WINTARIO50 COMMUNITY CONTEST
WINTARIO50 COMMUNITY CONTEST
Buy WINTARIO50 tickets before August 14, 2025 for a chance to win:
- 100 Guaranteed Top Prizes of $50,000
- 700 other cash prizes from $50 to $5,000
Opt in to the WINTARIO50 Community Contest and nominate a United Way Region for a second chance to win. Every WINTARIO50 ticket you purchase before or after opt in gives you as well as your nominated region an entry into the contest. Community Contest prizes include:
- 26 Community Prizes from $5,000 to $250,000
- 26 Participant Prizes of $5,000
*In support of United Way, ends August 18, 2025. No Purchase Necessary. 18+, Ontario only. See rules and entry details.
OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
Contest Period: June 24, 2025 to August 18, 2025
WINTARIO50 ticket sales period: June 24, 2025 to August 14, 2025
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. CONTEST OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ONTARIO WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT TIME OF CONTEST ENTRY AND WHO HAVE A VALID WINNER’S EDGE ACCOUNT OR OLG.CA PLAYER ACCOUNT, DEPENDING ON METHOD OF ENTRY, AS SET OUT HEREIN.
1. Introduction
The WINTARIO50 Community Contest (“Contest”) is sponsored by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (“OLG”). OLG is referred to in these Official Rules and Regulations as the “Sponsor”. The Contest is managed by Splashdot (the “Contest Manager”) acting on behalf of the Sponsor for the purposes of this Contest. Collectively, the Sponsor and Contest Manager are referred to as the “Contest Parties”.
The Contest involves nomination by Eligible Participants of United Way Regions (defined below) for the chance for that Region to win a Community Prize (defined below). Nomination of a United Way Region by an Eligible Participant also results in the entry of that Eligible Participant into a Region Pool (defined below) for the chance to win a Participant Prize (defined below) drawn from all the Entries received for that Region Pool (there will be one eligible winner per Region Pool). Community Prizes will be awarded by OLG to the Regions in accordance with these Contest Rules. For the purpose of this Contest, there are twenty-six (26) United Way Centraide regions in Ontario (each, a “United Way Region” or “Region” and collectively, the “Regions”) that can be nominated to receive a Community Prize as set out in the table below. Eligible Participants can nominate any of the Regions, regardless of place of residence in the province.
| Brant | Hastings & Prince Edward | Peterborough & District |
| Bruce Grey | Kawartha Lakes | Sarnia-Lambton |
| Durham Region | Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington | Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District |
| East Ontario | Leeds & Grenville | Simcoe Muskoka |
| Elgin Middlesex | Niagara | Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry |
| Greater Toronto | North East Ontario | Thunder Bay |
| Guelph Wellington Dufferin | Northumberland | Waterloo Region |
| Haldimand & Norfolk | Oxford | Windsor-Essex Chatham-Kent |
| Halton & Hamilton | Perth-Huron |
2. CONTEST PERIOD
The Contest commences June 24, 2025, at 5:30 a.m. ET and ends on August 18, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. ET (the “Contest Entry Period”). By entering this Contest, Eligible Participants accept and agree to be legally bound by these Official Rules and Regulations (the “Rules”) and the decisions of the Sponsor (and where the Sponsor designates, the Contest Manager), which are final, binding (without right of appeal) and conclusive on all matters related to this Contest.
3. ELIGIBILITY
- 3.1 The Contest is available in Ontario only and only open to those residing in Ontario who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at time of Contest and who have a valid Winner’s Edge account or OLG.ca Player Account (“Eligible Participant”). OLG.ca Player Accounts must be in good standing in accordance with the Player Agreement and not have been archived, self-excluded, deactivated or placed on a break at time of opt-in.
