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Crazy Pot Of Money Reaches $432K In Park Lawn Queen of Hearts Rollover

It was another rollover in the Park Lawn Queen of Hearts Raffle which has reached a staggering $432,000+. Tickets on sale for April 24.

The winsome Tim Newsome, owner of At the Office Bar & Grill in Crestwood, holds the King of Clubs picked in the April 17 Park Lawn Queen of Hearts Raffle.
The winsome Tim Newsome, owner of At the Office Bar & Grill in Crestwood, holds the King of Clubs picked in the April 17 Park Lawn Queen of Hearts Raffle. (Lorraine Swanson | Patch)

OAK LAWN, IL — The crazy pot of money keeps getting bigger in the Park Lawn Queen of Hearts Raffle. Alas, her majesty the queen was at home binge watching “The Crown '' and did not show up, but her crazy brother-in-law the King of Clubs did, spilling drinks and spouting off his wacky theories about the Spanish Civil War. The jackpot going into Wednesday’s drawing at At the Office Sports Bar & Grill reached $432,000+.

K. Walsh played the #38 spot, revealing the King of Clubs. They still go home a winner with 24 free tickets for the April 24 drawing, which could exceed $430,000.

The current progressive raffle jackpot continues to set new records for Park Lawn, with 39 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.

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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.

Board for the April 24 drawing in the Park Lawn Queen of Hearts

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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