Suspense Builds, Park Lawn Queen Of Hearts Jackpot Reaches Over $190K

OAK LAWN, IL – The suspense is building in Park Lawn’s progressive Queen of Hearts raffle jackpot has grown to a record-setting $190,680 after the queen failed to emerge from hiding. The next drawing is Wednesday, Dec. 20.

Stacy O. played the one spot (good strategy) in Wednesday’s drawing but pulled the kill card – that rascally Joker – resetting the board. Don’t worry, Stacy still gets 24 free tickets for next week’s drawing.

This is the second time in as many weeks that the Joker was pulled, making the game start all over again. To keep everyone honest, 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. 20. The drawing takes place at 7 p.m. every Wednesday, at At The Office Sports Bar and Grill, 4901 Cal Sag Road, Crestwood.

The pot is expected to grow to over $200,000, which will make a nice Christmas present for somebody. If present, the winner will split the pot 60-40 with Park Lawn; if not present, the pot is split 50-50.

Tickets are on sale now for the Dec. 20 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.

The Dec. 20 drawing will be the last drawing of 2023, and you can watch it live on Park Lawn Charity Facebook. If nobody finds the queen, Park Lawn's Queen of Hearts Raffle will resume Jan. 10. You can still buy tickets in the meantime online or At The Office Sports Bar & Grill, as Park Lawn offices will be closed over the holidays.

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