— Angela Outram (@AngelaOutram) August 7, 2020, Here's some perspective on just what might be happening with the #Oilers5050 site and its inability to load. Half of it goes to the winner and the other half goes to that team’s community foundation. Tickets will be resent to purchasers between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM MDT. The Edmonton Oilers were eliminated from the NHL post-season by the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 4 of their qualifying round series on Friday night. People, once they see that pot growing and the opportunity to win, I think they just get caught up in the frenzy.”. The other half of the funds raised from the raffles go to the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation, which supports organizations focused on vulnerable populations in downtown Edmonton and youth sports throughout northern Alberta. Officials said they added 2.5 times more capacity to the maximum allowable ticket sales before sales began Friday morning. {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}, {* backButton *} Join the mailing list to receive daily email updates. The jackpot for Game 3 of the series on Wednesday grew to more than $5.4 million, with the lucky winner set to take home about $2.7 million. So you crash. “[I] click in the payment, it would start to do the little timer thing and then just time out and kick you off,” she said. The previous record was held by Toronto Raptors fans when a 50/50 raffle reached $2 million during the 2019 NBA Finals, the year the team won the championship. Tickets sales will open at 9:00 AM MDT on game days of the Stanley Cup Final and end at 8:00 PM MDT on the same day. In order to play, you must be in Alberta and at least 18 years old. “Before the qualifying round started for the NHL, the biggest raffle in history was $2 million,” Lewis said. The foundation held its latest game-day raffle two days after it “shattered an all-time record” and had to close it early when the service provider reached maximum allowable ticket sales. The holder of the winning ticket may claim their prize by contacting the 50/50 office at 5050@edmontonoilers.com and forwarding their purchase e-mail and a copy of their government-issued photo identification and address. #yeg pic.twitter.com/ck8Qca4oGn, — Sarolta Saskiw (@SaroltaCityNews) August 7, 2020. Delta roared into Mexican resorts as a Category 2 hurricane, Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen dies after long battle with cancer, Manitoba reports budget surplus for last year, but predicts COVID deficit this year. On Thursday, the pot for the Calgary Flames 50/50 reached a total of $1.7 million. She said she had to reload the page over and over again but eventually got her tickets. The foundation held its latest game-day raffle two days after it “shattered an all-time record” and had to close it early when the service provider reached maximum allowable ticket sales. Monday’s draw, which saw a total pot of $3.2 million, closed earlier than expected because of technical issues. {* createAccountButton *}. “Of course [I] instantly panicked and called my credit card company and they had said that you’d have to wait the 10 days or whatever it is to make sure that they were still going to charge you.”, “Myself and my mum are low-income… [it] doesn’t feel too great.”, “We stand by our technology and the integrity of what we do, however, when you have traffic flooding in the province of Alberta like we did tonight, there will be technical issues and we will get better. You can watch the game on Sportsnet or listen on the Oilers Radio Network, including 630 CHED. Ticket-buyers complain of problems as Edmonton Oilers’ 50/50 breaks another jackpot record after server delays. An update from the EOCF regarding yesterday's #Oilers online 50/50 presented by @REMAXca. All rights reserved. “We are going to be north of $13 million tonight. Aug. 1, 2020: Blackhawks: A-28237879: $762,550: $381,275: Danielle McGale: Mon. All rights reserved. {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} Enter your email below and we'll send you another email. “We had to remind them that as long as they are Alberta residents they could, but if not they were out of luck.”. Monday night’s raffle for Game 2 of the series beat the previous record for the largest sports raffle as the pot surpassed $3.2 million. Due to these uncertain times, the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation is not currently accepting 50/50 applications for next season. Read more: Monday night’s raffle for Game 2 of the series beat the previous record for the largest sports raffle as the pot surpassed $3.2 million. However, with many fans — including some who spoke on the record to Global News — saying problems with the website timing out resulted in them being charged for more tickets than they wanted to buy, it was not immediately clear whether some of the tickets may be refunded. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. “I drove to Fort Saskatchewan to try again, and the same message popped up.”. All adults in the province were made eligible to purchase tickets. “The expectation is — although Oilers fans have proven they can shatter all expectations–that the server will have the capacity to handle demand,” Shipton said. On Wednesday, the jackpot hit $5 million after only five hours of ticket sales. After hours of server delays created frustration for fans trying to buy tickets, the Edmonton Oilers' online 50/50 broke its own jackpot record Friday evening. Edmonton Oilers fans across Alberta can buy 50/50 tickets online on game days when the season resumes this Saturday. Edmonton Oilers 50/50 frenzy boosts other local organizations. “A couple of times we were able to put in payment information, but as soon as that was…being done… it just totally blocked and Gateway timed out,” Kordyban said. Sorry we could not verify that email address. We apologize to those trying to buy tickets and will update you as soon as we can,” stated the foundation’s official Twitter account. Get in the playoffs spirit with these attractions, shops, and activities for hockey lovers. People, once they see that pot growing and the opportunity to win, I think they just get caught up in the frenzy.”