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Both the Oxbow Chase the Ace weekly pot and the final jackpot were won by Oxbow residents. The final Oxbow and District Recreation Board鈥檚 game draw was made on June 17.

The board was able to raise about $40,000 since September 2019 and they were pretty happy with how the game went.

鈥淚t was very exciting. It was a fun ending to the game. Both of the winners are right from Oxbow. That鈥檚 exciting for local people,鈥� said Oxbow community development officer Tami Scott.

By the final week, there were 26 cards left in the deck, but it only took two tries to catch the ace.

Phyllis Morrow, whose ticket was drawn first, won over $4,700 but came short of drawing the ace of spades.

It was the last draw that Oxbow and District Recreation Board could have, so the jackpot had to go that day. Ellie Hook鈥檚 ticket was drawn next and she became the winner of the game, and claimed over $23,000 for the jackpot.

鈥淚 was very excited and happy. Never expected it,鈥� Hook said.

鈥淚t just all happened so quickly. Another woman had been drawn first 鈥� and when I heard her name drawn, I thought, 鈥楽he is such a nice lady, I鈥檓 glad she is winning it.鈥� And when she didn鈥檛 get it, I never guessed that it would be me, so it was lovely.鈥�

Hook鈥檚 been participating in the game since the beginning, but she never could foresee winning anything, let alone such a significant prize.

鈥淚 won $500 about 40 years ago, but that was all,鈥� said Hook.

She was watching the draw live along with her husband, and other family members were following it at their homes, so the phone went ringing immediately when her name was drawn.

Hook pointed out that 鈥渓uckily it wasn鈥檛 very long鈥� until everybody watching got to know the results, and she also was pretty happy that Ian Scott, who was helping with the game, made the choice for her.

鈥淚 was really glad that he pulled the card because if I had to pull the card and it was the wrong card, I鈥檇 had been (blaming) myself. And I wouldn鈥檛 have been mad at him if he didn鈥檛 pull the right card. But it was a relief that someone else did,鈥� Hook said.聽

Going on a good vacation would be her first choice for the winnings if not for the pandemic. And while Hook hasn鈥檛 made plans for the winnings yet, she hopes that one day when it鈥檚 possible she still will go on a great trip and also share some money with her family.

She was also very grateful to the organizers of the game.

鈥淭he recreation board that does this, I鈥檇 like to compliment them on all the work they did to help with recreation in Oxbow,鈥� Hook said.

Once the pandemic hit, Oxbow Chase the Ace had to go online, and it turned into great entertainment that drew participants from all across the southeast and from as far away as Yorkton and Prince Albert, allowing the prize to grow significantly. The last game that was aired on Facebook attracted over 1,000 viewers.

After the final draw, the Oxbow and District Recreation Board came together to decide on their near future plans and also on how the funds will be used. That鈥檚 the only fundraiser the board has for now.

鈥淲e are not doing anything until the fall, and we鈥檒l be talking about whether or not we鈥檒l be doing another chase the ace and if it will have the same format. Those decisions have yet to be made,鈥� said Scott.

She added that the way they did the last game wasn鈥檛 really sustainable especially during the last weeks, when they were overwhelmed with the number of ticket sales.

鈥淲e鈥檒l have to think about other options to do it, but it was fun. It was a great ending.鈥