Edmonton Oilers 50/50 waiting game

By The Canadian Press

Winning ticket for Oilers 50/50 delayed another week as team processes refunds

Aug 15, 2020 | 10:13 AM

EDMONTON, AB. – Officials with the Edmonton Oilers say it could be another week before they draw a winning ticket for a record-setting 50/50 raffle.

The pot for the Aug. 7 online draw hit more than $15 million, but the providers’ servers were overwhelmed with online requests to purchase tickets.

It led to slow loading times, geolocation errors and duplication of some orders.

All tickets remained valid, but the team gave fans who wanted to void their purchases until noon Thursday to make those requests before a final tally is determined and a winning ticket is drawn.

Tim Shipton, vice-president of communications for the Oilers Entertainment Group, says participants were given the option of keeping their tickets, keeping some of their tickets and receiving a partial refund, cancelling their tickets or requesting confirmation of their tickets.

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He says they had more than 200,000 interactions with participants about those options and will now process the necessary refunds.

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