- 3.2 Notwithstanding Section 3.1, the Contest is not open to:
- Volunteers, employees, officers, directors, representatives or agents of any of the following:
- the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (“AGCO”);
- the Sponsor;
- the Sponsor’s authorized Lottery Retailers (defined below in Section 3.3) (unless the Lottery Retailer or their staff purchases a valid WINTARIO50 ticket from the location of another Lottery Retailer, on OLG.ca, or otherwise enter by way of the No Purchase Necessary option);
- the respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, Prize suppliers, advertising/promotion agencies of any of the foregoing parties mentioned in (i) through (iii); and
- any entity involved in the development, production, implementation, administration, judging or fulfillment of the Contest, including the Contest Manager.
- Employees of United Way Centraide.
- Volunteers, employees, officers, directors, representatives or agents of any of the following:
- 3.3 For the purpose of this Contest, a “Lottery Retailer” means a person/entity contracted by the Sponsor to sell lottery tickets and provide lottery services at a retail location in Ontario.
- 3.4 In the event that an individual does not meet the eligibility requirements as set forth herein, the Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to reject or disqualify the individual from participating in this Contest.
4. PRIZES AND ODDS OF WINNING
- 4.1 There are two types of prizes available to be won in this Contest (each, a “Prize” and collectively, the “Prizes”):
- Prizes awarded to Regions by OLG (each, a “Community Prize” and collectively, the “Community Prizes”);
- Prizes awarded to Eligible Participants (each, a “Participant Prize” and collectively, the “Participant Prizes”);
- 4.2 Community Prizes
There are twenty-six (26) Community Prizes available to be won by the Regions, as set out below.
Prize Amount Number of Prizes $250,000 Two (2) $50,000 Ten (10) $5,000 Fourteen (14)
The odds of a Region being selected to win a $250,000 or $50,000 Community Prize depend on the total number of Nominations received by each Region from Entries submitted by Eligible Participants in accordance with these Terms.
An Eligible Participant can select any one of the 26 Regions to Nominate, regardless of place of residence in the province. There is a limit of one Community Prize per Region.
- 4.3 Participant Prizes
There are twenty-six (26) Participant Prizes available to be won by Eligible Participants, each consisting of $5,000 CAD cash. There will be twenty-six (26) separate draws, each draw for one (1) Participant Prize and each only drawing from Entries associated with a single Region (a “Region Pool”). There will be one (1) Participant Prize draw for each Region Pool, unless a Region receives no nominations (in which case, OLG will draw from all eligible Entries in accordance with Section 6.3).
For each Participant Prize, the odds of winning depend on the total number of Nominations the Region Pool associated with the draw receives.
5. HOW TO PARTICIPATE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
- 5.1 An Eligible Participant can earn entry(s) for their selected Region towards the Community Prize (each, a “Nomination” or to “Nominate”) and entry(s) for the Participant Prize (each, an “Participant Entry” and collectively, “Participant Entries”). Together, a Nomination and Contest Entry are referred to as an “Entry” and collectively, “Entries”. An Eligible Participant can earn one (1) Entry by purchasing an WINTARIO50 ticket (an “Eligible Ticket”) and following the entry instructions set forth these Rules, or by submitting a valid No Purchase Necessary request. Specifically, an Entry can be earned by
- making an eligible purchase in-store at a Lottery Retailer (“In-store”) and following the steps in Section 5.2; or
- making an eligible purchase online on OLG.ca or through the OLG Mobile App (“Online”), and following the steps in Section 5.3; or
- submitting a valid No Purchase Necessary (“NPN”) request by following the steps in Section 5.4.
- 5.2 In-Store. To enter by making an eligible purchase In-store, an Eligible Participant must complete the following steps during the Contest Entry Period:
Purchase a WINTARIO50 ticket In-store between June 24, 2025, and August 14, 2025 (an “Eligible In-Store Ticket”);
For clarity, an Eligible In-Store Ticket is defined as one play for $5.00 or three plays for $10.00. An Eligible In-Store Ticket will earn one (1) Entry regardless of whether the ticket is for one or three plays.
