50/50 Program

The winning ticket for each match will be listed above as well as on the **KidSport BC website.**

Rules of Play for 50/50 Electronic Raffle:

1. Tickets for the Whitecaps 50/50 in support of KidSport BC are available online at whitecaps5050.com and in-stadium at BC Place. For home matches tickets are also sold one hour prior to kick off at BC Place Stadium throughout the concourse, and in the suites, club level and general stadium seating. All ticket sales will end at the 60-minute mark of the match.  50/50 proceeds benefit KidSport BC.

2. Tickets are 3 for $10 or 20 for $20 or 100 for $40.

3. The total tickets for sale are 22,500 at 3 for $10; 400,000 at 20 for $20; 1,200,000 at 100 for $40.

4. Must be 19 years or older to purchase a 50/50 ticket.

5. Must be in British Columbia (BC) at the time of purchase.

6. Tickets will be sold using computer software that utilizes an Electronic Raffle System (ERS) GPED certified software random number generator (RNG), supplied by Ascend Fundraising Solutions.

7. Ticket buyers at BC Place will receive a printed ticket listing their numbers. Online purchasers will receive their numbers by email on a pdf. Numbers are generated randomly are not sequential. As such, specific numbers cannot be assigned to a purchaser.

8. Draws will be held online and at BC Place. For away matches (online-only sales) the draws will be held at Sport BC 250-999 Canada Place, Vancouver BC V6C 3C1. For home matches the draws will take place at BC Place 777 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6B 4Y8. There will be a single winner for each draw. Draws are conducted at approximately the 75-minute mark of the match.

9. Selection of Winner: Upon the conclusion of the Purchase Period, KidSport BC will use the System to randomly generate one winning ticket number from among the numbers associated with purchased tickets. The Raffle will be conducted by a Sport BC staff member and supervised by a member of the Board of Directors of Sport BC, and the decisions of that person shall be final and binding. 

10. The winning number will be announced and displayed on the big screen (home matches only) after the 75^th minute of the match. Winning numbers will also be posted on the Vancouver Whitecaps FC website and their social media channels. In the case of a discrepancy between the announced number and the actual number—the actual number will be considered to be the valid winning ticket. Winning numbers and amounts are also available on KidSport BC’s website at https://kidsportcanada.ca/british-columbia/whitecaps-50-50 or by calling KidSport BC’s office at 604-333-3434.

11. Winners can claim their prize by contacting KidSport BC at the email or telephone number indicated below. Winners have 365 days following the match to claim their prize.

12. Only the holder of the winning ticket may claim the prize. KidSport BC shall have no responsibility to any other person who claims any interest or right to receive all or any part of the prize associated with a winning ticket. Winners must have the original winning ticket and no copies. All payments will be made by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for half of the total jackpot posted for the event for which they bought their ticket. The prize claimant will be required to sign a Declaration and Release ("Release"). In the event a claimant: (a) is ruled ineligible for any reason; (b) refuses the prize; or (c) does not return an executed Release within 90 days of it being sent, the prize will be forfeited and will be retained by KidSport BC for charitable use. All prizes will be sent to the winners via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) within thirty (30) days of the winner delivering the winning Raffle Ticket, executed Release, and all other required documents to KidSport BC. For security and safety reasons, no cash payments will be made to the winners.

13. In the event that the (ERS)- GPEB software system is unavailable at the time the ticket sales period commences for any game due to technical difficulties or otherwise, KidSport BC reserves the right at its sole discretion to a) cancel the raffle, b) suspend the raffle until the problem can be remedied, c) elect to continue sales but suspend online sales and conduct the draw using the entries received in the stadium and those received online prior to the online suspension, d) elect to continue online sales but suspend in-stadium sales and conduct the draw using the entries received online and those received in the stadium prior to the in-stadium suspension.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event of a cancellation or suspension, KidSport BC reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to elect to identify a winner and award the prize by way of random drawing from among all non-suspect, eligible entries received up to the time of such cancellation or suspension.

14. If a situation causes a delay or prevents a draw from occurring KidSport BC will send out a notice of the substitution date via email notification to all ticket buyers and the details posted on the website.

15. All ticket sales are final. Once a ticket has been purchased, refunds will not be granted. The only exception would be in the unlikely event the raffle is cancelled. At that point BC Gaming Policy and Enforcement rules and guidelines will be followed for proper reimbursement to all ticket buyers. The liability of the licensee of this raffle shall be limited to the purchase price of the ticket(s).

16. 50/50 contractors, staff and volunteers, and employees and board members of Sport BC are not eligible to participate in the 50/50 raffle.

17. Any questions about the raffle may be directed to KidSport BC at kidsport@sportbc.com

18. License is held by Sport BC.

19. The above set of rules will be posted online at https://kidsportcanada.ca/british-columbia/whitecaps

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To contact the 50/50 program coordinator, please reach out to:*

Angela Crowther
Director, KidSport BC
kidsport@sportbc.com
604-333-3434