Rules of Play
2025 SCP 50/50 Raffle
Rules of Play:
• The lottery will take place from November 2 to December 19 at The Original Santa Claus Parade,
139 Wendell Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M9N 3K9 and online at 5050santa.com
· All tickets will only be sold to people who are 18 years of age or older.
• Tickets prices are 5 for $10 / 15 for $25 / 50 for $40 / 100 for $60 / 250 for $100
• Tickets will be sold using electronic raffle system supplied by BUMP, a division of Canadian Bank Note Company, Ltd.
• The draw dates will take place on:
o Main 50/50 draw: December 19, 2025 at the Original Santa Claus Parade, 139 Wendell Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M9N 3K9 and online at 5050santa.com
Ticket purchases must be made no later than 11:59pm on December 18, 2025 in order to be eligible for this main 50/50 draw.
o Four (4) Early bird prizes will be drawn as follows:
· $400 Santa Claus Parade Gift Package on November 7, 2025 at 12 PM at the Original Santa Claus Parade. Cutoff to be eligible is 11:59pm on November 6, 2025
· $150 LEGO Express Train set on November 14, 2025 at 2 PM at the Original Santa Claus Parade. Cutoff to be eligible is 11:59pm on November 13, 2025
· $400 Playdium Game Bands on November 28, 2025 at 12 PM at the Original Santa Claus Parade. Cutoff to be eligible is 11:59pm on November 27, 2025
· $100 Tim Hortons Gift Card on December 5, 2025 at 12 PM at the Original Santa Claus Parade. Cutoff to be eligible is 11:59pm on December 4, 2025
The winners of these draw are put back in the main draw to be eligible for the grand prize.
• After buying, patrons will be emailed a receipt with their 50/50 registered numbers from a Random Number Issuing System. No specific numbers can be given as numbers are generated randomly.
• The winning ticket number will be selected by a Random Number Generator (RNG) system from all raffle numbers sold for the draw.
• This raffle will use the “Single Number, Multi Chance” method (SNMC). The SNMC method generates a single unique number for each purchase, which will be entered into the raffle multiple times in accordance with the selected purchase price.
• The amount of the 50/50 will be monitored on website, and will be 50% of the total sales for that draw. There will be a guaranteed prize amount of $5,000 for the grand prize draw.
• The winning number will be announced on website, social media channels and in print on site. The winner will also be contacted directly by a representative from The Original Santa Claus Parade by phone and/or email.
• The winner may claim their prize by contacting The Original Santa Claus Parade at: 416-249-7833 or by email at: info@thesantaclausparade.com. The ticket may then be brought to 139 Wendell Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M9N 3K9, at an agreed upon time for ticket verification. The winner will then be awarded the prize amount by cheque. Winners must have the original winning ticket and no copies. All payments will be made by cheque.
• The winning ticket holder has 6 months in which to claim their prize from the date of the draw their ticket was purchased for.
• The winner must provide photo identification and verify their phone number and address in order to claim their prize.
• Once the certified winner is verified, and provides identification with photo ID, they will be given a cheque in the amount of the declared prize which is, at minimum, 50% of the total sales for that draw. If the winner cannot provide photo ID, then the winning proceeds will be held until such identification can be provided.
• In the event that no winner comes forward, the winning stub will kept in a safety deposit box and held for 6 months. After that time period has elapsed the prize will be donated back to The Original Santa Claus Parade, with the approval of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).
• Ticket purchasers must be located in the province of Ontario at the time of purchase.
• The above set of rules will be posted at each event.
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