- Log in to their Winner’s Edge account. If an Eligible Participant does not have a Winner’s Edge account, the Eligible Participant must visit winnersedge.olg.ca (“Contest Website”) and navigate to the “Sign Up” page to register an account by submitting their name, address, email address, phone number, and date of birth; and,
Once logged in to their Winner’s Edge account, an Eligible Participant must visit the “Enter Tickets” page, acknowledge their acceptance of the WINTARIO50 Community Contest Official Rules and Regulations (required for first ticket Entry only), enter their Eligible In-Store Ticket using the ticket’s unique ticket number and nominate a United Way Region by following the instructions on the Contest Website. Upon successfully completing these steps, the Eligible Participant will earn one (1) Entry per Eligible In-Store Ticket, consisting of one (1) Nomination for the Eligible Participant’s selected United Way Region in the associated Community Prize draw and a Participant Prize Entry in the associated Region Pool’s Participant Prize draw.
For clarity, the following In-store tickets will not be considered an Eligible Ticket and cannot be used to earn Entries:
- Any replacement ticket; or
- Any cancelled ticket.
- 5.3 Online. To enter by making an eligible purchase Online on OLG.ca or through the OLG Mobile App, an Eligible Participant must complete the following steps during the Contest Entry Period:
- Sign up or log-in to their OLG.ca Player Account.
- Navigate to the “Promotion Detail Page”, select a Region to Nominate, and opt-in to the WINTARIO50 Community Contest.
- Upon opting-in, Eligible Participants will be presented with a notification indicating that their opt-In was successful. The promotion tile will then appear in the Eligible Participant’s “Your Active Promotions” section of their Player Account.
- Purchase WINTARIO50 online on OLG.ca, by using Unutilized Funds or Direct Pay (not funded by Lottery Bonus(es)) (“Eligible Online Ticket”). For clarity, an Eligible Online Ticket is defined as one (1) play for $5.00 CAD or three (3) plays for $10.00 CAD An Eligible Online Ticket will earn one (1) Entry regardless of whether the ticket is for one or three plays.
- Upon successful opt-in in accordance with this Section 5.3, Eligible Participants will earn (1) Entry per Eligible Online Ticket, consisting of one (1) Nomination for their selected United Way Region in the Community Prize draw and one (1) Participant Entry in the Participant Prize draw for the associated Region Pool. Nominations for a given Region will be applied as follows:
- The Region nominated at time of opt-in will be the Region for which Nominations for Eligible Online Tickets will be applied for the Community Prize draw, subject to (ii) and (iii).
- An Eligible Participant will receive an Entry for each Eligible Online Ticket purchased prior to opt-in. Such Entries will automatically Nominate the United Way Region chosen at time of opt-In.
- The Eligible Participate can return to the Promotion Detail Page at any time during the Contest Period and select a new Region to nominate. This Region will be Nominated in association with future Eligible Online Ticket purchases until another Region is selected (if applicable).
- Entries associated with Eligible Online Tickets occurs automatically (following opt-in). It is prohibited to attempt to manually enter Eligible Online Tickets through the Contest Website; any such attempted entry will be disqualified.
- 5.4 NPN. In order to earn an Entry without making an eligible purchase, Eligible Participants must have a Winner’s Edge or OLG.ca Player account and take the following steps, including accepting the WINTARIO50 Community Contest Official Rules and Regulations:
- Print, type or handwrite clearly on one (1) or more pages of 8 ½” x 11” paper (letter-size).
- your first name, last name, full mailing address (street, apt./suite, city/town, province/territory, postal code) and day and evening telephone number
- your date of birth
- (1) your email address as registered on your Winner’s Edge account, or (2) your email address or username as registered on your OLG.ca Player Account
- your nominated United Way Centraide Region as per the list set out in Section 1.
- your acceptance of the WINTARIO50 Community Contest Official Rules and Regulations by writing the words “I agree to the WINTARIO50 Community Contest Official Rules and Regulations.”
- a minimum one hundred (100) word, unique and original essay describing OLG’s positive contributions to Ontario over the past 50 years; and
mail it (in an envelope with sufficient postage) to: Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (c/o WINTARIO50 Community Contest) PO Box 60032, Etobicoke RPO Thorncrest, ON M9A 5G2 (“Request”).
