BC Gaming Event License: #128683

Licensee: Merritt Centennials located at P.O. Box 1730 
Merritt British Columbia V1K 1B8.

For inquiries relating to any ticket purchased, please call (250) 315-9712 or email brackenreede@gmail.com.

  1. TICKET INFORMATION:

Ticket orders will be available for purchase over the internet and at multiple physical locations. We will also be able to process orders on a purchaser’s behalf at the offices of the Merritt Centennials.  The Purchaser will receive, by email, a confirmation of the order with their ticket number(s) and tickets(s) attached and available for download and to print. 

A total of 1840 tickets are available, with 165 tickets for $4.00 each and 435 tickets @ 3 for $10 and 1240 tickets @ 8 for $20 .

The winner of the 50/50 draw will receive half of the proceeds.

Tickets may be sold and purchased only in British Columbia.

  1. ELIGIBILITY

The following people are not permitted to purchase tickets in this lottery: members(s), employees or volunteers of Merritt Centennials who are directly involved in the administration of the raffle and their immediate family or employees of Darelle Media Inc. Immediate family includes spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren.

A non-resident of British Columbia (“Non-Resident”) may purchase a ticket only if the entire payment transaction takes place while the person is physically in British Columbia and if the ticket or a receipt is issued at that time. Tickets or receipts will not be distributed to, emailed, mailed or otherwise sent to a Non-Resident’s third-party address in B.C. A non-resident winner of a prize is responsible for all costs associated with delivery of prize to the location the winner specifies, that is outside the province of British Columbia.

When a resident of British Columbia is outside the province of British Columbia, they may not place an order to purchase tickets. This restriction includes all methods of ordering tickets.

Ticket Purchaser must be 19 years of age or older. If a winning ticket bears a minor’s name, the prize will be lawfully delivered to the minor’s parents, legal guardian or trustee. Know your limit, play with in it. Problem Gambling Help Line 1-888-795-6111 www.bcresponsiblegambling.ca  

Non-Residents of British Columbia may not order tickets by telephone, fax or mail.

For further information on restrictions on purchasing, please see Standard Procedures for Ticket Raffles, Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, Province of British Columbia. The website for this information is rules-licensed-charitable-gaming.pdf.

  1. CHANCES OF WINNING:

The odds of winning are 1 in 1840 to win the grand prize. Actual odds are dependent on the number of tickets sold.

  1. TAX INFORMATION:

Prizes are awarded tax free in Canada. The price of tickets is not deductible as a charitable donation for tax purposes in Canada.

  1. PERTINENT DRAW DATES:

Merritt Centennials will have 13 separate draws with the dates outlined below. Each draw will be separate, and sold tickets will not be added to multiple draws. Each draw will have a maximum of 1840 tickets available with a potential pot total of $5,210.00. Winner gets half.

Cut-off times for ticket sales are outline below. These draws will take place at Merritt Centennials Marketing Office on 2001 Voght Street, Merritt. Only tickets that have been paid for and/or verified as paid are eligible to be entered in the draw(s).

Sales StartSales Cut-OffDraw DateMaximum Ticket SalesMaximum Prize
Jan 07, 2022 20:01 Jan 21, 2022 16:00 Jan 21, 2022 19:00 $5210 $2605
Dec 23, 2021 20:01 Jan 07, 2022 16:00 Jan 07, 2022 19:00 $5210 $2605
Dec 10, 2021 20:01 Dec 23, 2021 16:00 Dec 23, 2021 19:00 $5210 $2605
Nov 26, 2021 20:01 Dec 10, 2021 16:00 Dec 10, 2021 19:00 $5210 $2605
Nov 12, 2021 20:01 Nov 26, 2021 16:00 Nov 26, 2021 19:00 $5210 $2605
Oct 29, 2021 20:01 Nov 12, 2021 16:00 Nov 12, 2021 19:00 $5210 $2605
Oct 15, 2021 20:01 Oct 29, 2021 16:00 Oct 29, 2021 19:00 $5210 $2605
Oct 01, 2021 20:01 Oct 15, 2021 16:00 Oct 15, 2021 19:00 $5210 $2605
Sep 17, 2021 20:01 Oct 01, 2021 16:00 Oct 01, 2021 19:00 $5210 $2605
Sep 03, 2021 20:01 Sep 17, 2021 16:00 Sep 17, 2021 19:00 $5210 $2605
Aug 20, 2021 20:01 Sep 03, 2021 16:00 Sep 03, 2021 19:00 $5210 $2605
Aug 06, 2021 20:01 Aug 20, 2021 16:00 Aug 20, 2021 19:00 $5210 $2605
Jul 24, 2021 20:01 Aug 06, 2021 16:00 Aug 06, 2021 19:00 $5210 $2605

  1. CASH EQUIVALENTS AND PRIZE DETAILS:

There is one prize available to be won. The winner will receive 50% of total ticket sales on the raffle.

Prizes must be accepted as awarded and must be claimed within one (1) year of the draw date. No substitutions are permitted by winner.

Winners of a prize will be required to sign a “Receipt of Prize” and consent to the release of their names by the Licensee.

  1. ONLINE TICKET SALES

Merritt Centennials has contracted the services of Darelle Media Inc. (darelle.com) to sell Lottery tickets through the Internet by way of a real-time processing and payment system and where the purchaser’s ticket is paid for immediately online. The transaction and payment processing system used for processing online ticket sales is Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council compliant.

Lottery tickets will be sent to the purchaser by email or through the Internet where the Purchaser will download and print a copy of the ticket.

In addition:

Non-residents of British Columbia cannot purchase tickets by phone, fax or mail.

  1. OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION:

The winning ticket will be selected using a random number generator.

The winner will be published on darelle.com.   A list of winners will be emailed to every ticket purchaser and be available at https://www.merrittcentennials.com/.

If a credit card payment is charged back, you will be contacted by the Payment Processor, the Merritt Centennials, and/or Darelle Media Inc. and given opportunity to provide replacement payment according to the terms and conditions of the Payment Processor and or Darelle Media Inc.  Any tickets issued will be considered invalid until replacement payment is received.

The records of Merritt Centennials shall be deemed correct if there is a discrepancy in numbers.

All sales are final once the ticket number is assigned, and all sales are subject to credit approval. The Licensee reserves discretionary right not to accept entries.

The Purchaser is responsible for proof-of-ownership of shared tickets.

The liability of the Merritt Centennials is limited to the ticket price paid.

The winner will be notified directly by email, phone and/or mail by the Merritt Centennials as to the prize they have won and how to claim.

The winner consents to the release of their name by the Licensee. The list of winners will be published on the Merritt Centennials located at https://www.merrittcentennials.com/ and at darelle.com

If there is a discrepancy, the list and rules located at darelle.com  shall be deemed correct.

For enquiries relating to any ticket purchased please call (250) 315-9712 or email.

  1. PRIVACY:

We respect your privacy. The Merritt Centennials protects personal information and adheres to all legislative requirements with respect to privacy. We do not rent, sell, or trade our mailing lists. Information provided through ticket purchase will be used to deliver services and keep you informed on activities of the Merritt Centennials including programs, services, special-events, funding needs, opportunities to volunteer or give and more, through periodic contacts.

To be removed from these contacts, call (250) 315-9712 or email or opt out by following the links on the email received with your tickets if purchased Online.            

  1. LICENSEE:

The Licensee Merritt Centennials is located at P.O. Box 1730 
Merritt British Columbia V1K 1B8. Phone number is (250) 315-9712.