RULES OF PLAY

TICKETS

  • Tickets may be sold and purchased only in British Columbia.
  • Ticket purchasers must be 19 years of age or older.

2024 SUMMER LOTTERY

BC Gaming Event Licence #151998

The 50/50 Lottery is a 50/50 style draw where the money received in ticket sales is divided evenly between the winner and the charity.

There are 7,336 single tickets available for $15 each, 47,997 tickets available in the 3/$40 packs, and 75,000 tickets available in the 6/$60 packs, totalling 130,333 tickets maximum.

50/50 Bonus maximum payout will be determined by gross 50/50 tickets sold. At current ticket package breakdown, the maximum prize possible is $750,000.

The BC SPCA reserves the right to transfer tickets from one package to another when needed. The number of tickets available for sale in each price range may change, but the overall number of tickets for sale and odds of winning will not change. All sales are final once a ticket number is assigned, subject to credit approval.


FINAL TICKET SALES DEADLINE

September 27, 2024 at midnight.


IMPORTANT DATES & DRAW INFORMATION

Draw Date: October 8, 2024 between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM.

The draw will be held at the BC SPCA Vancouver Animal Care Centre,1205 East 7th Avenue, Vancouver B.C. V5T 1R1. One prize is drawn from a barrel. 

It is not required to be present at the draw to claim the prize.


WINNERS

The winner of the 50/50 prize will be contacted on October 8, 2024 after the 50/50 draw. They will be contacted by phone by the BC SPCA Provincial Office and listed on the winners page at lottery.spca.bc.ca/winners.

There is no cost to the winner for the delivery of the prize.

Winners consent to the release of their names by the licensee. Each winner, by accepting a prize, grants the licensee full permission, except where legally prohibited, to use such winner’s name, address (city only), photograph, and prize information for advertising and promotional purposes without further compensation and without notice, review or approval, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide and in perpetuity.

If a winning ticket bears a minor’s name, the prize will be lawfully delivered on behalf of the minor to the minor’s parent, legal guardian or trustee.

No tickets will be purchased by the Board of Directors of the BC SPCA or employees involved with the conduct and management of the ticket raffle.


COMPLAINTS

For complaints, please contact the BC SPCA Lottery at 604-205-5998 (toll free 1-855-205-5998) or lottery@spca.bc.ca. Your inquiry will be responded to within 5 business days.


DELAYS

Should the draw be delayed, it will be held as soon as possible after the scheduled draw time of 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on October 8, 2024. If the delay is large enough that it prevents the draw from occurring on October 8 as scheduled, the following will be done.

  1. A new draw date will be scheduled for as soon as reasonably possible.
  2. The delay and the new draw date will be posted at the top of this webpage.
  3. The delay and new draw date will be communicated by email to Lottery ticket purchasers. Please note, only purchasers who are subscribed to BC SPCA emails, and have not opted out of Lottery communications, will receive this update email.
  4. The rescheduled draw will take place and the winner will be contacted and announced as usual.

PRIVACY POLICY

The BC SPCA does not sell, rent or exchange any personal information collected from our supporters with any other organization or entity.

To read the BC SPCA’s privacy policy in full, please visit: spca.bc.ca/about-us/core-policies-standards/privacy-policy/