. After hours of server delays created frustration for fans trying to buy tickets, the Edmonton Oilers’ online 50/50 broke its own jackpot record Friday evening. {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}, {* backButton *} Oilers fan Jake Desroches, who lives an hour north of Edmonton, received the same error message and tried driving closer to Alberta’s capital. Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. The winning ticket number will be drawn at approximately 8:30 PM MDT the day of the raffle and will be posted via the link below no later than 6:00 PM MDT on the day following the draw. In another 30 minutes, it had surpassed $4 million. By just after 2 p.m., the tally had reached over $5 million. Edmonton, Alberta. “Whoever their service provider is selling the tickets really should have anticipated this,” said tech expert Dana DiTomaso. Monday night’s raffle for Game 2 of the series beat the previous record for the largest sports raffle as the pot surpassed $3.2 million. Several people are saying they were charged multiple times when trying to buy raffle tickets on Friday, which could explain the massive, record-shattering pot.. Oilers fans showed generosity and passion for the EOCF online 50/50 raffle when it launched on Aug. 1, setting a new record total of $762,550. So frustrating!! All adults in the province were made eligible to purchase tickets. Just tried getting @Oil_Foundation 50/50 in Calgary. “Whoever their service provider is selling the tickets really should have anticipated this,” said tech expert Dana DiTomaso. {* traditionalSignIn_password *}, {* #tradAuthenticateMergeForm *} https://t.co/IWD58vdlvk, — Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) August 7, 2020. In a release on Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation acknowledged their “technology provider’s servers were overwhelmed with requests to purchase tickets,” which caused errors and duplication of orders. What a joke!” wrote Peggy Knott in an email shortly before 3 p.m. “Around 11:30 a.m., I finally thought I was getting through, but it blocked me, saying I was in an area that wasn’t valid.”. {* traditionalSignIn_password *}, {* #tradAuthenticateMergeForm *} Calgary Flames fans also upped their 50/50 game Thursday with a draw that brought in $1.79 million, up from about $300,000 in Tuesday’s game. Delta roared into Mexican resorts as a Category 2 hurricane, Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen dies after long battle with cancer, ‘Unfathomable’: U.S. death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000. Edmonton Oilers increase capacity for online 50/50 raffle ahead of Game 4 against Blackhawks. The prize has been claimed, but the winner’s name hasn’t been revealed. “We are endeavouring to quickly resolve any and all customer issues and are in active dialogue with our partners and the gaming regulator, AGLC. Previously, tickets were sold only to fans at games. Uggh I keep getting "this site can't be reached"…yet I can see people ARE getting in!! All prizes will be awarded to the winners via cheque within thirty (30) days of the winner delivering the winning raffle ticket, executed release, and all other required documents to the EOCF. The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation has drawn the winning 50/50 ticket for the Friday, Aug. 7 draw. The winner's name will be publicized on the list of prize winners located at EdmontonOilers.com/5050, as well as on corresponding social media channels. In total, she was charged $120. This has led to a delay in picking the winning number as we take the needed time to respond to customer requests.”. She said the website would keep booting her out and show messages about server issues. Many people had expected Friday’s 50/50 to break records after the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation announced it had more than doubled the capacity to sell tickets. Taylor Kordyban said she and her mother planned to buy $20 worth of tickets and tried since they went on sale in the morning. © 2020 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Oilers 50/50 excitement continues for Game 4. “It will be a significant number in any case. Ward said neither she nor her friend can afford to buy $1,000 worth of tickets. The EOCF addressed early server delays in a tweet, saying they had even more demand than previous draws. The winning ticket will be posted on the same website no later than 11:30 p.m. Several people are saying they were charged multiple times when trying to buy raffle tickets on Friday, which could explain the massive, record-shattering pot. Late Friday night, the foundation announced the 50/50 was closed in order to process transactions in the queue. The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation announced Wednesday it will bring back its online 50/50 raffle for the Stanley Cup Final. Late Friday night, the foundation announced the 50/50 was closed in order to process transactions in the queue. Many who were eventually able to overcome the error landing page then hit another roadblock: a page saying they couldn’t buy tickets from their location. “After about half an hour of trying or so, it came up with the ‘You are blocked due to your location’ message,” said Desroches. Traffic remains at extremely high levels. Purchasers must e-mail from the original e-mail address they used for the ticket purchase, which must be entered correctly. The previous record was held by Toronto Raptors fans when its raffle reached $2 million during the 2019 NBA Finals, the year the team won the championship. Kordyban said she hopes she can get a refund but worries that may not happen. This means that any unclaimed prizes will be redistributed by adding the amount to the raffle of the designated 50/50 licensed event. “Honestly, I probably should have looked at my credit card, but usually you think it kicks you off, it just didn’t work.”. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation announced Friday that Wednesday’s jackpot of $2,708,565 had been claimed, but the name of the winner was not released. https://t.co/IWD58vdlvk, — Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) August 7, 2020.
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