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The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation has decided to make a one-time exception for a single dad, awarding him a 50/50 jackpot of $67,692.50 after he missed the deadline to claim the prize.

“After thorough review of the matter, in partnership and consultation with the (Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission), we felt this was the right thing to do,” Natalie Minckler, executive director of the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation, said Thursday.

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Clayton Hinkey, from Sedgewick, about 180 kilometres southeast of Edmonton, had taken his four-year-old son to an Oilers game against the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 16 as a birthday present, but when his young son started to get fussy the pair left the game in the second period.

A volunteer with the Lloydminster Sexual Assault and Information Centre who sold him a 50/50 ticket at the game said he could check his ticket online.

Hinkey didn’t remember to check his ticket until Thursday, four days after the game. When he did, he realized he had the winning ticket for the $67,692.50 prize.