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Park Lawn Queen of Hearts Jackpot Keeps On Rolling, Now Over $771K
The suspense keeps building in Park Lawn's progressive raffle, where the jackpot is over $771,000. Tickets on sale now for the June 26 pull.
![Dandy man Tim Newsome, owner of ATO in Crestwood, holds the 4 of Hearts from Wednesday's Park Lawn Queen of Hearts drawing. Tickets are on sale for the June 26 pull.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/44719/20240620/031515/styles/patch_image/public/qoh0619___20151503002.jpg)
OAK LAWN, IL — You can all keep dreaming about winning big money. Park Lawn Queen of Hearts Raffle rolled over, but not before reaching another new height with a jackpot of $771,000. Her majesty never bothered to show up. We hear she got tossed out of Trooping the Colour when she smacked Prince Louis in the back of the head for misbehaving.
Nevertheless. It was a big night for R.A., who played the 32 spot, revealing the 4 of hearts. R.A. still goes home a winner with 24 free tickets for the June 26 pull at the always fun At the Office Sports Bar and Grill in Crestwood.
Due to the volume of players, if you’re showing up in person for the weekly drawing, ticket sales at At the Office will close at 6:30 p.m. All tickets must now be in black box by 6:50 p.m. so they can be poured into the Bozo Drum where tickets are mixed “9 million times."
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The current progressive raffle jackpot continues to set new records for Park Lawn, with 31 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.
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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.
Online sales close at 2 p.m. the day of the drawing. 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.
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Park Lawn Queen of Hearts board for the June 26, 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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