Rules of Play

 

Merrickville Legion 245 – 229 Main Street W., Merrickville, Ont., K0G 1N0

  1. Ticket purchasers must be 18 years of age of older and be in Ontario at the time of purchase;
  2. Total of 20,000 of tickets printed.
  3. Only 384 tickets have been printed for each round of draws. Unsold tickets from previous rounds will be carried over to subsequent draws;
  4. Sales shall not exceed the set limit for each week plus the carry over count;
  5. As soon as the round sells out – it will be announced on Facebook and Website;
  6. The Maximum prize total to be awarded is CDN$50,000.00;
  7. Ticket price is $5.00;
  8. Reserve the right to limit the number of tickets sold per person;
  9. Merrickville Legion 245 reserve the right to limit the number of tickets sold per person. The limit will be fifty (50) tickets;
  10. Weekly draws will be held Thursday at 12:00 noon in the Clubroom of Merrickville Legion Branch 245.
  11. Ticket sales will not be sold after 10:00am Thursday morning of each week;
  12. All draws will be paid by cheque in Canadian Funds;
  13. Winners have up to six (6) months after the date of the draw to claim their prize;
  14. One deck of 52 playing cards will be placed in individual envelopes and randomly numbered 1 to 52 inclusive and will be on a display board at the weekly draw location;
  15. Storage for the board will be placed in a locked area at the Merrickville Legion Branch 245, Rose Lamingman and Robin Carriere will be responsible for the removal and care of the board;
  16. Purchaser must complete the ticket including name, telephone number, email address and envelope number from the list of available numbers on the Available Numbers Control Sheet;
  17. The ticket purchaser is responsible for ensuring the ticket is filled out completely;
  18. The weekly winner shall be selected by drawing one ticket from a drum containing all of the tickets sold that week;
  19. The person conducting the draw will then open the envelope corresponding to the number noted on the selected ticket. If the envelope does not contain the Ace of Spades the envelope and the card will be destroyed.  The weekly winner will receive 20% of the weeks ticket sales.  If the envelope contains the Ace of Spades the winner will receive the value of the Ace of Spades pool and 20% of the weeks ticket sales.  Once the Ace of Spades is selected the lottery ends;
  20. In the event the ticket purchaser failed to enter an envelope number on the ticket, the person conducting the draw will select the lowest even number envelope. In the event there is no even number envelope then the lowest uneven numbered envelope shall be selected;
  21. In the event the envelope number listed on the ticket has already been selected in a previous draw, the next highest number will be selected;
  22. Tickets are only valid for the draw they were purchased for;
  23. Once the draw is complete, the non-winning tickets are removed from the draw container, and a new series of tickets will be sold for the next draw date;
  24. The ticket sequence used that week, and the winning ticket number will be entered into the “Ticket Log”. Subsequently, the stubs will be removed from the drum, placed into sealed containers and retained until 30 days after the conclusion of the licence;
  25. The winning name, ticket number, envelope and card selected will be posted on the following: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MerrickvilleLegion – Website – merrickvillelegion.ca and Merrickville Legion Branch 245, 229 Main Street W, Merrickville, Ont., K0G 1N0;
  26. All draws will be video recorded to guarantee the integrity of the draw;
  27. The Ontario Problem Gambling telephone number is: 1-888-230-3505;
  28. In the event of storms, power outages or other catastrophic event(s) which cause a cancellation, the raffle will continue as usual on the following regularly scheduled draw day.