FORWARD LOTTERY
Season 10 Tickets Available Now
Welcome back to the Forward Lottery, Season TEN.
SEASON TEN Tickets will be on sale December 1 - January 31st. Limited to 350 Tickets. Shipping the third week of January. Mark your calendars. Evaluation will occur in late-April.
You are now allowed to purchase 10 Tickets of the Lottery.
SEASON TEN began on January 24th.
SEASON TEN roast submissions are due April 15th.
SEASON TEN evaluation will occur April 17th - 20th in Portland before SCA.
SEASON ELEVEN Tickets will go on sale April 1st.
**Lottery Tickets require shipping payment at checkout. The Lottery is now available for roasters Globally.**
What is the Lottery?
View this video for full detailed breakdown.
Each quarter we plan to host a new season of the Forward Lottery - kind of like a game show. The intention is to push roasters outside their comfort zones and challenge their perspectives using a fun, community-driven, and playful concept.
Every season, we will select a new coffee. We believe these coffees will have exceptional cup quality and a wonderful background story. Unfortunately, we will not share any of the information about the coffee itself with you—well, at least not until we crown the winner at the end of the Season.
The Lottery will always be $30 buy-in per kilogram of coffee, plus shipping.
For each buy-in, which we call a Ticket, you'll receive exactly 1kg with a maximum of 6kg per roaster. This cost is an effort to speak to coffee pricing for quality green coffee that is thought-provoking, complex and dynamic that we personally love to drink and serve.
Value Proposition
So, you’re probably wondering why we're doing this. Through our efforts, we believe we can create dialogue around coffee pricing. By increasing the expectation for pricing on the specialty side, we can change the level of respect for coffee producers globally. By raising the ceiling, we believe there is potential that together we can also lift the floor.
Prizes include
1st Place - $1000 in online credit, an engraving on a gold trophy we're working on sourcing, a season pass for a future Forward Lottery, and of course, bragging rights
2nd Place - $500 in online credit + a season pass for a future Forward Lottery
3rd Place - $250 in online credit + a season pass for a future Forward Lottery
4th and 5th Place - a season pass for a future Forward Lottery
With the Forward Lottery, the odds are always in your favour.
SEASON NINE RESULTS
Congratulations to:
| 1st Place - Charmain from Hong Kong |
| 2nd Place - Morning Roast Coffee Roasters in Etobicoke, Ontario |
| 3rd Place - Patrick Johann from Munich, Germany |
| The coffee for Season NINE of the Forward Lottery was, Doi Pangkhon, Kenya-style Washed Chiang Mai, from Chiang Rai, Thailand. This coffee was purchased for USD $9.20/kg FOB. |
SEASON EIGHT RESULTS
Congratulations to:
| 1st Place - Sniff Coffee Roasters from Hong Kong |
| 2nd Place - Prairie Lily Coffee Roasters from Lloydminster, Alberta |
| 3rd Place - Unclaimed |
| The coffee for Season EIGHT of the Forward Lottery was, Cafe Granja La Esperanza, Natural Mokka Variety, from Finca Hawaii, Sasaima, Cundinamarca, Colombia. This coffee was purchased for USD $50.71/kg FOB. |
SEASON SEVEN RESULTS
Congratulations to:
| 1st Place - Drift Coffee Roasters from Dawson Creek, British Columbia |
| 2nd Place - Patrick Johann from Munich, Germany |
| 3rd Place - Single V Coffee from Richmond, British Columbia |
| The coffee for Season SEVEN of the Forward Lottery was, Cafe Granja La Esperanza, 'Tres Dragones' Natural Anaerobic Colombia Variety, from Potosi Farm, Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. This coffee was purchased for USD $14.64/kg FOB. |
SEASON SIX RESULTS
| 1st Place - Drift Coffee Roasters from Dawson Creek, British Columbia |
| 2nd Place - Single V Coffee from Richmond, British Columbia |
| 3rd Place - Lark Coffee Roasters in Creston, British Columbia |
| The coffee for Season SIX of the Forward Lottery was, CATUR Collection, SENJA Merbabu #01 Natural Inoculated Kartika, finish as a honey, from Tosoro Village, Central Java, Indonesia. This coffee was purchased for USD $10.96/kg FOB. |
SEASON FIVE RESULTS
| 1st Place - Drift Coffee Roasters from Dawson Creek, British Columbia |
| 2nd Place - RKI Coffee Lab from Richmond, British Columbia |
| 3rd Place - Eclipse Coffee Roasters from Canmore, Alberta |
| The coffee for Season Five of the Forward Lottery was, Juan Peña, Hacienda La Papaya natural Typica, from Saraguro, Ecuador. This coffee was purchased for USD $17.60/kg FOB. |
SEASON FOUR RESULTS
| 1st Place - Sorellina Coffee from Edmonton, Alberta |
| 2nd Place - Harrisons Coffee Co from Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 3rd Place - Morning Roast Coffee Roasters in Etobicoke, Ontario |
| The coffee for Season Four of the Forward Lottery was, Juan Peña, Hacienda La Papaya washed Typica, from Saraguro, Ecuador. This coffee was purchased for USD $17.60/kg FOB. |
SEASON THREE RESULTS
| 1st Place - ZAB Coffee from Montreal, Quebec |
| 2nd Place - Prairie Lily Coffee Roasters from Lloydminster, AB/SK |
| 3rd Place - Eclipse Coffee Roasters from Canmore, AB |
| The coffee for Season Three of the Forward Lottery was, Felipe Arcila, Jardines del Eden Natural Anaerobic Tabi, from Quindio, Colombia. This coffee was USD $16.58/kg FOB . |
SEASON TWO RESULTS
| 1st Place - Not Even Coffee from Toronto, Ontario |
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SEASON ONE RESULTS
| 1st Place - The Library Specialty Coffee from Toronto, Ontario
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2nd Place - Prototype Coffee from Vancouver, British Columbia
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3rd Place - Rogue Wave Coffee from Edmonton, Alberta
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