Inverness Legion's Chase the Ace jackpot continues to grow

More than 2,000 people stood in line for more than an houron a hot summer day tobuya $20 ticket for a chance at the community jackpot.

The Inverness Legion's Chase the Ace jackpot was standing at$278,000 Saturday afternoon.

Numbered tickets were sold over a two-hour period. Glace Bay'sHenry Talbot's number was chosenand he got to pick from the deck of cards to try to find the ace.

But he drew the seven of spades.

Talbotdid take home the second prize of $47,000. Hesays he told his wife Sharon he had a hunch about going in Inverness.

"I was really kind of shocked at the time, overwhelmed, but I remember sitting down at the kitchen table a couple of weeks ago and I said to her 'we're going to go up there, we're gonna try that, I feel lucky," he said.

"God was looking over and I'm very happy to be the winner and I really enjoy coming up to Inverness."

Money raised by the draw will go towards improvements at the legion and expansion plans for the Inverness Cottage Workshop.

Next Saturday's jackpot is expected to be worth close to $300,000.