Where will the lottery funds go?

The Bathurst Curling Club has partnered with the Rotary Club of Bathurst to share the work, expenses and proceeds of the Chase the Ace.

The Bathurst Curling Club will use the proceeds to help with:

• Operation expenses so everyone can afford to curl
• Energy projects to improve efficiency and to become greener
• Improving the accessibility of the building

Our curlers want to continue to be a vital community organization by promoting active living through curling for all ages and by supporting community events or groups.

The Rotary Club of Bathurst's proceeds will be used for its many community service initiatives, both locally and abroad. Organizations that have benefitted from Rotary's support include: Bathurst Volunteer Centre, Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation, Four Directions, School Milk Fund, School Food Security, Camp Ectus and many more.

These local Nonprofits will share our donations equally for their very worthwhile initiatives and programs

• Bathurst Volunteer Centre
• Bathurst Area Schools
• Bathurst Art Society
• Passage House
• Multicultural Association Chaleur Region
• Bathurst SPCA
• Bathurst Foster Family Association
• Bathurst Heritage Museum
• Doucet Hennessy House Association Inc.

Tickets

1. Numbered tickets will be sold weekly at the cost of $5.00 per ticket or $20.00 for 6 tickets.
2. Tickets will be on sale at all vendors from Thursday morning until Wednesday at noon (or time of pick up).
3. Tickets will be on sale at the Bathurst Curling Club from 5 PM until 7:30PM on Wednesdays initially (and may increase as needed).
4. Tickets will be available from members of the Bathurst Curling Club and the Rotary Club of Bathurst.
5. Tickets sales are restricted to those 19 years and older.
6. A purchaser must be in the province of NB when tickets are purchased.
7. A person may purchase as many tickets as desired for any given week of the Chase the Ace.
8. People may purchase tickets by themselves or with others.
9. In the case of group purchases, the person whose name is on the ticket will be considered the group’s representative. This person will be the sole contact for BCC and Rotary. He/she will be responsible for the distribution of any winnings.
10. It is the responsibility of the person purchasing the ticket to ensure the name and phone number are clearly written. A blank ticket will be discarded.
11. Members of the committee directly responsible for the weekly placement and reveal of the selected card are not permitted to purchase tickets.

Distribution of weekly sales

The jackpot will be seeded with $5,000.00 prior to the first draw.

• 20% of the weekly ticket sale will be awarded to the ticket holder whose name is drawn from the drum
• 30% of the weekly ticket sale will be added to the Jackpot
• 50% will go the Bathurst Curling Club Inc. and the Rotary Club of Bathurst

Where to buy tickets?

• Tickets will be on sale at the Bathurst Curling Club, 209 St. Andrew Street, Bathurst from 4 PM until 7:30PM on Wednesdays initially
• Tickets will be available from Curling and Rotary Members.

These BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS WILL HAVE TICKETS EACH WEEK UNTIL WEDNESDAY NOON.

Vendors North to South

• Restigouche Pharmacy
• D R Dépanneur Petit Rocher
• Exit Nigadoo Truck Sop
• Varietés SC Hache Inc. (Robertville)
• Needs Shell (Beresford)
• Ideal Gas Bar (North Tetagouche)
• Pabineau Irving Mawi'omi
• Exit Vanier
• Speedy Glass
• Fast Fuel Sobeys
• City Glass & Locks Ltd.
• Ampere Makerspace
• Tower Jewellers
• Harbourview Guardian Pharmacy
• Four Rivers Brewing Co.
• Bathurst Heritage Museum
• Big Deal Market
• Glendenning's Canteen Ltd.
• Bathurst Running Man (Petro)
• Needs (575 Bridge St)
• Jay's Place

The Curling Club and Rotary Club of Bathurst thank them for their support of our community!

The draw process

1. All draws will be live streamed on the Bathurst Curling Club Facebook page.
2. Prior to the live weekly draw, all remaining cards of a standard deck of cards will be shuffled, placed in numbered envelopes and then posted on a board.
3. Each Wednesday, one winning ticket will be drawn at random from all of the tickets sold that week. The holder of the ticket drawn will automatically win 20% of the week’s ticket sales, known as the consolation prize. Additionally, that ticket holder will have a chance to choose the Ace of Hearts by selecting one of the numbered envelopes that may contain the Ace of Hearts. If the Ace of Hearts is in the chosen envelope, that person shall win the Chase the Ace jackpot as well as the consolation prize. That would end this Chase the Ace lottery. If the Ace of Hearts is not selected, the next week’s draw will take place.
4. Once a card has been drawn, the date and the winner’s name will be written on it. The information will be displayed on a board at the Bathurst Curling Club, on the BCC webpage and Bathurst Curling Club FB page.
5. The standard deck of cards will be secured on site at the Bathurst Curling Club.
6. This process will continue until the Ace of Hearts is drawn.

