Goulds Chase the Ace jackpot shy of $1M as draw looms
It's all systems go after duplicate ticket controversy postponed last week's draw
This week's Chase the Ace jackpot in the Goulds has reached $962,995.
Just 12 cards remain in the deck at the St. Kevin's Parish fundraiser in the St. John's neighbourhood of the Goulds.
Organizers say the 50/50 payout is $226,612 and the consolation prize, if the ace isn't chosen, is $172,368.
The draw was postponed last Wednesday after it was discovered that multiple players had duplicate tickets.
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Auditors with Service NL identified four people who held a combined 17 tickets containing the same number.
No new tickets will be sold for the upcoming draw, but replacement tickets have been provided to anyone holding ticket number 1378754.
Service NL said it was confident that only one number was duplicated by the error, and that "there was no information to suggest any intentional wrongdoing or fraudulent activity."