The club is partnering with the UPEI Men’s & Women’s Curling teams to put on a CALCUTTA AUCTION during the Kenmac Energy Bonspiel this weekend.
This type of auction is very popular out West but apparently is rather unknown in PEI (at least according to the lottery license office!)
You can place a bid to buy a team in the event (highest bid owns the team) and if they WIN, place SECOND, or finish THIRD in the event – then you win a portion of the prize pool!
BUT A TEAM THEN COME CHEER THEM ON TO VICTORY!
EVERYONE is eligible to participate – you don’t have to be in the event to bid!
Participants in the event can buy their own team or any team they aren’t playing against (due to lottery license rules)
The winning/highest bid on a team owns that team
Minimum bid is $10 per team. Teams that don’t get bought will belong to the curling club.
Any bid of $30+ will receive 2 tickets to a UPEI Panthers basketball or hockey game!
The prize pool will start at $200 and the successful bids will be added to the prize pool (Example: if there are 20 teams, and all teams have an owner, the prize pool would be at least $400)
There are 3 ways to submit a bid.
- Email ian.reade@upei.ca the skip’s name & amount of your bid (include your contact info), OR
- Enter your bid on the sheets that you will find on the tables at the club, OR
- We’ll have live bidding at 4:30pm on Friday for final bids!
Bidding will close when the first game begins
Payout for 1st place team owner is 30% of the prize pool (minimum $60)
Second place is 20% and third is 10%.
30% goes to support the UPEI curling teams
10% goes to the Cornwall Curling Club
Questions? Contact ian.reade@upei.ca
PEI LOTTERY LICENSE: 17350
Learn more about Calcutta auctions here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcutta_auction