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The Jasper Strassenfest Half Pot raffle is back for 2025, with ticket booth sales kicking off Wednesday, July 2. The Big Red Booth, located in front of Ruler Foods in Jasper, will serve as the main sales location leading up to the festival.

Booth hours run Wednesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. through July 30. The booth will be closed on the Fourth of July. Tickets can be purchased with cash or credit, with most transactions completed in under a minute. Pop-up sales will also take place throughout the month, with updates posted on the Jasper Strassenfest Facebook page.

During the Strassenfest, scheduled for July 31–August 3, additional on-site sales and extended booth hours will be available. Sales at the Big Red Booth will run Thursday and Friday from 3 to 8 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In 2024, Bob and Molly Tuggle of Troy, Indiana, won $77,382.50 from the Half Pot drawing. That same year, over $30,000 was donated to the VU Jasper Scholastic Excellence Fund, helping fund tuition scholarships for local students.

Tickets are also available at the Jasper Chamber of Commerce and the VUJ Bookstore. Post-festival sale details will be released at a later date. The 2025 Half Pot drawing will take place Friday, August 15, at the Jasper Chamber of Commerce.

Participants must be 18 or older. Full rules, license number, and current pot totals are available at jasperstrassenfest.org/halfpot or on site.