Blackjack grew to six corporate stores and one franchisee. In 1988, Blackjack became a franchisor with the sale of several corporate stores to franchisees. Today, Blackjack Pizza operates 45 stores in four states. Blackjack's tagline is "Better Pizza, Better Price. " Denver Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith appears frequently in Blackjack commercials. Smith's slogan for Blackjack Pizza ads was "Stick with the home team. " Blackjack Pizza donated money to a number of organizations. In 2005, Blackjack donated $8,842.40 to the Bonfils Blood Center Foundation, which was selected by Blackjack Pizza to be the winner of the "80 Cent Pizza Promotion". The pizzeria also sponsored a Future Farmers of America program in Fort Morgan, Colorado. In 2006, the franchise offered a deal to customers that every time they ordered the "Children's Hospital Special", the franchise would give a dollar to the Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. For the first time in 2007, Blackjack appeared on Life Decisions International's The Boycott List, a list of corporations that LDI believes should be boycotted, since they support Planned Parenthood, a group that advocates abortion. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the high school seniors who committed the Columbine High School massacre worked part-time for $5.15 an hour at the Blackjack Pizza store in Littleton, Colorado. At this pizza parlor, the two teens formed important connections that led them to commit their attack at Columbine High School. The two teens were able to meet Philip Duran, the man who sold them the TEC-9 that they used in the attack, through the connection of Mark Manes, a fellow employee at the Blackjack Pizza store where they worked.
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  • Blackjack Pizza is a Westminster, Colorado-based pizza delivery chain founded in 1983 by former Domino's Pizza employee, Vince Schmuhl, because Domino's Pizza was the only major pizza delivery company in the Rocky Mountain region. The pizza chain is the largest in Colorado with 800 employees, some of whom work part-time. The first Blackjack Pizza store opened June 29, 1983 in Federal Heights with a second store opening in Greeley by February of 1984.
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