STARS announces 2020 lottery winners

Despite having to do things a bit differently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, STARS is saying its 2020 home lottery was its most successful one yet.

The home lottery, which is the emergency service’s largest fundraiser of the year, sold out two weeks prior to the June 25 Early Bird deadline and raised around $2.75 million.

“We are grateful to our allies for helping us achieve a record-breaking lottery, especially during these challenging times,” Andrea Robertson, STARS president and CEO, said in a news release Friday.

“With many of our fundraising events cancelled or modified, a sold-out lottery is critical to our ongoing operations. We congratulate all the winners, and we can’t thank the people of Saskatchewan enough for their support.”

It also included Saskatchewan’s largest 50/50 ever, with Annette and Joe Marche winning $900,000.

The ninth edition of the STARS Lottery Saskatchewan featured more than 1,800 prizes valued at more than $4.2 million, including luxury vehicles, dream vacations, cash, and two fully furnished showhomes worth nearly $1.6 million each — one in Saskatoon and one in Pilot Butte.

Top prize winners include:

• $1.59-million Pilot Butte showhome — Vanessa Ripley and Christine Drever from Saskatoon;
• $1.59-million Saskatoon area showhome — Trent Senger from Yorkton;
• LUCKY STARS 50/50 payout of $900,000 — Annette and Joe Marche of Regina; and,
• Early Bird “Truck, Trailer, Toys and $100,000 Cash” prize — Marjorie Strandlund of Regina.

A full list of winners is available online.