Tickets will be available for the raffle until it sells out. Online ticket sales and telephone ticket sales will close on Friday, Nov. 22, at noon. Your last chance to purchase a ticket will be in person at the Snow Ball gala on Saturday, Nov 23. Only 18,000 tickets will be sold.
The best way to receive confirmation is to provide your email address when you purchase your ticket. You will receive an emailed confirmation of your purchase within a few hours (check your junk and spam folders). If you do not provide an email address, allow two to three weeks for us to process your ticket purchase and send a physical confirmation notice by mail. You also are always welcome to call the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation at(502) 420-4299. Leave a message and we will call you back.
Tickets are $100 each.
There is no limit.
Your ticket makes you eligible for all the prizes whose deadline hasn’t passed. The earlier you buy your ticket, the more prizes you’re eligible for.
Yes! Early-bird winners are eligible for all subsequent drawings, including the grand prize of a new home in Norton Commons or $500,000 cash, and the first prize of a BMW plus $10,000 cash.
To participate in the raffle and to win any prize, you must be a U.S. resident and age 18 or older. If more than one name appears on an entry, the prize will be awarded to the first person listed on the entry who is at least age 18 and a U.S. resident. It is the sole responsibility of the winner in a multiple-party entry to allocate any prize among the participants in that entry. IRS Form 5754 must be completed if the winnings are being shared by two or more persons. The information provided on Form 5754 will enable Norton Healthcare (the payer) to prepare a Form W-2G for each individual listed on Form 5754. Employees of the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation are not eligible to participate in the raffle.
The odds of winning a prize are dependent on the available tickets for sale. Ticket sales are limited to 18,000. All tickets have an equal chance to win a prize.
If you provide an email address, you will receive an email confirmation of your ticket purchase immediately. Within two weeks, you will receive another email with a copy of your ticket that you can print for your records. You will not receive a ticket in the mail. If you do not provide an email address, you will receive a receipt and your ticket by mail in 10 to 14 business days. The emailed copy is the same as the mailed one, but will arrive sooner. As always, you may call the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation at(502) 420-4299to verify your purchase and number of tickets.
No, you do not have to be present to win any prize or have your ticket confirmation with you. Winners will be announced by name, not ticket number.
We will call winners immediately after the drawing. If you are a winner, you will be notified in writing with a Winner Notification Packet (“Packet”), which includes forms W-9 and W2-G. The Packet will be physically delivered to you or sent by certified, return receipt U.S. mail within seven days of the drawing to the address you provided. As a winner, you must claim the prize within 30 days from the date of receipt of the Agreement to indicate your desire to accept the prize and willingness to make necessary arrangements to do so. If you do not wish to claim the prize, but wish to donate it to the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation, you must provide a written statement within the 30-day period stating that you wish to donate the prize back to the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation. If you do not claim the prize or donate it to the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation within the 30 days after being contacted, you shall forfeit the prize. The Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation will notify the Kentucky Office of Charitable Gaming and draw another ticket in the presence of Office personnel.
Norton Children’s Hospital Home & BMW Raffle tickets are not tax-deductible. The IRS has adopted the position that the $100 ticket price is not deductible as a charitable donation for federal income tax purposes.
Prize winners are subject to and responsible for all federal, state and local income taxes and any other taxes, tariffs, fees or other amounts levied by governmental entities payable due to acceptance of the prize and the law, regulations, procedures, rules and directives applicable to raffles. All federal, state and local laws relating to the transfer, ownership or use of the prize apply.If you are the winner, the prize shall not be transferred until you have met all legal requirements.As the winner of the house, you must agree that the written determination of a licensed appraiser obtained by the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation will be used to determine the value of the house for income tax and all other purposes.The IRS requires that taxes on prizes valued greater than $5,000 must be paid upon acceptance and before the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation may deliver the prize to the winner. If you are the winner, you are encouraged to consult a tax professional.
The grand prize winner will be awarded the option of selecting the home as the grand prize (option 1) or prize money in the amount of $500,000 (option 2).
