OAK LAWN, IL — It was another rollover in the Park Lawn Queen of Hearts raffle Wednesday at At the Office Sports Bar and Grill in Crestwood, but not before the jackpot surpassed the quarter million mark. The jackpot going into next week’s drawing is $254,340.
Mitch D. pulled a red card, but it was not her majesty the Queen, who is in Japan teaching Taylor Swift the Super Bowl Shuffle so she can surprise Travis Kelce when she comes home Sunday for the big game. Mitch played the #19 spot, revealing the four of diamonds. He still goes home a winner, with 24 free tickets for the Feb. 14 drawing.
The current progressive raffle jackpot continues to set new records for Park Lawn, with 48 spots remaining on the board. The person who finds the queen will split the jackpot 60-40 with Park Lawn if present, 50-50 if they’re playing in Facebook-land.
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“We were filling out tickets all day,” a Park Lawn representative told Patch.
There is no cap on prize amounts in Crestwood, so the sky’s the limit. In 2018, a Queen of Hearts raffled 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) had the Chicago City Council pass a special ordinance 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 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. In each online transaction, the purchaser 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.
The board for the Feb. 14 Park Lawn Queen of Hearts Raffle will be posted Thursday.
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 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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