Another edition of the Dauphin Kings Tractor Lotto is set to launch this weekend.
Online sales will launch at 9 a.m. Saturday morning and tickets will also be available during the Kings' game Saturday night against Neepawa.
Executive member Rae Csversko says this is the biggest yearly fundraiser for the hockey club.
"Very bluntly, without this fundraiser, it would be very difficult to operate the Dauphin Kings. The budgets are getting bigger and bigger every year. The tractor lotto is roughly 15 to 20 per cent of our overall operating budget."
The grand prize is $100,000, which can be taken as a cash payout or put towards the purchase of a tractor at Reit-Syd equipment.
But according to Csversko, there are other great prizes up for grabs as well.
"Everybody that I know of that owns a house with a piece of grass to cut would love riding a lawn tractor. And we are giving away three of them. So for $20, you have a chance to win a lawn tractor and also be a part of the 50/50 draw, if you do not really have disposable cash to spend on the draw for the bigger prizes, which are $100 or three tickets for $250. All in all, we try to think of everybody in the market."
Tickets will be available online at tractorlotto.com, as well as by calling 1-877-585-4647, as well as being available at the ticket office at Credit Union Place.
The Kings have also announced that any tractor lotto tickets purchased during their home games between now and the draw date will be entered into a draw that night to receive an additional tractor lotto ticket for free.
Csversko says they are extremely grateful for the support they get from not just Dauphin, but also from surrounding communities.
The draws will be made on December 10th, and Csversko encourages you to get your tickets early, as the lottery does have a history of selling out in the past.
