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, 2026; the envelope must be postmarked on or before April 1, 2026. 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, 2026.
  • 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

  METIGOSHE MELT PRIZES PRIZE SPONSOR
  ALL PRIZES BASED ON TIME  
     
                       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 - BOTTINEAU
                       5TH $250 CASH (KAL PATEL MEMORIAL) TURTLE MOUNTAIN INN - BOTTINEAU
                       6TH $250 CASH PROJECT SPONSORS
                       7TH WEEKEND STAY COBBLESTONE - BOTTINEAU
                       8TH WEEKEND STAY QUILT INN - LAKE METIGOSHE
                       9TH SKI PASSES ($100) BOTTINEAU WINTER PARK
                     10TH RACE PASSES THUNDER MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY
                     11TH $50 gift certificate RUNNINGS - BOTTINEAU
                     12TH $50 gift certificate MARIE'S
                     13TH $50 gift certificate AUTO VALUE - BOTTINEAU
                     14TH $50 Bottineau Bucks BOTTINEAU CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
                     15TH $50 gift certificate A-FRAME BAR & GRILL
                     16TH $50 gift certificate SUNDOWNERS
                     17TH $25 Bottineau Bucks ST. ANDREWS EMPLOYEES
                     18TH $25 gift certificate FOUR SEASONS COUNTRY STORE
                     19TH $25 gift certificate SAWMILL LUMBER
                     20TH $25 gift certificate BOTTINEAU LUMBER
                     21ST $25 gift certificate CENEX OF BOTTINEAU
                     22ND $25 gift certificate PIZZA INN
                     23RD $25 gift certificate SAWMILL CORNER LLC