There are 3 scenarios for each draw

1. If the winning ticket holder is present, a choice of the remaining cards displayed on the board will be made by the night’s winner pointing to the chosen card or by verbally choosing a number or by opting for the bingo baller. That card will be revealed by the designated committee member while being streamed.
2. If the winning ticket holder is not present, the winning ticket holder will be called and informed of the number of remaining cards ( ie: 1- 52, 1- 51, 1-50 and so on depending on the number of weeks there has been a draw). Once the night’s winner has selected a number and that number is confirmed verbally, the numbered envelope with the standard playing card inside will be removed from the board and the card inside that envelope will be revealed by a committee member while being streamed.
3. If the night’s winner is called but is not available within 15 minutes of the first phone call, a random choice will be made by a numbered-bingo-ball process. (Each week a bingo ball spinner will have numbered bingo balls matching the number of remaining playing cards on the board. The numbered ball dropped from the spinner will be the winning ticket holder’s envelope choice for that week’s draw.)

Bingo-Ball-Spinner Use Notes

1. The Ace of Hearts was not randomly selected, only the consolation prize may be won. Ticket sales will continue Thursday morning. The ticket holder has until the following Wednesday at 7PM to present their ID and ticket stub to the BCC representative. If that ticket owner does not present the ticket stub within the timeframe, that week’s consolation prize will be added to the following week’s consolation prize.
2. The Ace of Hearts was randomly selected the consolation prize and jackpot may be won. Ticket sales will cease. The ticket holder has until the following Wednesday at 7PM to present their ID and ticket stub to the BCC representative. If legitimately claimed, the winner would be announced that evening and the Chase the Ace would end. If not claimed, the Ace of Hearts will be re-inserted into the deck of remaining cards and another draw will be made that evening using the previous week’s tickets and consolation/jackpot prize values.

How to collect the prize money

A member of the Chase the Ace committee will contact the winner shortly after the draw and a time and place will be set for the prize money to be collected. In order to claim any weekly winnings, one pictured identification card and the ticket stub must be shown in order to receive the cheque. Cheques will only be given to the person whose name is on the winning ticket. If a group were to win and no individual name is noted, the person associated with the phone number on the ticket will be designated as the group’s representative. He/she will receive the cheque. That person would be responsible for the distribution of the winnings to their group.

Any winner who collects their winnings will automatically be deemed to grant The Bathurst Curling Club and the Rotary Club of Bathurst an irrevocable right to publish, through all types of media, for the purposes of promoting the win their full name and photo without any claim for broadcasting, printing or other rights. The winner who is paid also gives the Curling and Rotary clubs the right to publish any additional information that they may voluntarily provide. The winner shall have no claim against either the Curling and Rotary clubs for the invasion of privacy or any other ground(s) by reason of the publication or broadcasting of their name, photo or volunteered information.

Possible scenarios and resolutions

1. Blank Tickets: Automatically disqualified. Another draw will be done immediately.
2. Unreadable Name and Phone Number (Scribbles): The ticket is disqualified if a committee of three (ie. The accountant, emcee and one other) cannot clearly read a name or a phone number. Another draw will be done immediately.
3. Readable Name Only (No Phone Number): The ticket is valid. The bingo ball spinner will be used to select a card. In order for the prize to be claimed the matching ticket stub and ID must be presented.
4. Readable Phone Number Only (No Name): The ticket is valid. The phone number will be called. If answered the name given will be recorded. In order for the prize money to be claimed the name on the ID must match the name given over the phone, and the matching ticket stub must be presented.
5. Wrong Person is contacted: If for some reason the wrong person is contacted and is incorrectly told he/she/they have won the consolation prize or the jackpot, the error will be corrected. This incorrect person will not win any prize money. Once the correct person is contacted, the Chase the Ace board will be reset as soon as possible. That correct person will then have the opportunity choose a numbered envelope and win either the consolation prize or jackpot.
6. The 52nd week is reached but Ace of Hearts has not been drawn: Some weekly draws may not occur because of snow storms or unforeseen circumstances but the 52nd week may be reached. The first draw of the evening will take place as normal. If that person does not choose the envelope with the Ace of Hearts, he/she/they will win the consolation prize only. If there is only one other card remaining on the board, another draw will be made and he/she/they will win the jackpot only. If there is more than one card remaining, draws will continue until the hidden Ace of Hearts is selected. He/she/they will win the jackpot only.