Ottawa Hospital & CHEO Lottery

If you live in Ontario, Canada consider purchasing a ticket on this charitable lottery. ONTARIO RESIDENTS ONLY. Lottery Licence #1564

Today the ticket sales open for The Ottawa Hospital Foundation & the CHEO Foundation. The Grand Prize is worth over $1.4 Million or $1,305,000 CASH. The odds on this lottery are better than London & Toronto lotteries.

From http://www.weallwin.ca/

1) How much do the tickets cost?
Tickets are $100 each or 3 for $250.

2) How many tickets are available?
62,500 tickets are available.

3) What is the total number of prizes?
There are 4,826 prizes.

4) What is the total prize value?
Total prize value is $3,003,142.

5) What are the odds of winning?
Odds of winning are approximately 1 in 13*. All inquiries on the chances of winning are to be made to the licensee prior to the purchase of tickets.

13) What are the deadlines for ticket sales?
Early Bird deadline is: Midnight, Friday, May 8, 2009
Final deadline is: Midnight, Friday, June 19, 2009

The Final Draw will consist of 2,325 draws beginning on Monday, July13, 2009 at KPMG LLP, 160 Elgin St., Suite 2000, Ottawa, starting at 10 a.m. and will end on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in the studios of CTV Ottawa, 1500 Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario where the 2nd and 1st prizes will be drawn between 11 a.m. and noon. The draw will be shown during the CTV Ottawa News at Noon between noon and 1 p.m. Prizes will be drawn from lowest value to highest value with a total prize value of $2,659,865. The deadline for Final Draw ticket sales is midnight Friday, June 19, 2009. Each winning ticket will be re-entered in the draw.

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Lucky July 11, 2009 at 8:27 pm: They usually call grand prize winners…others are notified in writing. You can also check the lottery’s home page after the draw (as of 5 pm on the 15th) and enter your ticket number in the box provided to see if it won. More info below:

From the lottery’s FAQ page:
15) How do I know if I am a winner and how do I claim my prize?
Winners will be notified in writing by KPMG LLP as to what they have won and where to claim their prize. Visit our web site at http://www.weallwin.ca as of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 to find out if you are a winner. A list of winners will be printed in the Thursday, July 16, 2009 issue of the Ottawa Citizen and Le Droit.
Heather Whiting July 11, 2009 at 7:44 pm: I’d like to know when and how we’ll be notified if we happen to be a prize winner?