Bay de Verde's ace of spades evades capture another week

And then there were three.Bay de Verde's six-figure Chase the Ace jackpot eluded the swarm of hopeful ticketholdersthat descended on the town Wednesday evening.

• Oh so close in Bay de Verde as two of spades means another week of chase the ace saga

Thousands showed up for a chanceto nabthe ace of spades and not the three remaining decoys: the three of clubs, and the jack and king of hearts.

As of Tuesday night, Wednesday evening's jackpot was expected to be more than $317,000,while next week's is reportedly estimated to top half a million dollars. Wednesday's consolation prize was about $70,000, while the 50/50 prize was about $43,000.

Proceeds from the lottery will go to the Roman Catholic Assumption Parish.