Bay de Verde's six-figure Chase the Ace jackpot eluded the swarm of hopeful ticket holders that descended on the town Wednesday evening. Thousands showed up for a chance to nab the ace of spades and not the three remaining decoys: the three of clubs, and the jack and king of hearts. It's official; no ace in Bay de Verde. #cbcnl pic.twitter.com/FMaLe0AqE3 — @TRobertstAs of Tuesday night, Wednesday evening's jackpot was expected to be more than $317,000, while next week's is reportedly estimated to top half a million dollars. Wednesday's consolation prize was about $70,000, while the 50/50 prize was about $43,000.

Source: CBC News September 14, 2016 23:23 UTC