Frenzy over the Edmonton Oilers online 50/50 draw continued Friday, but the raffle’s server had difficulty handling growing demand from fans across Alberta. "Fans complained on social media about not being able to get through the geolocation fence, despite living in Alberta, or getting charged multiple times for tickets if they were able to make a purchase.Minckler said they expect the jackpot in Friday's draw will decrease after refunds are processed, but they want to make sure everyone who had problems with the draw is satisfied before they pick the winning ticket.Minckler said the foundation has raised more than $9.4 million with its first three 50/50 raffles as the Oilers tried to make it into the first round of NHL playoffs. "remove":"add"](select.closed),dom.control.setAttribute("aria-expanded",o)}function onToggleClicked(){var l=!isPanelOpen();setPanelState(l)}function onWindowScroll(){window.requestAnimationFrame(function() {var l=isPanelOpen(),n=0===(document.body.scrollTop||document.documentElement.scrollTop);n||l||!allowExpand?n&&l&&(allowExpand=!0,setPanelState(!1)):(allowExpand=!1,setPanelState(!0))});}pencilInit(".js-sub-pencil",!1); // via darwin-bg var slideIndex = 0; carousel(); function carousel() { var i; var x = document.getElementsByClassName("subs_valueprop"); for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) { x[i].style.display = "none"; } slideIndex++; if (slideIndex> x.length) { slideIndex = 1; } x[slideIndex - 1].style.display = "block"; setTimeout(carousel, 2500); } Due to technical reasons, we have temporarily removed commenting from our articles.
Article content. All rights reserved. The community foundation said in a news release that all tickets for the Friday draw, which hit more than $15 million, remain valid. {* #userInformationForm *} “We had to remind them that as long as they are Alberta residents they could, but if not they were out of luck.”Game 4 of the Oilers-Blackhawks series was scheduled to start at 4:45 p.m. MT.
"We have never seen the kind of demand for 50/50 lottery tickets in any capacity approaching what happened with the Oilers Foundation on Friday night, also on Wednesday and also on Monday.
{* backButton *} EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers online 50/50 raffle has hit another record and had to close early after it reached the server provider's maximum allowable tickets sales. "We do really, really thank everybody for purchasing tickets and their interest in this online raffle program," Natalie Minckler, executive director of the foundation, said in an interview Monday. When she submitted, an error message said the service was not available.Urusky stopped trying and reluctantly came to terms with the fact she would not get the chance to win half of the record-setting $15 million pot. Edmonton, Alberta. A crashed website on Friday prevented thousands of people from purchasing tickets. The team won’t go on to the playoffs if it loses.“We’re hoping that we’ll win both on and off the ice,” he said Thursday.The other half of the funds raised from the raffles go to the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation, which supports organizations focused on vulnerable populations in downtown Edmonton and youth sports throughout northern Alberta.Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. Some entrants in the Edmonton Oilers' online 50/50 contest are reporting they were charged for more tickets than they intended to purchase for Friday's record-breaking raffle, mired in … Also available in French and Mandarin. Your existing password has not been changed.Please confirm the information below before signing up.We didn't recognize that password reset code. Read more: Edmonton Oilers increase capacity for online 50/50 raffle ahead of Game 4 against Blackhawks 1:50 Edmonton charities benefiting from Oilers 50/50 frenzy Edmonton …
"From a fan perspective, we understand the frustration. The Edmonton Oilers' online 50/50 raffle saw a slight hitch in its initial launch on Saturday, after massive surges in ticket sales lead to server issues.