2025 Winner received the $11,305 Jackpot!

Each year the Lake Metigoshe Lions Club hosts a contest to predict when the Can will fall through the ice. The closest prediction will win the 50/50 jackpot!


50/50 Raffle Information and Rules

Tickets are on sale from January 1st through April 1st of each year. If you are visiting Bottineau & Lake Metigoshe, tickets can be purchased from most local businesses. Tickets can also be purchased from Lake Metigoshe Lions Club Members. If you live in an area where tickets are not available, you can complete a "Ticket Request Form" and mail this form, along with payment to the Lake Metigoshe Lions, P.O. Box 5, Bottineau, ND 58318. This form and payment will reserve your tickets. A confirmation of your entry will be e-mailed or messaged to you.

NOTE! MAILING SERVICES ARE FOR PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN AREAS WHERE TICKETS & BROCHURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

In order to participate you can mail your list of entries along with $5.00 per entry to the Lake Metigoshe Lions Club, and we will gladly fill out the tickets for you. Be sure to include a phone number so we may contact you should we have any questions.

Click here for a "Ticket Request Form" showing what information you will need to send us to complete your tickets.

 

If you are interested in entering a group of people as a "Pool" see below "How To Enter As A Pool".

We do not accept credit cards, so payment may be made with a money order, cashiers check or personal check made payable to the Lake Metigoshe Lions Club. We do not recommend you send cash through the mail.

The deadline to mail your entries is April 1, 2025; the envelope must be postmarked on or before April 1, 2025. Mail your list of entries along with $5.00 per entry to: Lake Metigoshe Lions Club, P.O. Box 5, Bottineau, ND 58318.


How To Enter As A Pool

  • You need a Pool name; example of a Pool name, "Grandma's Kids Pool".

  • We need a list of names for every person in the Pool.

  • The Pool name, address and phone number should be the same and entered on every ticket. Labels and stamps may be used.
  • Put the month, the day, the hour, the minute and circle either A.M. or P.M. for your entries on all tickets. Make sure all tickets are completed with the necessary information.
  • If you make a mistake, clearly mark through the mistake, make the correction and initial the correction.
  • Pool tickets and the list of Pool members must be mailed to the Lake Metigoshe Lions Club with a postmark on or before April 1, 2025.
  • For your records, make a copy of your list of Pool members and the completed tickets. 

If you have any questions, please Contact Us


Prizes


BASED ON TIME PRIZE SPONSOR
1ST  50% OF GROSS SALES PROJECT SALES
2ND  GAS GRILL JLW CONSTRUCTION
3RD  $500 CASH PROJECT SPONSORS
4TH  $250 CASH (DWANE GETZLAFF MEMORIAL) TURTLE MOUNTAIN INN
5TH  $250 CASH (KAL PATEL MEMORIAL) TURTLE MOUNTAIN INN
6TH  $250 CASH PROJECT SPONSORS
   
DRAWINGS PRIZE SPONSOR
WEEKEND STAY COBBLESTONE INN, BOTTINEAU
WEEKEND STAY QUILT INN & SUITES, LAKE METIGOSHE
$100 gift certificate RUNNINGS, BOTTINEAU
SKI PASSES ($100) BOTTINEAU WINTER PARK
RACE PASSES THUNDER MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY
$50 gift certificate MARIE'S
$50 gift certificate AUTO VALUE, BOTTINEAU
$50 Bottineau Bucks BOTTINEAU AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
$50 gift certificate A-FRAME BAR & GRILL
$50 gift certificate SUNDOWNERS BAR & PIZZA
$30 gift certificate BIRCHWOOD STEAKHOUSE
$25 Bottineau Bucks ST. ANDREWS EMPLOYEES
$25 gift certificate FOUR SEASONS COUNTRY STORE
$25 gift certificate SAWMILL LUMBER
$25 gift certificate BOTTINEAU LUMBER
$25 gift certificate CENEX OF BOTTINEAU
$25 gift certificate DENNY'S PIZZA INN
$25 gift certificate SAWMILL CORNER STOP