Joker Kills The Board In Park Lawn Queen Of Hearts, Jackpot Hits $1M

OAK LAWN, IL — While Her Majesty was out finding a rock and roll band that needed a helping hand, that obnoxious jokester boy sitting in the back of the classroom making fart noises killed the board in the Park Lawn Queen of Hearts Raffle.

After over 40 weeks of play and with half the board remaining, the joker appeared, effectively ending the game.

The jackpot of $1,014,055 will roll over with a whole new board for the July 24 pull. This means all numbers will again be available. Online ticket sales resumed at 9 p.m. Wednesday.

It was a big night for C.W., who played the #20 spot revealing the little brat joker goes home a winner with 24 tickets for the July 24 drawing.

Although a ray of sunshine for many of the loyal regulars at the always fun At The Office Sports Bar & Grill in Crestwood, the tricky Queen of Hearts has been known to emerge the week after the joker has been pulled Park Lawn's progressive raffle.

Players also got to see where the queen was hiding under their unpicked numbers for $20 a throw. Turns out she was under the #44 spot all along. Steve A. won himself a $500 cash prize.

Due to the extremely high volume of players, online ticket sales will now CLOSE at NOON MONDAY for the weekly drawing every Wednesday. Sales of online tickets have already resumed for the next week's drawing.

You can still buy tickets IN PERSON during business hours at Park Lawn's Oak Lawn office at 10833 Laporte Ave., or buy them from the handy dandy ticket machine at the At The Office Sports Bar & Grill in Crestwood, where the live drawing is held every Wednesday at 7 p.m.

All tickets must now be in the black box by 6:50 p.m. so they can be poured into the Bozo Drum where they are mixed “9 million times."

The current progressive raffle jackpot continues to set new records for Park Lawn, with a brand new game, including two jokers that could reset the board. The person who finds the queen of hearts will split the jackpot 60-40 with Park Lawn if present, 50-50 if they’re playing in Facebook-land.

You can buy tickets online, or in person at Park Lawn’s Oak Lawn location, 10833 Laporte Ave. Tickets can also be purchased in person at At The Office Sports Bar and Grill, 4902 Cal Sag Road, Crestwood, where Park Lawn’s progressive raffle is pulled every Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Players can now play multiple numbers in a single online purchase. That number, along with the buyer's name and phone number, will be written down by a Park Lawn representative on all the tickets purchased in that transaction and placed into that week's drawing. Read the terms and conditions. Players must be 18 or over.

Park Lawn Queen of Hearts Board for July 24, 2024

Should the Queen of Hearts appear, the winner splits the pot 60-40 with Park Lawn if present; or 50-50 if not present. The person whose ticket is drawn but doesn’t find the queen gets 24 free tickets for the next week’s drawing. Should the ace of spades appear, the winner (must be present to win) will receive free appetizers every week for a year at At the Office. Joker resets the board.You can watch the drawing live every Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Park Lawn Charity Facebook.

All proceeds benefit Park Lawn’s programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including supported employment, residential, social and home-based services.

“It doesn’t matter if you buy first, middle or last,” said Mark Dynia, chief marketing officer for Park Lawn. “You have a very good chance of having your ticket pulled.”