The new Split the Pot Lottery is returning in 2024 in support of hospitals across Ontario.
First launched last October as a joint venture of 21 hospital foundations across Ontario, the 50/50 lottery splits funds raised between hospital foundations and lottery winners.
Running from February 8 to March 21, the lottery has now expanded to include 51 hospital foundations, including the Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation in Lindsay.
“The initial lottery exceeded expectations, and we can’t wait to see the impacts of Split the Pot on our local health care,” says Paul McIntyre Royston, president and CEO of Grand River Hospital Foundation, the lottery initative’s lead sponsor, in a media release.
“By participating in Split the Pot, you help to ensure care never stops in our communities and that patients receive access to the technology and services they need to have the best possible outcomes.”
Participants can choose to direct the net proceeds from their ticket purchase to their local hospital foundation, or they can choose to support all 51 participating hospital foundations and have the net proceeds from their purchase divided equally among them.
There is a guaranteed minimum $500,000 jackpot, and the jackpot will increase depending on the number of tickets sold.
To give players more chances to win, the Split the Pot Lottery jackpot will be divided among 13 grand prize winners, and there will be 26 chances to win a total of $76,000 in early bird prizes for tickets purchased before midnight on February 15.
To learn more about the Split the Pot Lottery and to purchase tickets, visit splitthepot.ca.
