Park Lawn Queen Of Hearts Raffle Builds To Whopping $180,555

OAK LAWN, IL – Park Lawn’s progressive Queen of Hearts raffle jackpot has grown to a record-setting $180,555 and is still growing. The elusive lady has yet to come out of hiding.

Last week’s pick was the 2 of diamonds, pulled from position 31. Phyllis C was the lucky winner, winning 24 tickets for the drawing this Wednesday, Dec. 13. Fifty positions are left on board.

The board reset last month when the Joker – the kill card – was pulled, making the game start all over again. Unlike other Queen of Hearts raffles, Park Lawn purchases a laminated, serial-numbered board from a manufacturer. Nobody at Park Lawn knows where the queen o' hearts is hiding. Joker resets the board.

The next big pick is this Wednesday, Dec. 13. The drawing takes place at 7 p.m. every Wednesday, at At The Office Sports Bar and Grill, 4901 Cal Sag Road, Crestwood.

Tickets are on sale now for this week's drawing: 6 for $5 (tickets can be purchased in $5 increments), 10 for $12, or 24 for $20. No single tickets will be sold. Players must be 18 or older. One ticket will be drawn every Wednesday.

You can buy tickets online or at Park Lawn’s Oak Lawn location, 10833 Laporte Ave. Online sales close at 2 p.m. the day of the drawing. In each online transaction, the purchaser will only be allowed to select a single number to represent the card in which they want to be revealed on the Queen of Hearts game board. 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.

Tickets can also be purchased at At The Office Sports Bar and Grill. Due to the anticipated volume of ticket sales, sales will close at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday. Typically when Patch gets involved, the queen emerges, so this is a good week to buy tickets.

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