Over the past few years there have been a total of seven Catch the Ace lotteries put on by St. Francis Valley Healthcare in Barry’s Bay, but according to Executive Director Erin Gienow, the jackpot has never been so big.
“We’ve never made it this far into the game.” she said at last week’s draw. “It’s quite amazing actually. The odds of doing this are out there. I mean, you can’t even calculate that.”
Gienow says that the hybrid Catch the Ace draw started in November, 2023.
The draw works by shuffling 52 cards of a playing deck, placing them back side up so that the cards cannot be seen, then sliding each one into its own envelope.
The envelopes are then sealed, re-shuffled and the sealed envelopes are numbered from 1 – 52.
One envelope is picked per week until the ace of spades is chosen.
In the last year over 90,000 Catch the Ace tickets have been sold both online and in person.
Every ticket sold helps purchase critical medical equipment at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in Barry’s Bay.
Tickets for the 52nd (and last) week draw are on sale until Thursday at 4:30 p.m. online at www.sfvhfcatchtheace.com.
In-person sales close this Wednesday at 11:59 p.m.
Tickets can be bought in person at the following locations:
Round Lake Centre Food Market
Round Lake Country Store
AJ’s Convenience
Killaloe Hardware
Wilno Building Supply
Barry’s Bay MacEwen
The Foundation office
Barry’s Bay Ultramar
Lorraine’s Pharmasave
Barry’s Bay Shell
CO Country Market
Eganville Shell
Conway’s Pharmacy
The Cottage Cup
Village Discount and Variety
Ramona’s Hairstyling
Whitney Pharmacy
Rainbow Valley Community Health Centre
