Catch the Ace- 5♠️
Progressive Raffle Lottery
Rules & Regulations
Draws will be held on Wednesday evening, at 8:00 p.m. Little Current Royal Canadian Legion Branch #177
Limited Tickets will be available to purchase, immediately following the draw at the Legion. (While Quantities last)
Ticket sales will begin each Thursday, at the following locations; while quantities last.
• The Manitoulin Expositor Office
• Luc’s Restaurant- Hwy 6
• Hair & Nails 2000- Water St.
• The Manitoulin Recorder Office- 37 Meredith St. Gore Bay
• Rock & Rail Gift Shop- Mindemoya
• Manitowaning Guardian Pharmacy- Manitowaning
• Individual ticket sellers
Must be 18 years of age to participate
Limit of four (4) tickets per person. Should there be more than (4) tickets, in any one persons name, they will be excluded from the draw, and may not be permitted to purchase tickets for future draws. Tickets will not be refunded.
Only 2000 tickets printed for each draw. Any Unsold tickets from previous draws, may be carried over to subsequent draws. Sales shall not excess the weekly limit, plus carry over count.
Tickets are valid only, for date indicated on the ticket. Tickets are not valid for future draws.
Tickets $5.00 each
Stub tickets will be used for all draws. Stub ticket will be (2) part, and will include space for name, address, and contact number, as well as a envelope selection box.
Purchaser is responsible for checking their ticket(s) at time of purchase, to ensure information is legible, and their envelope number selected is available.
In the case when an envelope number selected is not available, or no envelope number is chosen, or is illegible… the lowest available envelope number remaining on board, will be selected and opened on behalf of the ticket holder.
The ticket holder is not required to be in attendance.
The name as it appears on the ticket stub, shall be deemed the ticket holder, as such the cheque will be made in the ticket holders name.
In the case of shared tickets, it will be the responsibility of the ticket holder, to allocate the prize as necessary.
All winners will be notified by phone at the time of the draw. Winners will be announced on Facebook, and will appear in the Manitoulin Expositor the following Wednesday.
Winners name, prize awarded, envelope number, card enclosed, as well as the current Progressive jackpot amount, will be posted at all draws.
All draws will be video recorded.
Winners have up to one (1) year to claim their prize.
The Catch the Ace committee has the right to refuse ticket sales to any individual.
By purchasing a ticket, winners agree to the use of their name, and/or photo for publicity purposes by the Catch the Ace committee.
All tickets to be purchased in cash.Under no circumstances will unpaid tickets be entered into the draw.
All questions or concerns on procedures of draws, should be directed to the Catch the Ace committee.
Catch the Ace executive, and current week ticket sellers, prohibited from purchasing tickets.
The liability of the licensee of this lottery shall be limited to the purchase price of that ticket.
In the event of storms, power outages or other catastrophic event(s) which cause a cancellation, the Raffle will be rescheduled for Thursday evening (the following night),at same time and location.
Please gamble responsibly. Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline (1-800-230-3505)
Lottery License # M755470 October 2017
Draw preparation:
• A standard deck of 52 playing cards will be shuffled face-down, then placed in identical, opaque envelopes.
• The sealed envelopes will then be shuffled and randomly numbered from one (1) to fifty- two (52).
• The entire procedure will be video taped and the recording retained for 6 months.
• The envelopes will be on display in a secure display case for every draw.
Draw Procedure:
• All aspects of the draw will be video taped to ensure a record of the stub draw, confirmation of winning stub, selection of the envelope and subsequent destruction of the card in the selected envelope.
• After the close of ticket sales, just prior to the draw, the following will be announced:
• Number of tickets sold that week.
• Current evenings draw prize amount (20% of same- week ticket sales).
• Catch the Ace accumulated jackpot – Progressive ( including 30% of Current draw ticket sales).
• Once all the tickets have been secured in the drum, the drum will be rotated, several times.
• One (1) winning stub will be drawn, under the supervision of a bona- fide member of the Catch the Ace. The bona- fide member or the person drawing the ticket will not have ticket(s) in their name, nor an interest in any ticket for this draw.
• For each lottery license duration, the original sealed deck of 52 cards will be used. The remaining unopened envelopes, will be secured, in the locked display case, with the keeper of this display case, not in possession of a key.
• Once the winning stub is drawn. The envelope indicated on the ticket stub will be opened (in clear view of the public) to reveal the enclosed card.
• Only the envelope number stated on the ticket shall be opened.
• In the case that the envelope number choice was no longer available, or there is no envelope number choice, or envelope number is not legible, the lowest available envelope number remaining on board, will be selected on behalf of ticket holder.
• If the Ace of Spades is not chosen, the ticket holder will be awarded only the current evenings “draw” prize. The selected ticket will be destroyed and kept by the Catch the Ace committee.
• In the event the Ace of Spades is selected on the first draw of a new license, the winner will be awarded both the current evenings draw prize amount, and the accumulated (Progressive) jackpot. The event and the license are then concluded.
• Week number 10 shall be the last draw. This week only, there will be no preselected envelope number choice. The draw will commence normally with the draw of one (1) ticket. The ticket holder will be awarded that weeks draw prize, and one (1) chance, at the Progressive jackpot. ONLY the first drawn ticket, holder will be awarded the draw prize, no further prizes will be awarded, until the envelope holding the Ace of Spades is selected!
• Selected tickets, are not re-entered into the drum. Ticket is valid only for one (1) entry.
• If the Ace of Spades is not uncovered, another ticket stub will be drawn, we will choose the lowest remaining envelope number on the board, this will only be for a chance at the Ace of Spades, for the progressive jackpot. This procedure will be repeated until the envelope containing the ace of spades is selected.
Tickets are valid only for the draw they were purchased for. Once the draw is complete, the non-winning tickets are removed from the drawer container, and a new series of tickets will be sold for the next draw date.
The ticket sequence used that week, and the winning ticket number will be entered into the ticket long. Subsequently, the ticket stubs will be removed from the drum, placed into sealed containers and retained in a secure area for a minimum of 30 days. Winning tickets will be retained until 30 days, after the conclusion of the license.
To avoid duplicate numbered tickets, two part. Each week, a new sequence of numbers will be used for that week. All tickets are recorded and tracked weekly.Tickets will be sold consecutively for each draw.
Please gamble responsibly. Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline (1-800-230-3505)