Woman, nephew settle lawsuit over Chase the Ace jackpot in Nova Scotia
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A Nova Scotia woman and her nephew have settled their painful, public dispute over a $1.2 million Chase the Ace jackpot that made headlines across Canada.
Barbara Reddick sued her nephew Tyrone MacInnis after a Cape Breton charity fundraiser’s grand prize was divided between the two, leaving them each with $611,319.50.
Reddick has said she put MacInnis’s name on the ticket for good luck and agreed to split the money if they won the consolation prize — but not the jackpot.
An emailed statement Tuesday from Reddick’s lawyer, Adam Rodgers, says the two sides have come to an agreement about the $611,319.50 at issue.