Carleton Place Catch the Ace Caught: $1.66M Pot Ends Week 51
By Avery Chase Ellis · Last verified October 15, 2026 · Checked at the source
After 51 weeks and a pot that grew past $1.6 million, the Ace of Spades has been drawn in Carleton Place, Ontario. It's the biggest Catch the Ace finish we've tracked in Ontario this year, and one of the largest charity lottery jackpots in the province.
What happened
According to the official Carleton Place Catch the Ace winners page:
| Draw | Week #51, October 1, 2026 |
| Envelope picked | #44 — the Ace of Spades |
| Week 51 prize | $1,457,841 |
| Final grand prize shown on the site | $1,658,417 |
| Winning ticket | VV-27916557 |
The organisers only release a winner's name once the claim is verified and the winner agrees to it, so for now the result is posted by ticket number. If you bought tickets for this round, check your receipt against the official page, not social media screenshots.
Why are there two numbers? The official page lists both the Week 51 prize and the final grand prize. We report exactly what the organiser publishes. For how the final pot was divided, the official rules and the organiser are the source of truth.
Who the money supports
Carleton Place Catch the Ace is run by the Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH) Foundation, with the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 192. Founded in 1994, the foundation buys patient-care equipment for the local hospital each year and also funds staff training, bursaries and facility upgrades.
That's the part that gets lost in the jackpot headlines. Under the Catch the Ace model, a share of every ticket goes to the charity running the draw, every week, whether or not the Ace turns up. A round that runs 51 weeks and builds a pot this size has also raised a large sum for the hospital along the way.
The lottery runs under Ontario licence RAF1508791, issued under the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) framework for charitable gaming. Players must be 18 or older and physically in Ontario to buy.
How Catch the Ace builds a pot this big
If you're new to the game, here's the short version (full explainer on our How it works page):
- Each week, one ticket is drawn. That ticket holder wins the weekly prize and gets to open one envelope (they choose it when they buy).
- If the envelope holds the Ace of Spades, they also win the progressive jackpot and the round ends.
- If not, that card is removed and the jackpot rolls over and grows the following week.
With 52 envelopes, the deck shrinks every week. By week 51 there were only two envelopes left, which is why late-stage rounds draw so much attention, and so many ticket sales.
One thing worth keeping straight: a smaller deck raises the chance that the envelope is the Ace if your ticket is drawn. It doesn't change the odds of your ticket being drawn in the first place, and those odds get longer as more tickets are sold.
The biggest Catch the Ace jackpots still live
With Carleton Place finished, here's where the largest live pots stand on Play the Ace (figures read from each lottery's official page, October 15, 2026):
| Lottery | Province | Jackpot | Cards left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loto Dame de Coeur (Fondation Santé Outaouais) | QC | $5,303,581 | — |
| Russell Catch the Ace (CTA 8), Kin Club of Russell | ON | $442,000 | — |
| PRH Foundation Catch the Ace 8.0 (Pembroke) | ON | $251,407 | 34 |
| Smack the Jack (Brandon Seniors for Seniors) | MB | $250,820 | — |
| Thunder Bay Catch the Ace #6 | ON | $247,579 | — |
| OFAH Foundation Catch the Ace | ON | $203,552 | 29 |
| Chasse à l'As Chaleur – Chaleur Chase the Ace | NB | $132,000 | — |
"—" means the organiser doesn't publish that figure. If you're watching for a round that could end soon, look at the decks: Hospice Niagara Catch the Ace is down to 14 cards ($73,582), and Lumsden & District Lions Chase the Ace in Saskatchewan has 16 left ($72,018). See every live draw, sorted by jackpot or by fewest cards left, on our full list of lotteries, or browse Ontario's Catch the Ace lotteries.
Other rounds that ended recently
Carleton Place wasn't the only finish. North Hastings Catch the Ace (Bancroft, ON), which supports the North Hastings District Hospital Auxiliary, also saw the Ace caught on October 1, with a $12,261 jackpot. In the days since:
- La Broquerie Helping Hands Chase the Ace (MB) paid out $348,445 when the Ace of Spades was picked at its Thursday-night draw in the week of October 5. The food bank has already started a new series, with a fresh 52-card deck and a $25,000 starting pot. See the La Broquerie listing.
- Uxbridge Hospital Foundation / Rotary Club of Uxbridge Catch the Ace (ON) ended fast: the Ace was caught in week 4 on October 7, for a final grand prize of $5,513.
We keep caught rounds on each province page under "Recently caught" for 120 days, then archive them.
What's next for Carleton Place?
The organisers haven't announced a new round on their official site yet. When they do, we'll list it as soon as we can confirm the details at the source. To hear about it, sign up for our weekly jackpot email.
Play for the cause, within a limit
Catch the Ace is a charity fundraiser first. Set a budget before you buy, treat tickets as a donation with a bonus chance to win, and never chase a growing pot with money you need. If gambling stops being fun, free and confidential help is available. In Ontario, call ConnexOntario at 1-866-531-2600. In Quebec, call Jeu : aide et référence at 1-800-461-0140. For other provinces, see our responsible gambling page.
Play the Ace is an independent tracker. We don't sell tickets or run this lottery. Always confirm details on the official Carleton Place Catch the Ace site before buying.
