Dan Thompson (left) received a prize from Christmas elf Barry Cummings who dresses up every year as a different character to host the event.

Theresa Born and Grant Botto wait in anticipation as the names are drawn from the bowl.

Mike Burton (left) has been in the biz for about a year now. He and Craig Slay had some fun discussing Craig's rugby tie vest, which was made from neckties from various clubs.

Lyse Faoro (left) is from the West Van office. She and organizer Anne Nealy were happy with the turnout.

Organizer Tracy Cameron wore her Santa hat to show her Christmas spirit.

For 21 years now, Randy Wollen has been listing properties. This night, he was happy serving behind the bar.

They're the North Van gang. From left: Brad Sutton, Susanne Fentiman and Grant Gardner.

Mortgages and more. This group knows their numbers. From left: Karen Gibbard, Sadhru Mitha, Marjan Watt and John Ribalkan.

Carolyn Minchin joined Sussex general manager Gordon Harmon for some Christmas cheer.

With over 20 tickets between them, Gary Born (from left), Iain Edmonds and Kendra Edmonds had some favourable odds on their side.

One by one, until there were none, the names were wiped off the board by helpers Sharon Warner (left) and Ann Henning.