The Kinsmen Foundation announced this week that they will be launching the first-ever 50/50 raffle in support of Telemiracle 45.

Brian Angstadt, Chair of Telemiracle 45 details why they chose to run a 50/50 this year.

"After seeing the 50/50 at the World Juniors and also with the NHL playoffs we thought, you know what Saskatchewan likes their 50/50 so we are going to give it a shot too. The winner will be announced on our countdown show just before the actual broadcast of Telemiracle 45."

Tickets are now on sale until February 26th and the winner will be announced on February 26th during the countdown show airing just before the broadcast of Telemiracle 45.

 Angstadt says they have been considering a 50/50 raffle for a few years and this year seemed like a good year to do it.

"We thought it was crucial just during COVID time with everything going virtual. It just seemed like an ok year to do an online raffle just to try to build funds for Telemiracle because as we know all the money raised stays right here in the province and the need is only getting greater so we just wanted to think of different ways to try and earn some money."

In addition, Angstadt adds that the 50/50 jackpot starts at $25,000 and it's only going to increase.

Tickets can be purchased online here