Last Chance: Branford Rotary 'Braffle!' Tickets Going Fast

BRANFORD, CT —They're almost gone.

For folks still thinking about purchasing the Branford Rotary’s Outrageous Restaurant Raffle called Braffle!, time is running out.

According to the Rotary, some 80 percent of all tickets have been purchased and the rest "will soon be gone."

The raffle has as its $5,000 "Absurd Grand Prize" grand prize, $100 gift cards to each of the 50 participating Branford restaurants.

For tickets visit the Braffle! website here or here on the Rotary site.

Proceeds from the raffle primarily benefit Branford Counseling & Community Services’ Basic Needs Program, which helps struggling residents pay for food, utilities and rent.

"In other words, every ticket you buy helps the community, and, hey, you just might win an implausible prize," the Rotary noted.

The $2,500 "Ridiculous Second Prize" is $50 gift cards to all 50 Branford restaurants and there are eight more prizes.

The drawing, overseen by Branford First Selectman Jamie Cosgrove, will be held July 27 at 7 p.m., and will be live-streamed on the Branford Rotary Facebook Page and online here.

So who’s buying tickets?

According to Branford Rotary:

• 75% are from Branford.
• 5% are from East Haven.
• .04% are from Alaska. (Strange but true.)
• 2% are named Barbara.
• 1.7% are named Michael.
• If the Grand and 2nd Prize winners ate at a different Braffle restaurant every month, they wouldn't finish until September 2025.

Make sure to follow Branford Rotary on Facebook to stay in the Braffle loop. For questions about Braffle, email braffle@BranfordRotary.org.