To be eligible, each Request must:
- be received separately in an envelope bearing sufficient postage (i.e. mass mail-in Requests in the same envelope will be void);
- be post-marked during the Contest Period and be received no later than August 5, 2025 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET, (to allow sufficient time for processing); and,
- include all required information as noted above.
Eligible Participants who correctly follow the instructions noted above will receive one (1) Entry, consisting of a Participant Entry in the Participant Prize draw and a Nomination of their selected United Way Region in the Community Prize draw for each valid NPN Request. Once the Contest Manager has received and validated the Eligible Participant’s NPN Request and Winner’s Edge or OLG.ca account, the Contest Manager will submit an Entry to the user’s applicable Winner’s Edge or OLG.ca account.
Subject to the limitations set out in Section 5.7, an Eligible Participant can earn a maximum of 200 NPN Entries, consisting of:
- a maximum of 100 NPN Entries for valid Requests which include the Eligible Participant’s registered Winner’s Edge email address, as set out in Section 5.4(a)(iii)(1), and
- a maximum of 100 NPN Entries for valid Requests which include the Eligible Participant’s OLG.ca email address or user name, as set out in Section 5.4(a)(iii)(2).
NPN Entries may take up to 48 hours from receipt to be processed by the Contest Manager. The Released Parties (defined below) take no responsibility for any lost, stolen, delayed, illegible, damaged, misdirected, lost or destroyed Requests, including any delays caused by any labour disputes related to mail delivery (all of which are void).
In the event of a labour dispute/strike during the Contest Entry Period impacting mail delivery, please contact OLG at 1-800-387-0098 for alternative delivery method.
- Print, type or handwrite clearly on one (1) or more pages of 8 ½” x 11” paper (letter-size).
- 5.5 If the Eligible Participant no longer wishes to participate in the Contest after opting in, in accordance with Section 5.2(a)-(c) or 5.3 (a)-(f), or after submitting an NPN Request in accordance with Section 5.4, they must opt-out by contacting OLG through the “Contact Us” page or by calling 1-800-387-0098. Opting out of the Contest will result in disqualification of the former participant and the removal of all of their Entries, if applicable.
- 5.6 Contest Entries submitted through any method other than that described in these Rules and Regulations will be deemed invalid.
- 5.7 An Eligible Participant can earn a maximum total of 200 Entries, regardless of the method of Entry, and additionally subject to the following maximum number of Entries for each method:
- 100 Entries for Eligible In-Store Tickets, (or NPN Entries received pursuant to Section 5.4(a)(iii)(1)), and
- 100 Entries for Eligible Online Tickets (or NPN Entries received pursuant to Section 5.4(a)(iii)(2))
For clarity, any purchases or NPN Requests that exceed any of the limits set out in this Section 5.7 will not generate Entries into the Contest.
- 5.8 All Contest Entries are subject to verification in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor. Any Entry that cannot be verified to the complete satisfaction of the Sponsor, in their sole and absolute discretion, is subject to immediate disqualification.
- 5.9 The Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to require proof of identity and eligibility (in a form acceptable to the Sponsor – including, without limitation, government issued photo identification):
- for the purposes of verifying an individual’s eligibility to participate in this Contest;
- for the purposes of verifying the eligibility and legitimacy of an Entry/Request entered (or purportedly entered) for the purposes of this Contest; or
- for any other reason the Sponsor deems necessary, in its sole and absolute discretion, for the purposes of administering this Contest in accordance with these Rules.
Failure to provide such proof to the complete satisfaction of the Sponsor in a timely manner may result in disqualification in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor.
- 5.10 If it is discovered by the Sponsor (using any evidence or other information made available to or otherwise discovered by the Sponsor) that any person has attempted to: (i) use multiple names, identities, email addresses and/or any automated, macro, script, robotic or other system(s) or program(s) to enter or otherwise participate in or disrupt this Contest; (ii) falsely enter an Eligible Ticket in accordance with Rules; (iii) re-submit an Entry a subsequent time after its first use; and/or (iv) submit an Entry that has been falsified, manipulated or otherwise altered in any way (all as determined by the Sponsor in their sole and absolute discretion); then they may be disqualified from the Contest in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor. Any Entry may be rejected if, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, the entry form is not fully completed with all required information and submitted and received during the Contest Entry Period in accordance with these Rules. The Released Parties (defined below) are not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, delayed (including as a result of any labour dispute that impacts mail delivery in Canada), incomplete or incompatible Contest Entries and/or Requests (all of which are void).
