Terms & Conditions

1 King Street West, Suite 702, Hamilton, Ontario L8P 1A4

Tel: 905-522-3863

Email: inspirationlottery@hhsc.ca

By purchasing a ticket, you agree to allow us, Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation, and its licensed gaming suppliers providing services to this program, the right, if you are a prize winner, to use and publicly disclose your name, municipality of residence, image, photograph and likeness as a prize winner in any means required by the terms of our lottery license and/or that we consider appropriate for purposes of administering and promoting the lottery, without notice, review or approval or additional compensation to you.

The liability of the licensee of this lottery shall be limited to the purchase price of the ticket.

The lotteries below will occur in the province of Ontario:

Tickets:

The amount of the 50/50 grand prize will be determined based on the number and value of tickets purchased. This information will be updated online in real time at https://5050inspirationlottery.ca.

The 50/50 Inspiration Lottery will have 2 Early Bird prize draws prior to the main draw. An opportunity exists to win $1,000 for tickets purchased by the first early bird draw deadline and $1000 for tickets purchased by the second bird draw deadline. Each ticket purchased before an early bird draw deadline, will be entered into that draw along with subsequent draws before being entered into the 50/50 Inspiration Lottery Grand Prize draw.

Ticket prices are as follows:

5 for $10
20 for $20
80 for $40
200 for $60

All sales are final. Ticket purchases are not tax deductible.

For ticket related matters please call Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation at (905) 522-3863 or email  inspirationlottery@hhsc.ca 

Ticket Deadlines and Draw Dates

Draw #1: Tickets will be sold from 8:30 am on January 25, 2024 to 11:59 pm on February 22, 2024. 

All tickets purchased by 11:59 pm on February 6, 2024 will be eligible for the first early bird draw that will take place at 11:00 am on February 7, 2024.

All tickets purchased by 11:59 pm on February 15, 2024 will be eligible for the second early bird draw that will take place at 11:00 am on February 16, 2024.

The grand prize draw will take place at 11:00 am on February 23, 2024. The grand prize will be half of the sales. 

Draw #2: Tickets will be sold from 8:30 am on March 27, 2024 to 11:59 pm on April 24, 2024.

All tickets purchased by 11:59 pm on April 11, 2024 will be eligible for the first early bird draw that will take place at 11:00 am on April 12, 2024.

All tickets purchased by 11:59 pm on April 17, 2024 will be eligible for the second early bird draw that will take place at 11:00 am on April 18, 2024.

The grand prize draw will take place at 11:00 am on April 25, 2024. The grand prize will be half of the sales.

Draw #3: Tickets will be sold from 8:30 am on September 3, 2024 to 11:59 pm on October 1, 2024.

All tickets purchased by 11:59 pm on September 11, 2024 will be eligible for the first early bird draw that will take place at 11:00 am on September 12, 2024.

All tickets purchased by 11:59 pm on September 19, 2024 will be eligible for the second early bird draw that will take place at 11:00 am on September 20, 2024.

The grand prize draw will take place at 11:00 am on October 2, 2024. The grand prize will be half of the sales.

Draw #4: Tickets will be sold from 8:30 am on November 14, 2024 to 11:59 pm on December 12, 2024.

All tickets purchased by 11:59 pm on November 20, 2024 will be eligible for the first early bird draw that will take place at 11:00 am on November 21, 2024.

All tickets purchased by 11:59 pm on December 5, 2024 will be eligible for the second early bird draw that will take place at 11:00 am on December 6, 2024.

The grand prize draw will take place at 11:00 am on December 13, 2024. The grand prize will be half of the sales.

The winning number will be announced online at https://5050inspirationlottery.ca, and on Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation’s Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) accounts. Winners will be contacted by phone and/or email after each draw.

By purchasing 50/50 Inspiration Lottery tickets, each patron agrees to have their first name, last initial, and city of residence shared on https://5050inspirationlottery.ca for an extended period of time, as well as in Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation emails and social media channels, in the event the patron is declared a prize winner.

The winner must claim their prize by contacting Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation at (905) 522-3863 or inspirationlottery@hhsc.ca. The ticket must be brought to Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation located at 1 King Street West, Suite 702, Hamilton, Ontario L8P 1A4 at an agreed-upon time for ticket verification. The winner will then be paid by cheque for the amount posted on the lottery website for which they bought their ticket. Winners must have the original winning ticket and no copies. All payments will be made by cheque.

The winning ticket holder has six months to claim their prize from the date of the draw their ticket was purchased for.

The winner must provide their name, address and phone number with government-issued photo ID for our report sheet.

Once the certified winner is verified, and provides identification with photo ID, they will be given a cheque in the amount of the declared prize. If the winner cannot provide photo ID, the winning proceeds will be held until such identification can be provided.

In the event a winner does not come forward, the winning number will be kept on file in a secure location and held for six months. After that time period has elapsed, the prize will be donated to Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation, with the approval of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.