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Park Lawn Queen Of Hearts Jackpot Now $984K On March To $1 Million

The Park Lawn Queen of Hearts jackpot is on its way to $1 million for the July 17 pull. In-person ticket sales continue.

The hunky At The Office owner Tim Newsome holds the 6 of diamonds from Wednesday's drawing. Tickets on sale for the July 17 pull.
The hunky At The Office owner Tim Newsome holds the 6 of diamonds from Wednesday's drawing. Tickets on sale for the July 17 pull. (Lorraine Swanson | Patch)

OAK LAWN, IL — Fasten your seatbelts because the Park Lawn Queen of Hearts Raffle is headed for $1 million after a rollover Wednesday evening. Her majesty is still being coy, chasing alligators through the New York City sewer system which apparently is not an urban myth. The jackpot going into the July 17 pull stands at $926,505 and growing.

Due to the extremely high volume of players, online ticket sales will now CLOSE at NOON MONDAY for the weekly drawing every Wednesday. Sale of online tickets will resume for the next week's drawing at 9 p.m.

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 always fun At The Office Sports Bar & Grill in Crestwood, where the live drawing is held every Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Also, if you’re buying tickets in person at ATO for Wednesday’s drawing, sales will start closing down at 6 p.m.

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It was a big night for Diana K., who played the 11 spot revealing the 6 of diamonds. She still goes home a winner with 24 tickets for the July 17 drawing at At the Office Sports Bar & Grill in Crestwood.

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."

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The current progressive raffle jackpot continues to set new records for Park Lawn, with 29 spots remaining, 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.

There is no cap on prize amounts in Crestwood, so the sky's the limit. In 2018, a Queen of Hearts raffle reached $2.6 million after 40 weeks of play at McNally's Pub in Beverly-Mt. Greenwood. The winner split 50 percent of the jackpot with St. Cajetan School. Chicago Ald. Matt O'Shea (19th) pushed a special ordinance through the Chicago City Council to allow the McNally's game to continue.

You can buy tickets online, or 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 the July 17, 2024 drawing.

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.”


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