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0. Promotion Period
- 3.1 This Promotion is available and redeemable as of 2:00 p.m. on June 19, 2025 and shall continue until 11:59 a.m. on August 8, 2025 (the “Promotion Period”).
- 3.2 An Eligible Participant who successfully completes all the steps contemplated in Sections 4.1(a) to 4.1(b) in accordance with Section 4.1 shall not be eligible for any other Promotion that awards Bonus Funds to Individuals who register a Player Account for the first time.
4. How to Participate
- 4.1 In order to participate in this Promotion, an Eligible Participant must complete the following steps in the order set out below within the Promotion Period:
Step 1: Sign up for marketing communications and ride GO Transit
a. An Eligible Participant must meet the requirements set out in the GO Transit 2025 OLG Ride Monday, Play Friday Lottery Offer TERMS, which can be accessed at https://www.gotransit.com/en/olgterms2025. The TERMS include requirements to sign up to receive GO Transit marketing communications and make at least one (1) GO Transit round trip, paying with a PRESTO card, among other requirements, prior to July 21, 2025.
Step 2: Registration
a. Opt-in to the Promotion within the Promotion Period by navigating to the Player Account registration page via the link emailed to the Eligible Participant in connection with this Promotion;
b. Initiate a qualifying lottery purchase, as further described in Step 3 d; and
c. Complete the registration of the Lite Lottery Account in accordance with the Player Agreement within the Promotion Period.
Step 3: Play
a. During the Promotion Period, and after the registration of the Eligible Participant’s Lite Lottery Account is complete (“Qualifying Period”),
b. Complete the lottery purchase, spending no less than one dollar ($1.00 CAD) on Draw-Based Lottery Games Played Online using Direct Pay. For the avoidance of doubt, where a lottery ticket for a Draw-Based Lottery Game Played Online is purchased by way of subscription, only the lottery tickets successfully purchased during the Qualifying Period shall contribute.
Step 4: Redeem Promotional Code
a. Upon the completion of the Steps set out in Section 4.1 (a)-(c), the Eligible Participant will be directed to a promotion code redemption page where they must enter and redeem the promotional code (the “Code”) sent to the Eligible Participant’s email address in connection with their participation in the Metrolinx Offer.
- 4.2 Upon the completion during the Qualifying Period of all steps set out in Section 4.1, the Player Account of the Eligible Participant will be provided with a fifteen dollar ($15.00 CAD) Lottery Bonus. If an Eligible Participant does not satisfy the requirements of Section 4.1 within the Qualifying Periods, this Promotion will be removed from their Player Account and no funds, promotional offers nor anything of value of any sort will be provided.
- 4.3 Any Lottery Bonus provided pursuant to the Promotion does not expire and cannot be: (i) converted to Unutilized Funds; (ii) credited to the Cash Balance of a Player Account; (iii) withdrawn from a Player’s Available Balance; (iv) transferred; or (v) assigned.
- 4.4 If the Eligible Participant no longer wishes to participate in this Promotion after they have completed all steps set out in Sections 4.1, they must opt-out from the “Promotion Lobby” page of their Player Account or contact Player Support through the “Contact Us” page or by calling 1-800-387-0098.
5. General Terms
- 5.1 Eligible Participants may only redeem the Promotion one (1) time. The Lottery Bonus provided in connection with this Promotion shall not exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00 CAD), regardless of the amount spent on Draw-Based Lottery Games Played Online.
- 5.2 The Bonus Funds provided in connection with this Promotion are non-transferable and non-assignable and can only be redeemed by the Eligible Participant.
For any questions relating to this promotion, please contact Player Support at playersupport@olg.ca or by calling 1-855-978-7529.