New Brunswick man wins Chase the Ace prize of $1.3 million
DALHOUSIE, N.B. — The second of three Chase the Ace jackpots on the East Coast has been claimed.
The Dalhousie Rotary Club and the Recreaplex in Dalhousie, N.B. announced on Facebook Thursday night that Rino Maltais had picked the ace of spades to win a $1.3 million prize.
The winning selection comes a night after Chris LeDrew of Foxtrap finally caught the ace in Bay de Verde, Newfoundland for a jackpot worth more than $733,000. LeDrew went in on the tickets with nine other people, including his cousin and father.
Proceed from the draw will help restore church buildings in Bay de Verde, which has a population of about 400.