How Catch the Ace works

The weekly cycle, step by step

1. The board is loaded

   A standard 54-card deck (52 cards plus 2 jokers, or as set out in the approved Rules of Play) is sealed into a numbered envelope board at the start of the series.

2. Tickets are sold all week

   Tickets are sold through to the weekly cut-off time. The pool of eligible entries for that week’s draw is fixed at cut-off. This week’s cut-off: ….

3. One ticket is drawn

   A single ticket is drawn at random — using an AGCO-standard random number generator operated by Ascend Fundraising Solutions (ERS 5.1.x). That ticket holder wins the guaranteed weekly prize (typically 20% of that week’s ticket-sales sub-pool, or as defined in the approved Rules of Play).

4. The winner picks an envelope

   The weekly winner then selects one sealed envelope from the remaining numbered envelopes on the board.

5. Ace found — the jackpot is won

   If the envelope contains the Ace of Spades, the winner also takes the full progressive jackpot. The series ends, and a fresh board of 54 envelopes is reset for a new series starting the following week.

6. Ace not found — the jackpot grows

   If the envelope does not hold the Ace, that envelope and its card are permanently removed from the board (and publicly recorded). The progressive jackpot carries over and grows with next week’s contributions — with one fewer envelope in play.

7. Repeat, every single week

   The cycle continues weekly until the Ace of Spades is found. Next draw: ….

At checkout on the Ascend store you can choose a recurring weekly “member” purchase, so your tickets are bought automatically for every draw. The membership option is opt-in only — it is never pre-selected for you.

Before you subscribe, the store discloses what is included, the cost per weekly draw, and that automatic billing will occur each week until you cancel.