Chase the Ace Nova Scotia: Live Jackpots, November 2026

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By Avery Chase Ellis · Last verified November 9, 2026 · Checked at the source

Nova Scotia calls it Chase the Ace, and almost every game in the province is a local one: a Legion branch, a community hall or a sports club selling tickets at the bar, the corner store and the Saturday mall table, then drawing one envelope a week. The biggest game in the province, the Knights of Columbus Chase the Ace for Maple Hill Manor in New Waterford, was won on November 1 after 50 weeks. Here's where the rest stand, as published by each organiser.

The biggest live jackpots

Figures as published by each organiser, on the date shown. "Est." means the organiser calls it an estimate; "—" means it isn't published. Jackpots change as tickets sell, so check the official page before you buy.

Lottery	Where	Jackpot (as published)	Cards left	Next draw	Read
Northside 4 Chase the Ace	North Sydney	$33,500 (est.)	36	Wed, Nov 11, 7 p.m.	Nov 9
Grandona Legion Chase the Ace	Iona	$12,939.50 (starting)	38	Fridays, after 7:30–8 p.m. sales	Nov 9
Pomquet Chase The Ace	Pomquet	$7,725.50 (starting)	46	Saturdays, 6–8 p.m.	Nov 9
Normandy Legion Br. 34 / Pictou County Pipers	New Glasgow	$4,985.50	—	Sundays	Nov 2
NS Railmen Softball Chase the Ace	Pictou County	Started at $5,000 + 30% of weekly sales	—	Tuesdays, 8 p.m.	Oct 28

Cape Breton

Northside 4 Chase the Ace is now the largest game we track in the province. The poster on its Facebook page, read November 9, gives an estimated jackpot of $33,500, 36 cards remaining, and the next draw on Wednesday, November 11, with draws each Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Northern Yacht Club in North Sydney. Tickets are sold at dozens of outlets across North Sydney, Sydney Mines, Sydney and Glace Bay; the page lists them all, along with a Wednesday 6 p.m. cut-off at the yacht club. The organiser says the game benefits the Seaview Golf Club, the Northern Yacht Club's junior sailing program and other Northside groups. Official page: Northside 4 on Facebook.

In Iona, Grandona Legion Chase the Ace is run by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 124 with the Grand Narrows Waterfront Development Society and Central Cape Breton Community Ventures. At the November 6 draw, the ticket holder drew the Jack of Spades and won $453, and the Legion says next week's jackpot starts at $12,939.50 with 38 cards. Tickets are sold at the Legion on Friday evenings before the draw and through the week at local businesses until 3 p.m. Friday. It's one of the few Nova Scotia games that prints its licence number (AGD-302816-26). Official page: rcl124grandona.ca.

New Waterford still has a weekly card game: the New Waterford Jig the Joker at the New Waterford & District Community Centre (the rink), a Joker variant drawn on Wednesday nights. Its page, read November 9, still shows the October 28 figures: $2,100 with 44 cards. Don't confuse it with the Knights of Columbus game that just ended. Official page: nwrink.ca.

Antigonish and Pictou counties

Pomquet Chase The Ace posts a photo of its draw board after each Saturday draw. The November 7 board shows ticket sales of $1,620, a $324 ticket prize, and a starting jackpot of $7,725.50 for the next draw with 46 cards remaining. Proceeds support community groups in Pomquet. Official page: Pomquet Chase The Ace on Facebook.

In New Glasgow, the Normandy Legion Branch 34 and Pictou County Pipers game draws on Sundays for the Legion and the Pipers men's senior hockey team. The board from the November 1 draw showed the 6 of Spades drawn, $148 to the ticket winner, and the jackpot carried forward at $4,985.50. Official page: Normandy Legion on Facebook.

The Nova Scotia Railmen Softball Chase the Ace, for a local women's softball team, draws live on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at The Buffalo Club. When this round opened in October, the team said the jackpot starts at $5,000 plus 30% of weekly sales, with tickets at $5. It hasn't posted a running total in text since. Official page: the team's Facebook group.

The Antigonish Legion Chase the Ace (Branch 59) draws Fridays in the Legion lounge; you don't need to be present to win. The branch doesn't publish its jackpot or card count online. Official page: antigonishlegion.ca.

Halifax area, the Valley and the South Shore

• Spryfield Legion Branch 152 draws on Fridays; its most recent result we could read (October 16) was a $969 consolation prize. No running jackpot is published in text. Facebook group
• Legion Branch 161 Chase the Ace draws Fridays at 7 p.m., next on Friday, November 13; the branch says the ticket winner takes 20% of the week's sales and a chance to draw for the jackpot. legion161.ca
• Church Point Club draws on Thursdays (November 5, 12, 19 and 26 on its schedule); week 14 was drawn October 29. No jackpot is posted. Facebook
• Weymouth Legion Branch 67 draws Fridays at 8 p.m. and streams the draw on Facebook; it doesn't post jackpot figures in text. Facebook

Smaller games, older figures

These organisers haven't posted new figures we could read since the date shown, so treat them as a starting point and check the page:

• Pugwash Legion Peace Branch 60: $1,325 with 34 cards for its October 24 draw; Saturdays, 7:15 p.m. Facebook
• CAPE Society Chase the Ace, Glace Bay: our last reading at the source (October 19) was $2,506.40 with 46 cards; Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Facebook

We also list games in Elmsdale, Kentville and D'Escousse; we couldn't confirm current figures at the organisers' own pages this week, so they're on the Nova Scotia Chase the Ace page with the date we last checked them.

What 36 cards means

With 36 cards left at Northside 4, if your ticket is the one drawn, there's a 1-in-36 chance the envelope you pick holds the Ace. That's one half of the odds. The other half is whether your ticket is drawn at all, which depends on how many tickets sell that week, and Nova Scotia organisers rarely publish that. Prize splits also differ: the Railmen put 30% of sales into the jackpot, Legion 161 pays 20% to the weekly winner, and other licences use different numbers. Our How it works page covers both.

Nearby, Prince Edward Island's Miscouche game is down to 10 cards (November 9), and New Brunswick's games are in our New Brunswick roundup. Browse every live lottery in Canada, see Recently caught for rounds that just ended, or sign up for the weekly jackpot email.

Licensing and playing responsibly

Charitable lotteries in Nova Scotia are licensed by the province's Alcohol, Gaming, Fuel and Tobacco Division. Each licence sets its own prize structure and rules. You generally need to be physically in Nova Scotia to buy a ticket, and to meet the minimum age in the lottery's own rules (18+ or 19+, depending on the game). Check before you buy.

Treat a ticket as a donation with a chance attached. Set a budget before you buy, and don't raise it because a pot is growing or a deck is shrinking. If gambling stops being fun, free and confidential help is available from Nova Scotia's Gambling Support Line, 1-888-347-8888, any time. Help lines for every province are on our responsible gambling page.

Play the Ace is an independent tracker. We don't sell tickets or run any of these lotteries. Always confirm details with the organiser before buying.