The Hagersville ace eludes capture for another week
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Another week, another draw, and another unsuccessful attempt to find the ace of spades in the ongoing Hagersville Lions Club “Catch the Ace.”
Another week, another draw, and another unsuccessful attempt to find the ace of spades in the ongoing Hagersville Lions Club “Catch the Ace.”
Thursday night was the 44th draw in the progressive fundraising lottery game.
While the ace was not found, Mary McGugan-Lane was this week’s lucky winner, taking home $147,752 after envelope number 19 was opened to reveal the King of Clubs.
"Catch the Ace" fever has taken over the town of Hagersville, drawing crowds from nearby towns and cities, and some even coming from out of province for a chance to claim the progressive lottery prize that has grown to over $1.4 million.
“I’ve heard people are flying in from Manitoba. I’ve heard people are flying in from Alberta,” Tanya Ribbink, the vice-chair of the Hagersville Lions Club Catch the Ace committee told CTV News earlier in the day.
The event was live-streamed to the Hagersville Lions Club Facebook page, and at one point, over 6,000 people tuned into the draw.
During the video, Dan Matten, the event chair with the Hagersville Lions Club, said a record-breaking 110,942 tickets were sold for Thursday’s draw.
