Fresh Decks: 9 Catch the Ace Rounds Starting Over in November

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By Avery Chase Ellis · Last verified November 2, 2026 · Checked at the source

A Catch the Ace round ends the moment someone opens the Ace of Spades, and most organisers shuffle a new deck and start again within weeks. Early November is one of those turnover moments. As of our November 2 check, nine lotteries we track are in the first three weeks of a new round, with pots from $1,600 to $13,500. Five of them are new since our last round-up. If you like getting in early, when the deck is full and the pot is small, this is the week.

New since our last round-up

Carstairs Elks Chase the Ace (Carstairs, AB) — Round 2, first draw Friday, November 6. The Elks Lodge #556 posted on October 28 that ticket sales for a second round would open on October 31, with "the first progressive pot … estimated to be worth $4,000" and the first draw on November 6 at 8:15 p.m. Round 1 had reached draw 7 by mid-October, with the club estimating a $15,000 pot for draw 8; how that round finished isn't in the posts we could read. Tickets are sold in person. Organiser's Facebook page · our listing

Espanola Lions Club Catch the Ace (Espanola, ON) — "Catch The Ace 13," week 3 draws Wednesday, November 4. The Espanola and Area Lions Club started its thirteenth game on October 21 with a $3,000 guaranteed progressive prize. Its poster for week 3 lists an estimated progressive prize of $6,200+ and a draw on November 4 at 6:15 p.m. Draws are Wednesdays at the Espanola Recreation Complex and streamed on the club's Facebook page; online sales close the Monday before. Organiser's Facebook page · our listing

Chipman Chase the Ace (Chipman, NB) — Round 12, draw 3 on Friday, November 6. Hearts for Chipman runs this Friday-night game at the Chipman Legion. Its October 30 post reported the round's second draw (a $291.40 consolation prize) and invited players to "get a chance to win over $6,650" at the next one. Tickets must be bought before Thursday at noon; the draw is Friday at 7 p.m. Organiser's Facebook page · our listing

Kinsmen Club of Stratford Catch the Ace (Stratford, ON) — week 1, first draw Friday, November 6. The last round ended on October 2 when the Ace of Spades turned up in week 4. The official site shows week 1 of the new round with an estimated jackpot of $2,500 and a draw on November 6 at 11:30 a.m. at ANAF Unit 261. Tickets are $5, online or in person, under AGCO licence RAF1569604. Proceeds go to the Kinsmen Club of Stratford, ANAF Unit 261 and the Knights of Columbus. Our listing

Uxbridge Hospital Foundation / Rotary Club of Uxbridge Catch the Ace (Uxbridge, ON) — week 1, first draw Wednesday, November 4. Uxbridge caught its Ace on October 7, in week 4 of the previous round. The official site now shows a new round at week 1 with all 52 cards in play and a progressive jackpot of $2,866 as of November 2 (it climbs with every online sale, so it will read higher by draw day). Ticket sales close ahead of the Wednesday draw. Proceeds support equipment for the new Uxbridge Hospital. Our listing

Every live round in weeks 1–3

Figures as published by each organiser and read November 2, 2026. "Est." means the organiser labels the figure an estimate; "—" means it isn't published.

Lottery	Province	Week	Jackpot	Next draw
Byron Legion Catch the Ace III	ON	2	$13,500	Sundays, 4 p.m.
161 Air Cadets SSC Chase the Ace (with RCL Lancaster Br 69)	NB	3	$8,000	Fridays, 7 p.m.
Chipman Chase the Ace	NB	3	over $6,650	Fri Nov 6, 7 p.m.
Espanola Lions Club Catch the Ace	ON	3	$6,200+ (est.)	Wed Nov 4, 6:15 p.m.
Carstairs Elks Chase the Ace	AB	1	$4,000 (est.)	Fri Nov 6, 8:15 p.m.
Catch the Ace in Support of Autism Moves	ON	3	$3,746	Wednesdays
Uxbridge Hospital Foundation / Rotary Catch the Ace	ON	1	$2,866	Wed Nov 4
Kinsmen Club of Stratford Catch the Ace	ON	1	$2,500 (est.)	Fri Nov 6, 11:30 a.m.
Kincardine Catch the Ace	ON	3	$1,600	Wed Nov 4, 4 p.m.

One more is restarting but isn't listed yet: the West Grey Durham Lions in Durham, ON have posted a first result for their next game on their site but no date or jackpot, so it stays off our live list until a dated draw appears.

Why a week-1 ticket is a different bet

Buying into a brand-new round changes one half of the odds and not the other. With a full 52-card deck, a drawn ticket has a 1-in-52 chance of opening the Ace, the worst it will be all round; that chance improves every week a card comes out. Whether your ticket is the one drawn depends only on how many tickets are sold that week, and early weeks are usually the quietest, so the weekly prize is small but so is the crowd. Neither half tells you when the round will end: Stratford's last round lasted four weeks, while Russell, ON is in week 30 of its current one. Our How it works page walks through both odds and explains why the split between the weekly prize, the jackpot and the charity differs from licence to licence.

For the biggest pots rather than the newest, see every live lottery sorted by jackpot, or the province pages for Ontario, New Brunswick and Alberta. Our weekly jackpot email flags the rounds that restart each week.

Licensing and playing responsibly

Every game above is a licensed charitable lottery. Ontario games are licensed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO); Alberta's by the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis commission (AGLC); New Brunswick's through the Gaming Control Branch of Justice and Public Safety. Each licence sets its own prize split and eligibility rules. You generally need to be physically in the province when you buy and to meet the minimum age in the lottery's rules (18+ in Ontario; 18+ or 19+ elsewhere, so check the game you're playing).

A small early pot can make a ticket feel like a cheap flutter, and a weekly habit adds up. Decide what you're happy to give the cause over the round, treat each ticket as a donation with a chance attached, and leave it there. If gambling stops being fun, free and confidential help is available: in Ontario, ConnexOntario, 1-866-531-2600; in Alberta, the AHS Addiction Helpline, 1-866-332-2322; in New Brunswick, the Gambling Information Line, 1-800-461-1234. Every province's help line is on our responsible gambling page.

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