December 2016
Volume 19 Issue 7
JACKPOT STARTS AT $1,000!
Community Set to Host Chase the Ace Game The Richer Community Club (RCC) is kicking off its Manitoba Lottery & Gaming Authority approved Chase the Ace with a jackpot set to begin at $1,000! Tickets are only $1 each and are sold between 5:15 pm and 7:45 pm during the Saturday draw dates. “50 percent of the sales of tickets on Saturdays are added to the following week’s pot and if it is not won, the pot will continue to grow,” says Dan Guetre, a spokesperson with the RCC. “But, every draw date someone is going to win something even if it’s not the pot.” Ten percent of the sales of tickets for that day are given out as a consolation prize to the winning ticket holder if the card they choose is not the Ace of Spades. The Jokers are also in the deck and if the ticket holder pulls one of them, the consolation prize doubles. “The idea though is to pick the Ace of Spades,” says Guetre. “The person who does that, wins the entire Jackpot! The consolation prize is ok, but the Jackpot is
the goal.” Every Saturday, with the exception of December 24 and December 31, the event held at the Richer Inn, will see the pot increase and the odds improve as the previously chosen cards are removed from the deck and it gets smaller. Bud and Bud Light have even provided a door prize for the draws ranging from Budweiser beer glasses to Jets Jerseys and
even pairs of Jet tickets. There is no purchase necessary as anyone who shows up during the event can request a ballot for the door prize. The entire community club is excited to be hosting the event as they have heard of some small Jackpots get up to the $20,00030,000 and even have read the articles of some jackpots reaching $700,000 or more when the deck gets to less than 20 cards
left and the Ace of Spaces has eluded the ticket winners. Even consolation prizes during the final weeks have been in excess of $10,000. Draws in December take place on the 3rd, 10th and 17th. Starting in January, until the Ace of Spades is drawn, the draw will take place every Saturday. Funds raised will go towards Richer Dawson Trail Park improvements.
Daycare Visits Firehall The Richer Daycare’s preschool children ages 21 months to 5 years old, took a field trip to the Richer Fire Department. Fire Chief Paul Saindon gave the excited children a tour of the fire station, the equipment, and each child had the opportunity to check out the inside the fire truck. They learnt about what to do during a fire, what type of clothing a firefighter wears when they are working, and saw some the types of equipment they use. Each child who attended received a safety info kit. Submitted by Richer Daycare