La Broquerie Chase the Ace Won: $348,445 Jackpot Claimed
By Avery Chase Ellis · Last verified October 26, 2026 · Checked at the source
One of the biggest Chase the Ace rounds in Western Canada is over. La Broquerie Helping Hands, the food bank serving the RM of La Broquerie in southeastern Manitoba, announced on its Facebook page that the Ace of Spades was picked at its Thursday-night draw on October 8, 2026, for a $348,445.00 jackpot.
Two much smaller rounds also ended in the last week: one in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and one in Seal Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. Here's what happened in each, and what comes next.
La Broquerie: $348,445 with four cards left
According to the organiser's winner post:
| Card picked | the Ace of Spades |
| Jackpot | $348,445.00 |
| Winning ticket | White #030908 |
| Winner | named by the organiser as Rachelle B. |
When we last read the organiser's page before that draw, on October 7, the pot stood at $348,445 with 4 cards left in the deck.
The money behind the headline matters too. La Broquerie Helping Hands provides groceries and household items to local families facing food insecurity, and every week of ticket sales supports that work, whether or not the Ace turns up.
A new series has already started
The food bank didn't wait long. Its page announced a brand new Chase the Ace series starting with a $25,000 take-home pot and a full deck of 52 cards, with the first draw on Thursday, October 15 at 8:00 PM. Two draws in, the poster for the October 29 draw shows a current pot of $29,325 with 50 cards remaining (read October 26). We've updated the La Broquerie listing to show the new series. Check the official La Broquerie Helping Hands page for ticket details and the rules for this series.
Prince Albert, SK: ANAVETS Unit 222
The Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans (ANAVETS) Unit 222 in Prince Albert posted on October 9 that a player, named in the post as Joanne P., pulled the Ace of Spades for $766.00, plus a $200 gift certificate from a local business. That ends the round. The Unit has since started a new one: its page showed a $181 weekly winner on October 16, with no jackpot figure posted yet. See the official ANAVETS Unit 222 post.
Seal Cove, NL: a short round
In Seal Cove, the Recreation Committee brought Chase the Ace back to town in September, with draws on Monday nights at the Seal Cove Community Centre starting September 14. Funds go toward a planned sports and recreation area for the community.
The round didn't last long. On October 12, the committee announced that the Ace of Spades had turned up "sooner than we expected". A player, named as Lydia B., took home the $519 jackpot. Seal Cove was the only Newfoundland and Labrador lottery on our site, so it now sits under "Recently caught" on our Newfoundland and Labrador page. See the Seal Cove Recreation Committee group for any news of a next round.
Why some rounds run for months and others end in weeks
La Broquerie ran until only four envelopes were left. Seal Cove ended within a month. Each week, one ticket is drawn and that player opens one envelope. If it isn't the Ace, the card comes out of play and the jackpot rolls over. Keep two odds separate:
- The chance your ticket is drawn depends on how many tickets are sold that week. It gets longer as a pot grows and sales climb.
- The chance the envelope is the Ace, if your ticket is drawn, depends on how many envelopes are left. That's 1 in 52 on the first draw and better each week the deck shrinks.
The Ace can come out in week one or at the very end. A short round isn't a sign that anything went wrong. Our How it works guide explains it in full, including why prize splits differ from one licence to the next.
Where to find the next big pot
With La Broquerie reset, Manitoba's biggest live pot on our site is now Smack the Jack in Brandon, at $280,542 (week 17) when we read it on October 26, with its next draw on October 28. Browse every Manitoba game on our Manitoba page, the Saskatchewan page, or all live lotteries in Canada, sorted by jackpot or by fewest cards left. To get the week's biggest moves in your inbox, sign up for our jackpot email.
Licensing and playing responsibly
Chase the Ace is licensed charitable gaming. In Manitoba, lotteries are licensed by the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba (LGCA). In Saskatchewan, it's the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA), and in Newfoundland and Labrador, Service NL. Games like these are usually sold in person, so you generally need to be at the venue or in the province, and meet the age limit in the lottery's rules (Seal Cove's was 19+).
Treat tickets as a donation with a chance to win, set a budget before you buy, and don't raise it because a pot is growing. If gambling stops being fun, free and confidential help is available: Manitoba Gambling Helpline 1-800-463-1554, Saskatchewan Problem Gambling Helpline 1-800-306-6789, Newfoundland and Labrador Problem Gambling Helpline 1-888-899-4357. Help lines for every province are on our responsible gambling page.
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