Wintario had many draw formats over its 15-year lifespan. During a live draw, hosts' opening remarks would let viewers know where they were coming from, why they were there. It was 30 minutes of free publicity for the town. A community video would show the town, depicting what the people were like, community history, landmarks, and thanking each place for hosting them. Each host community was given a commemorative "Wintario" plaque as a thank-you gift from the Ontario Lottery Corporation. Another segment would show a lottery-funded grant at work in some Ontario town. Wintario Grants funded nearly every Ontario recreation centre, arena, theatre, art gallery, museum, or local non-profit group. At one point, if a group never applied for a lottery funded grant, the question was "why not"?