The Winning Split 50/50 Raffle
50/50 - In-Venue

$0
Jackpot *
winner takes $0
Ticket Prices
100 for $100
20 for $50
4 for $20
1 for $10
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Licence # Pending
* Jackpot is estimated
DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHARING GOOD FORTUNE?
The Winning Split 50/50 Raffle gives you the chance to win big, while making a difference for two incredible local charities. Thanks to the generous partnership of Birch Mountain Enterprises LP (BME), this raffle supports the Local HERO Foundation and the Canadian Mental Health Association of Wood Buffalo (CMHA). Your participation helps fund vital air medevac services and mental health programs across the region. Whether online or in-person at the Wood Buffalo Ribfest 2025, this is your chance to make an impact.
WHEN YOU SPLIT THE POT, YOU MULTIPLY THE GOOD.
The WINNING Split
50/50 RAFFLE RULES
1. Foundation: The WINNING Split 50/50 Raffle (the “Raffle”) shall be conducted by the Local
Helicopter Emergency Response Organization (HERO) Foundation and Canadian Mental Health
Association Alberta North East Region, 1994 (CMHA Wood Buffalo) (the “Foundations”) pursuant to a
Raffle License (the “AGLC Raffle License”) from the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission
(“AGLC”) and in accordance with the Criminal Code of Canada, Alberta Gaming and Liquor Act and
Regulations, AGLC Policy, AGLC Raffle Terms and Conditions, and the terms of the 50/50 Raffle Services
Agreement between the Foundation and Rafflebox Technologies (the “Service Provider”).
2. Dates and Location of Draw: The WINNING Split 50/50 Raffle is open to all persons who are in the
Province of Alberta when purchasing tickets and are 18 years of age or older. The raffle will launch
online August 20, 2025 at 12:01am and be sold until September 1, 2025 at 11:59 pm. Tickets can be
purchased online August 20, 2025 until closing on September 1, 2025 through our Rafflebox page.
Tickets will also be available in person August 29 until September 1, 2025 at the Wood Buffalo Ribfest at
Centerfire Place in Fort McMurray from ticket sellers with handheld Pax machines using credit, debit or
cash or through the in venue QR code signage. The winner will take home 50% of ticket sales, up to
$250,000. The draw will take place by random number generation (“RNG”) online live on each of the
Foundations’ Facebook pages at noon September 2, 2025, the date listed on the AGLC License. The
Draw will take place at Local HERO Foundation 1001 Saline Creek Parkway, Fort McMurray, AB. T9H 0H8
and is open to the public.
3. Rules: These are the official raffle rules and are available upon request.
4. Eligibility: The Raffle is open to all persons who are in the Province of Alberta when purchasing tickets
online. Ticket purchasers must be 18 years of age or older. Employees of the Foundations, their Board
of Directors, and members of their immediate family (defined as mother, father, brother, sister, son,
daughter, husband or wife, who reside in the same household) are NOT eligible to participate (defined
as purchase tickets or receive prizes) in the 50/50 Raffle. Each ticket sold shall be eligible to participate
in each draw conducted under the authority of the AGLC Raffle License.
5. Minor Children: If it is determined prior to the draw that a ticket has been issued to a minor, the ticket
is deemed void and the purchaser refunded.
6. No Transfer of Tickets: Ticket Purchasers may not transfer their tickets to anyone else prior to claiming the prize.
7. Tickets: Ticket pricing:
Series A: 1 for $10
Series B: 4 for $20
Series C: 20 for $50
Series D: 100 for $100
There are 367,500 raffle tickets available on the AGLC Raffle License.
8. No Refunds. All ticket sales are final. There will be no refunds issued to anyone for any reason whether
purchased online or in person via the handheld Pax machines. All tickets purchased and for which the
raffle numbers on those respective tickets are entered into the draw cannot be refunded, including if a
ticket purchaser made an error in selecting the amount of tickets they desire to purchase.
9. How to purchase: Tickets will be available online August 20, 2025 on our Rafflebox Technologies
webpage as well as in person at the Wood Buffalo Rib Fest August 29 through September 1, 2025 via
handheld Pax machines. You MUST keep your tickets if purchased in person. Follow the directions to
purchase and print the online tickets for the Raffle:
(a) The initial landing page is where the rules and cause of the 50/50 are explained. The
buttons that say “ticket prices” will let you confirm the amount of tickets at that price
and have you agree to the terms of use and privacy policies.
(b) In the purchase portal section, ticket purchasers:
(i) Confirm location and eligibility to purchase
(ii) Enter contact & billing information
(iii) Enter credit card information & confirm purchase
(c) An email confirmation will be sent to the customer with order ID, product description
and payment information. A secondary email (shipping confirmation) will be sent to the
purchaser including all of the information in the confirmation e-mail along with the
raffle ticket(s) containing their raffle number(s). It can take several hours for the ticket
purchaser to receive their e-mail shipping confirmation. Ticket purchasers are required
to enter their e-mail address correctly with no errors when purchasing to ensure they
receive their ticket(s) and should check their spam and junk-mail folders if they have
not received their ticket(s) by 9 AM MST the day after the purchase of the 50/50 Raffle.
(d) If the ticket purchaser has not received their ticket(s) by 9 AM MST the day following
their purchase, they can e-mail support@rafflebox.ca before Noon MST the day
following the 50/50 Raffle to request that their ticket(s) be resent. They must e-mail
from the same e-mail they purchased ticket(s) with. Ticket(s) will be resent the day
following the request.
