🔥 Trending Sarnia Resident Wins Over $4 Million in Catch the Ace Lottery

A Sarnia resident named Ashley Norton won the massive $4.5 million jackpot in the Sarnia Catch the Ace lottery ¹³⁴⁵.

Details of the Win

Ashley Norton, an employee at Imperial Sarnia ⁷, claimed the prize on July 23, 2026, after the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 62's Catch the Ace fundraiser ran for 45 weeks ³⁵. The jackpot had grown significantly, reaching an estimated $4.1 million by week 45 before it was won ⁸.

Norton celebrated his win with his family, including his mother Valerie, father John, wife Bridget, son John (11), and daughter Juliet (9) ⁵. His first purchase after winning was reportedly a round for everyone at the legion in Sarnia ¹.

About the Catch the Ace Lottery

The Catch the Ace lottery is a progressive jackpot draw where participants purchase tickets, and if their ticket is drawn, they also get to choose an envelope from a deck of playing cards. If the chosen envelope contains the ace of spades, they win the progressive jackpot in addition to a weekly prize. If not, the jackpot rolls over to the next week, growing larger ³⁸.

This particular edition of the Sarnia Legion's Catch the Ace lottery started with a much smaller sum but grew "far beyond its $10,000 beginning" ². The previous Catch the Ace fundraiser organized by Branch 62 had already distributed over half a million dollars across Sarnia-Lambton ². The popularity of the lottery even led to the Sarnia Legion partnering with the City of Sarnia to provide a shuttle bus service for parking, highlighting the significant community interest in the event ⁶.