Media Release

N.B. man takes home $100,000 grand prize

November 4th 2011

**AS APPEARED IN The Battlefords Regional Optimist, Friday, November 4, 2011**

N.B. man takes home $100,000 grand prize
By John Cairns
Staff Reporter

A North Battleford man had the winning ticket this year in the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation $100,000 Cash Lottery.

The grand prize winner was Nelson Heidt of North Battleford.  His winning ticket No. 9289 was pulled from the drum by BUHF chair Jerry Wintonyk at the cash lottery draw Wednesday in the lobby at Battlefords Union Hospital.

Shortly after his winning ticket was pulled out, Claudette McGuire phoned Heidt with the good news that he had won $100,000.

Heidt was just one of many winners on the day as 20 draws were made for $2,000 prizes.  As well, there was a 50/50 winner drawn, the first year for that portion of the contest.

The 50/50 prize was won by Stanley and Darlene Iverson of Meota, with the winning ticket No. 62856.  They win a hefty cash prize of $31,675.

The $2,000 prize winners drawn on Wednesday are as follows: Elaine White, North Battleford, No. 7811; Sandra Shevchuk, Battleford No. 1472; Randy and Marion Graw, Battleford, No. 6389; Leona and Ray Betemp, Battleford, No. 6293; Joanne Sparrow, North Battleford, No. 10817; Tammy and Calvin Prongua, Battleford No. 6695; Russ and Jean Hanson, Meota, No. 5661; Bonnie Booth, Meadow Lake No. 9950; Margaret Denton, North Battleford No. 11545; Erven Trotchie, Glaslyn, No. 10417; Cecil Dimmick, Battleford, No. 10572; Bill Ripka, Battleford No. 796; Sheryl Mumby, Regina, No. 4351; Vida McDonald Centre Group c/o Paulette Robin, North Battleford No. 9697; Cameron St. Marie, Saskatoon, No. 13030; Lucy Cheveldayoff, Blaine Lake No. 4973; Ron Spence, Lloydminster, No. 4662; Connie and Darren Keefe, North Battleford No. 1531; Neil and Monica Kramer, North Battleford No. 5455.

In total it was a successful lottery even though it did not sell out this year.  A total of 96 per cent of the tickets were sold.  A god portion were sold in the final week.

The lottery is the chief fundraiser for BUHF with the money raised going towards equipment for the respiratory, therapy and laboratory units at BUH.

Claudette McGuire, BUHF Executive Director (l) reads the winner of the $100,000 Grand Prize, as drawn by Jerry Wintonyk, BUHF Chairperson (r).