(e) When purchasing tickets in-venue with the Pax machines, purchasers will still have the
ticket price options to choose from. Once the choice of tickets are chosen you will
choose whether you want to pay via cash, credit card or debit. If you are paying via
credit or debit card you will have the option to tap your card or insert it and enter your
pin. Your tickets will print off once your purchase is completed and your receipt of ticket
numbers will be given to you. You must keep your receipt of ticket numbers and provide
it to claim your prize. Your numbers will all be entered into the RNG draw.
Ticket Purchasers purchasing raffle tickets online must fully complete their purchase using the
procedures specified above. All online purchases are subject to and will be treated in a manner
consistent with the website terms of use and privacy policy.
All methods of purchase may not always be available. If the System experiences any technical
difficulties during the raffle or in the event virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or other
causes corrupt administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper operation of the Raffle (or any
portion thereof), the Foundations reserve the right in its sole discretion to: (i) cancel the Raffle; or
(ii) suspend the Raffle until the problem can be remedied, whereupon it will resume. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event of a cancellation or suspension, the
Foundations reserve the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to elect to identify a winner and
award the prize by way of random drawing from among all non-suspect, eligible entries received up
to the time of such cancellation or suspension.
10. The Draw: Tickets will be available for purchase starting at 12:01AM MST on August 20, 2025. Sales will
close at 11:59 PM MST on September 1, 2025. After Sales have been closed, the draw shall take place and
be announced at noon (12:00PM MST) on September 2, 2025. The draw shall take place at Local HERO
Foundation 1001 Saline Creek Parkway, Fort McMurray, AB T9H 0H8. The winning raffle number will be
selected via RNG.
11. The winning raffle number will be posted on the WINNING SPLIT 50/50 Raffle website at TheWinningSplit.ca
immediately following the draw. In the case of discrepancy between the posted raffle number and the actual
raffle number selected through RNG the actual raffle number selected through the RNG will be the valid
winning raffle number. The holder of the ticket containing the winning raffle number will have 30 days from
the time of the announcement of the winning raffle number (October 2, 2025) to present the ticket
containing the winning raffle number to the Foundations.
12. The Foundations will post the ticket number online on TheWinningSplit.ca webpage, the Foundations'
webpages and through the Rib Fest page. If the winning ticket was purchased online the Foundations will
use the email and/or phone number provided by the ticket purchaser to try to contact the winner on
September 2, 2025 following the draw. If the prize is not claimed 7 days following the raffle the Foundations
will continue to post on social media as well as use the local radio stations to announce the winning ticket. If
after 30 days there has been no winner, the Foundations will apply to AGLC for approval for the Foundations
to retain and split the proceeds.
Ticket purchasers may not transfer their tickets to anyone else prior to claiming the prize. The holder of
the ticket containing the winning raffle number may claim their prize by contacting the Foundations and
forwarding their purchase email and a copy of their government issued photo identification and address if
purchased online. The name on the government issued photo identification must match the name that
was used to purchase the ticket. If ticket is purchased at the Rib Fest venue the winner must present the
winning ticket to claim the prize. Each prize claimant must provide the Foundation with all information
required by provincial gaming regulations to claim a prize. The prize claimant will be required to sign a
Declaration and Release ("Release") which must be executed and returned to the Foundation no later
than five (5) business days after his/her receipt of the Release. The winner’s name will be publicized on
the Foundations’ websites as well as on the Foundations’ social media channels. The prize will be awarded
to the winner via cheque within thirty (30) days of the winner delivering the ticket containing the winning
raffle number, the executed Release, and all other required documents to the Foundation. If the prize is
not claimed on or before the Prize Claim Expiry Date (30 days following the draw), the foundations will
make a formal request to AGLC to have the funds donated back to the Foundations as approved gaming
proceeds.
If more than one (1) name is written on a winning ticket, the prize will be awarded to only one (1) of the
individuals named on the ticket stub. Neither the licensed charitable organizations, it's service providers
nor AGLC is responsible for any disbutes among the individuals who names are on the ticket.
13. The Prize: Prize will be 50% of the gross revenue received from all tickets sold to a maximum of $250,000.
Prize is not transferable and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions, except at the Foundations’
sole discretions. The Prize shall be paid by cheque from the Foundations’ joint account. The designated
winning raffle number contained in the ticket purchaser’s 50/50 ticket is validation for claiming the Prize.
Unauthorized persons copying, selling or altering tickets are subject to prosecution. A 50/50 Raffle ticket will
be void and a Prize not paid/ redeemed if there is proof that the ticket was stolen, not issued, ineligible,
altered, counterfeit, defective, printed in duplicate, or printed/ produced in error. The Service Provider and
the Foundations are not responsible for lost or stolen tickets or tickets redeemed in error by their agents. All
tickets, transactions and winners associated with the 50/50 Raffle are subject to the rules, regulations and
procedures put in place by the Foundations and the lawful charges thereof.
14. Cancellation: The Foundations may rescind, cancel, amend or revoke the Raffle, subject to the prior approval of
AGLC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Foundations reserve the right to cancel or modify
the Raffle and/or these Official Rules, in whole or in part and without notice, if the Foundations determine that
fraud or technical or other failures have threatened or destroyed the integrity of the Raffle. If a power failure or
technical problem with the ERS occurs, and the ERS can no longer be used, tickets may no longer be sold. Ticket
sales start again if the power returns or the technical issue is resolved within the time frame for the event, the
system is recovered, and sales are reconciled.
15. Contact Information: Complaints, comments or concerns should be addressed to:
Lorna Ash
Local HERO Foundation
l.ash@ymmhero.com or 780-880-8633
Or
Monica Viel
CMHA Wood Buffalo Region
ops@woodbuffalo.cmha.ab.ca or 780-743-1053
The Winning Split 50/50 Raffle
Estimated Jackpot: $0
Prize Title | Prize Description | Winning Ticket |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prize | 50% of the total jackpot | Not Drawn |

