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Administered by the Trillium Health Partners Foundation and licensed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the 50/50 raffle is a game wherein individuals purchase tickets for the opportunity to win 50% of the total funds raised through the sale of 50/50 tickets.

Net proceeds support the highest priority needs of Trillium Health Partners. To learn more about Trillium Health Partners, please visit www.trilliumgiving.ca

Raffle ticket sales close at 11:59 p.m. on December 17, 2026.

Please e-mail [email protected] with any further questions.

Tickets purchased online or by phone are delivered to the e-mail address provided at time of purchase. Please allow 12 hours for the e-mail to be sent, as servers may sometimes be slow. Please remember to check your spam and junk folders, as some e-mail services may incorrectly flag your incoming tickets. If you have not received your tickets after 12 hours, please e-mail [email protected].

The grand prize is 50% of the total money raised through the sale of 50/50 tickets. There is no minimum grand prize.  

By purchasing a ticket before the early bird draw dates (see early bird draw dates below), you will be entered into the early bird draw. The winning number for any early bird prize is not eligible to win any other bonus prizes or early bird prizes, but can still win the grand prize. If a winning ticket has multiple numbers purchased (see ticket structure below), that ticket has a chance to win multiple early bird prizes.

There are ten early bird draws with a total of ten cash prizes:

• Early Bird Prize 1: $1,000 cash prize (1 winner)
• Early Bird Prize 2: $500 cash prize (1 winner)
• Early Bird Prize 3: $1,000 cash prize (1 winner)
• Early Bird Prize 4: $500 cash prize (1 winner)
• Early Bird Prize 5: $1,000 cash prize (1 winner)
• Early Bird Prize 6: $500 cash prize (1 winner)
• Early Bird Prize 7: $1,000 cash prize (1 winner)
• Early Bird Prize 8: $500 cash prize (1 winner)
• Early Bird Prize 9: $1,000 cash prize (1 winner)
• Early Bird Prize 10: $500 cash prize (1 winner)

Tickets can be purchased online with a credit card on the website www.trillium5050.ca, in person at the hospital via a Trillium Health Partners Foundation managed and operated handheld point of sale device (select locations and dates only) using cash, debt or credit, or by phone with a credit card. No other forms of payment are accepted.

When you buy a raffle ticket online, you will receive a ticket with several “numbers.” Each number, printed directly on your ticket, represents a chance to win. You can purchase 5 numbers for $10.00, 40 numbers for $20.00, 200 numbers for $40.00, 500 numbers for $75.00 or 850 numbers for $100. You will receive a digital ticket via the e-mail address provided at time of purchase. The winning ticket and photo ID must be presented to claim the prize.

Yes, you can purchase more than one ticket. Each purchase will be a separate transaction, and you will receive separate tickets. You may only purchase five tickets per transaction.

Anyone currently or temporarily residing in Ontario who is not Trillium Health Partners Foundation Staff nor Board of Directors nor Trillium Health Partners Board of Directors are eligible to buy tickets and win the prize(s). Trillium Health Partners staff, volunteers, physicians, patients, and families are all eligible to buy tickets and win the prize(s). You must be over 18 to purchase tickets and/or claim a prize. Tickets cannot be purchased in the name of a minor. Winnings must be mailed to an address within Ontario.

MasterCard, Visa, and American Express will be accepted. Regrettably, we do not accept cheque, money orders, nor bank and/or electronic transfers. Interac debit and cash are accepted only on the handheld point of sale devices; available at select locations and dates.

The winning numbers for the early bird prizes will be drawn on the following dates:

• November 12, 2026 at 2pm for $1,000 (1 winner)
• November 13, 2026 at 2pm for $500 (1 winner)
• November 19, 2026 at 2pm for $1,000 (1 winner)
• November 20, 2026 at 2pm for $500 (1 winner)
• November 26, 2026 at 2pm for $1,000 (1 winner)
• November 27, 2026 at 2pm for $500 (1 winner)
• December 3, 2026 at 2pm for $1,000 (1 winner)
• December 4, 2026 at 2pm for $500 (1 winner)
• December 10, 2026 at 2pm for $1,000 (1 winner)
• December 11, 2026 at 2pm for $500 (1 winner)

The winning number for the grand prize will be drawn on December 18, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Any winning numbers (for either early bird prizes or the grand prize) will be posted on www.trillium5050.ca immediately following the respective draw. Winners will also be contacted by email and/or phone.

Your digital or printed ticket must be presented to claim the prize(s).

We will attempt to contact you should your ticket purchase(s) be associated with any winning number(s).

All early bird winners will be notified and contacted following the draw at the provided e-mail address used at the time of purchase. If no email address is provided, the winner will be contacted by phone at the provided phone number. If no phone number or email address is provided, it is the sole responsibility of the winning ticketholder to check the website following each draw and contact Trillium Health Partners Foundation at [email protected] if they have won.

The grand prize winner will be notified of their win and contacted by phone at the provided phone number used at the time of purchase. If no phone number or email address is provided, it is the sole responsibility of the winning ticketholder to check the website following each draw and contact Trillium Health Partners Foundation at [email protected] if they have won.

We do not issue tax receipts for participation in the 50/50 raffle. Lottery and/or any gaming tickets where there is the possibility to win a prize, are not tax deductible in accordance with Canada Revenue Agency policies.

If for any reason a payment is not processed or subsequently cancelled, the ticket(s) and their respective ticket number(s) will be deemed invalid if payment cannot be verified prior to the start of the draws. Only tickets that have been paid for and/or have been verified as paid for are eligible to be entered for the respective draws. Any payments that are disputed prior to each respective draw will not be eligible to win and will be deemed invalid if payment is in dispute.

Lottery winnings are considered a windfall and are not taxable in Canada.

Prize(s) must be claimed no later than six months after the final draw date. Unclaimed prizes will be reported and a charitable allocation to the Foundation will be approved by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).

All draws are conducted electronically online using a Random Number Generator (RGN) system.

The odds of winning the 50/50 draws are dependent on the number tickets sold.

You can get the most up to date amount at www.trillium5050.ca.

Yes, we are currently conducting an SMS marketing campaign. Individuals who have participated in past Trillium Health Partners Foundation 50/50 raffles may receive an SMS message from one of the following numbers:

+1 (365) 364-0587          

+1 (289) 408-6812          

+1 (289) 324-2146          

+1 (289) 408-6837          

+1 (289) 408-6839          

+1 (289) 408-6840          

+1 (289) 408-6841          

+1 (289) 408-6842

+1 (289) 408-6843          

+1 (289) 408-6846          

+1 (289) 408-6849          

+1 (289) 408-6851

If you wish to opt-out of SMS communications for the 50/50 raffle please reply ‘STOP’ to the SMS message you received or email [email protected] with your opt-out request.