The 50/50 draw currently crossed the $300,000 mark on Thursday afternoon, meaning if the draw were made today, the winner would take home over $150,000. And right on time for the holidays, with ticket sales closing on Sunday, Dec. 20 at one minute before midnight and the draw being made on 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 21 in Saskatoon.
The lottery is being held to benefit the player education funds of all five Western Hockey League teams in Saskatchewan -- the Moose Jaw Warriors, Swift Current Broncos, Regina Pats, Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders. Teams will evenly split proceeds from the draw, which would work out over $30,000 per team as of right now.
Last year, the Moose Jaw Warriors spent $98,501.43 on player scholarships to post-secondary institutions all over Canada and the United States. The Warriors education fund balance currently sits at $154,167.92.
Former Warriors Zach Sawchenko and Chris Twerdun were the latest to offer their support to the program on social media, sending messages via Twitter to help boost ticket sales.
Former Warrior & @GBHKY Zach Sawchenko (@Chunko_31) is showing his support for the @HockeyHarvest
— Moose Jaw Warriors (@MJWARRIORS) December 15, 2020
The jackpot is over $278,000, the deadline to buy is this Sunday
Tickets: https://t.co/sqIo49OxRI pic.twitter.com/f523gg5X5z
Warriors Hall of Famer Chris Twerdun (@christwerdun) is showing his support for the @HockeyHarvest.
— Moose Jaw Warriors (@MJWARRIORS) December 16, 2020
The jackpot is over $287,000 and growing. Tickets sales end Sunday, the Grand Prize draw is Monday.
Tickets: https://t.co/sqIo49OxRI pic.twitter.com/x20VWv7HWZ
Tickets are currently available for purchase online to anyone over the age of 19 that is physically in the province of Saskatchewan at the time of purchase, regardless of their home residence.Ticket price options are listed below:
- 1 ticket for $20
- 5 tickets for $50
- 20 tickets for $100
- 150 tickets for $500
- 500 tickets for $1000
To purchase tickets visit WHL.ca/hockeyharvestlotto or any one of the five participating hockey clubs’ websites.
One participant has already received an early Christmas present -- Trevor Sali of White City was the winner of the early-bird prize package draw on Nov. 28, which featured a jersey from each of five participating teams.
For live updates of the total jackpot in the draw’s final days, follow @HockeyHarvest on Twitter.
